A Webliography Project 
compiled and briefly annotated with access addresses by
Dr. Judith A. Coe
singer, songwriter, educator, composer, synthesist
CYBERSPACE MUSIC RESOURCES:
An Introduction to Online Resources for Music Research

Tips on Internet Search Techniques:

At its simplest, a query can be just a word or a phrase. However, you can expand the focus of your query to give you more complete results. These tips will get you started with basic query language and acquaint you with the full power of the search engine.
 

Look for words with the same prefix. For example, in your query form type sing* to find sing, singing, singer, singspiel, and so on.
Search for all forms of a word. For example, in the form type compose** to find compose, composing, composer, and composed. 
Search with the keyword NEAR, rather than AND, for words close to each other. For example, both of these queries, system and manager and system near manager, look for the words system and manager on the same page. But with NEAR, the returned pages are ranked in order of proximity: The closer together the words are, the higher the rank of that page. 
Refine your queries with the AND NOT keywords to exclude certain text from your search. For example, if you want to find all instances of surfing but not surfing the Net, write the following query: 
  • surfing AND NOT the Net 
  • Add the OR keyword to find all instances of either one word or another, for example: 
  • Zaimont OR Mozart
  • This query finds all pages that mention Zaimont or Mozart or both. 
Put quotation marks around keywords if you want the search engine to take them literally. For instance, if you type the following query: 
  • "system near manager"
  • The search engine will literally look for the complete phrase system near manager. But if you type the same query without the quotation marks: 
  • system near manager

  • The search engine searches all documents for the words system and manager.


For additional information and more advanced search techniques see:  Finding Information on the Internet:  A TUTORIAL:  (UCLA) Teaching Library Internet Workshops.  This is an excellent site, newly-updated and expanded, that provides a guided tutorial, and includes basic to advanced techniques.  General categories include:  Introduction to the Internet, Glossary of Internet and Netscape Jargon, Things to know before you begin searching the WWW, Searching the World Wide Web, Meta-Search Engines:  Power with Limitations, How to analyze your topic before you begin, How to choose the search tools you need, Detailed searching instructions, including sample searches, and Beyond General Web Searching.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
 
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Dr. Judith A. Coe
Assistant Professor of Voice and Commercial Music
Coordinator of Voice

Music & Entertainment Industry Studies Department

Arts Building 288H

Campus Box 162, P.O. Box 173364

Denver, Co  80217-3364

Phone:  303-556-6013

Fax:  303-556-2335

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updated 11/25/03