Assignment on research on the web:

Look at the following information prior to doing this assignment (these articles can be your log book articles for this week and next). Some of these links have a wide variety of articles - pick the ones you find interesting - and the ones that will help you do an effective and reliable search.

http://www.altavista.com/help/adv_search/syntax

http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,110323,00.asp

http://www.holmes.cc.ms.us/library/onlineresearch.htm

http://www.monash.com/spidap.html

http://www.searchenginewatch.com/ (articles you find interesting)

http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/bones.html

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/virtual/search.htm

http://library.spt.tec.sc.us/handouts/netintro2.htm

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

http://www.searchenginewatch.com/sereport/article.php/3071471#resources

Problem #1: Who is the registrant for pgrocer.info? Who is the reistrant for pgrocer.biz? Go to http://www.internic.net/whois.html to get the answers.

Problem #2: Write the code to do the following advanced searches. Use logical (Boolean) operators. Evaluate the results.

• Find sites that include methods, procedures and events.
• Find sites that include turkey and stuffing and either cranberry or squash or pie.
• Find sites that include yorkshire pudding and roast beef.
• Find sites that include HTML and either CSS or JavaScript

Problem #3: Go to the following site and find a metasearch engine and test it. How does it differ from other search engines and what is your evaluation? http://www.searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156241

Problem #4: Search for a site where you can load the web pages that you have created for free. Geocities is one possibility but see if you can find some others.

Problem #5: Do the following searches using a different search engine for each search. Tell me the engine you used, the query you made, a site you found and evaluate whether you got good results.

My husband has heard that bats in Austin, Texas keep down the mosquitoes. Please check out these rumors. Find an article about the history of bats in Austin. Tell me the addresses where you found it.

I want to find some places where I can buy bat houses for my back yard. Again, the search and the results. Give me an address.

Find information involving research on narcolepsy in mice and dogs.

My daughter is allergic to sugar. I want to find recipes for corn bread or cornbread that do not use sugar. Again, tell me the searches you did and the results.

I want to go out and eat in New York city when I go to visit my son next. I want to eat either French or Thai food and I want it to be in a reasonable price range. Tell me the search you did to get me a list and how many possibilities I have to choose from. I would also like to see a Broadway or off Broadway show. Find me a list of what is playing currently in New York.

My daughter and son-in-law have spent time in Azerbaijan. Find information on the culture of Azerbaijan. Let me know what you find, where and how including an address