Tuesday, March 3, 2009

6b: Testing Your Assigned Search Tool

Resource searched: triplify (triplify.com)
Keywords used: ku klux klan, power, politics, colorado
Search strategies:
- Search engine math:
ku klux klan + colorado +"political power"
Date of search: 3-3-09
Number of hits: 46
Relevance of hits: 5

Resource searched: triplify (triplify.com)
Keywords used: ku klux klan, denver, grand junction, authority, politics, grand junction
Search strategies:
- Search engine math:
Ku Klux Klan + politics + denver -Canyon City -Grand Junction +authority
Date of search: 3-3-09
Number of hits: 17
Relevance of hits: 0

Resource searched: triplify (triplify.com)
Keywords used: ku klux klan, denver, grand junction, authority, power, politics, sway, influence, clout, colorado
Search strategies:
- Boolean:
Ku Klux Klan AND (power OR influence OR sway OR authority OR clout) NEAR (Colorado OR Denver)

Date of search: 3-3-09
Number of hits: 50
Relevance of hits: 3

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