SEARCH TIPS
Searching the constantly changing web
can be frustrating. The most common retrieval problems are: no results,
a huge number of irrelevant results, or links to pages which are inaccessible.
Here are a few suggestions for efficient searching.
Search Tip 1. Get familiar with
a few search engines. A good group
might be:
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Generic Web search (e.g., Altavista (4))
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Medical Web Search (e.g. MedNets (44))
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Medline (PubMed (58))
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Hand / Orthopaedic Web Search (e.g. OrthoSearch
(52))
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Hand / Orthopaedic Portal (e.g. OrthoGate
(54))
Search Tip 2. Learn at least simple
syntax for each to improve the efficiency of your searching and browsing
search results.