James Burnett (20101576)
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James Burnett - 20101576
Wednesday – LABC – TASK2
1. Type in the word tattoos into the online catalog as a keyword. How many items are there in the catalog with this word?
23,400,000
2. Type in the word bikers into the online catalog as a keyword. How many items are there in the catalog with this word?
9,760,000
3. How would you look for both #1 and #2 in the same search?
Bikers AND Tattoos
4. How many items are in the catalog that have both bikers and tattoos in the record?
462,000
5. Type in the word bigfoot into the catalog. How could you exclude the records that include the word truck if you searched again?
You cant because google does not recognise the "not" statement
6. How could you construct a search that brought up the most records if you were looking for books on both parrots and turtles?
Parrot AND Turtles
7. Type the word tattoos into WilsonSelect (or fill in general database you are teaching). How many results are there? Narrow the search down to articles that are about both tattoos and art.
3106 results
8. Can you find any records in WilsonSelect that are about tattoos but not about art? How many records are there?
Tattoos NOT art - 2746
9. How many articles can you find in WilsonSelect that are about either tattoos or bikers?
tattoos or bikers - 4573