WEEK 12 EXERCISES
C
Ashley Senske
Answers for Question 2
Query
Documents that fit query
Final answer
Library OR museum
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9
Digital AND library
1,3,6
1,3,6
Museum NOT digital
9
9
Digital AND library AND
museum
3
3
(Digital AND library) NOT
museum
(digital AND library) 1,3,6
1,6
Digital AND (library OR
museum)
(library OR museum)
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9
1,3,4,6,8
Digital NOT (library OR
museum)
(library OR museum)
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9
5,10
Write a boolean query to search
documents on digital libraries, but
not museum related
•(digital AND library) NOT museum
Google a Day Challenge: #17 History
The second wife of King Henry VIII is said to haunt the grounds where she was
executed. What does she supposedly have tucked under her arm?
1st
Search: [King henry viii wife site:.edu]
2nd Search: [“anne Boleyn” AND ghost
carries]
• E-portfolio from lagcc.cuny.edu in
powerpoint form, discussed his reign
and his 6 wives
• Found site:
theanneboleynfiles.com/the-ghost-ofanne-Boleyn
• Discovered his 2nd wife was Anne
Boleyn
• Discovered stories discuss her carrying
her head around the Tower of London,
where she was executed.
Reflection on IR & Search Engines
• This week’s lesson on IR and search engines has been a nice supplement to what I
already know. Since my undergrad, I have been taught about Boolean operators, but
it was not until this semester that I actually cared enough to really learn them and
remember what they did to help my search strategies. I really liked learning about the
classes that Google offers for people to help them search their database better,
considering I usually just type whatever is in my head and hope that Google knows
what it is I am trying to find. I see these skills being very important to me not just during
my graduate school work, but beyond that. Being able to find authoritative and
accurate information is key to being an information/computer literate citizen. Even if I
may not need to use this information in my career (which I doubt will be the case), it is
nice to have it as an added skill.