Remember the Goals
of Searching
- Precision
- Finding exactly those records solves the information need
and no more and no less.
- Recall -
Finding every record that is relevant to the information
need.
Using the
Searching Functions & Techniques
- All search
functions and techniques can be used to achieve Precision and/or
Recall in your searching.
- But, it is
necessary to choose the right functions and techniques, use them
correctly, and in the right combinations to achieve the search
goals.
- Learning to
effectively and efficiently (important when you are
using $360/hour databases) do this is a consequence of:
- Your learning
the functions and techniques of searching
- Applying your
intelligence and
creativity
to it, and
- Lots of
practice and experience.