Sunday, July 19, 2009

Successive Fractions Search Strategy/ World Cat Database


Search Query:
Information on integrating technology across the curriculum
Default settings used
integrating or teaching = s1 is broadest facet with 1,653,840 hits.
technology or computers = s2 next largest with 1,598,405 hits
curriculum or lessons= s3 had 470,00 hits

S integrating or teaching =s1 or 1,653,840 hits
S s1 and (technology or computers) = s2 or 63, 610 hits
S s2 and (curriculum or lessons) = s3 or 9234 hits
More narrowing with format category limit of "articles" reduced hits to 3.
This search strategy worked really well at narrowing the results down to where the application of limiters would really be of some value.

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