What are some general strategies in using search engines?
Almost every web database lists results in a “relevance-ranked” order. This means that the program will list the web pages that best match your request near the top of the list. A side effect of this is that you should enter as many “search terms” as possible. The more search terms you can come up with, the better your search will be. Each search engine is different, and the advice on the individual page will help you, but an important search term to notice is the AND term (or the + sign, depending on the database). If I enter eggplant AND stew, the program will look for pages that have eggplant and stew on their pages. However, if I enter a “phrase”, such as “‘eggplant stew'”, then the program will look for pages that have those two words in a row (again, check the individual engine to see how to enter a phrase). So, if I wanted to find recipes for stew that uses eggplant as an ingredient, I would enter “eggplant AND stew”. If I wanted recipes for eggplant stew, I’d enter the phrase “
