7a: Conducting Internet Research

Search engine used: hakia.com
Keywords used: ku klux klan, denver, authority, politics, government
Search methods: ku klux klan + denver + (politics OR government) + authority NOT "colorado springs"
Date of search: 3-15-09
Number of hits: 30
Relevance: 2

Metacrawler used: leapfish.com
Keywords used:kkk, colorado, influence, business, religion, politics
Search strategies: ku klux klan + colorado + influence + business + religion NOT politics
Date of search: 3-15
Number of hits: 3,130
Relevance: 3

Directory used: joeant.com
Keywords used: influence, 1920s, kkk, denver
Search strategies: influence + 1920s + kkk + denver
Date of search: 3-15
Number of hits: 457
Relevance: 1

Other tool used: incywincy.com
Keywords used: ku klux klan, colorado, 1920s
Search strategies: ku klux klan + colorado + 1920s
Date of search: 3-15
Number of hits: 112
Relevance: 2

• Resource searched or tool used
• Keywords used
• Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches)
• Date of search
• Number of hits
• Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5)