You are right on about getting the correct keywords. This is one reason I
do 2 or 3 searches. My mind is often in a different place so I look at
things differently and come up with different keywords.
Thanks for all you share.
PT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norton, Steve" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 3:16 PM
Subject: CS>How do I manage to find all these references?
I have a lot of interests and so I have learned ways to improve my
google searches. A lot of it has to do having experience with what
search words to use and sometimes changing the order of the search
terms. The order of the words used in the search can make a big
difference sometimes. When I find a study or patent that is close, I
will review the referenced patents or studies and search for the
references that look promising. They can often lead to other referenced
documents that can be researched. In a way, those studies and patents
have already done related searches for you. When those approaches fail,
I sometimes do searches on researcher names that have papers on or close
to the subject of interest. Sometimes they have other published papers
that do cover what you are looking for.
I often look for the opposite of what I hope to find. Trying to find
only what you want or hope to confirm can be a dead end because it is
wrong.
I often to do searches on substances I already have to see if they also
have useable properties for what I now need or I do searches on plants
or materials that are local. Cost and availability is always a concern
for me.
The google advanced search can be wonderful, especially once you know
the best search words to use. As I review studies and patents, I take
note of the words used in the reports. I have found that those words are
likely to be used by other researchers as well and can help narrow the
search, especially when using the google advanced search.
Then there are the nearly hopeless searches. If a subject you are
interested in has an MLM involvement, e.g. zeolite (Liquid zeolite),
there is so much garbage info out there that your only choice is to look
at endless pages of search results looking a grain of useful data in an
endless plain of chaff.
The subject on "Influence of Dietary Magnesium on Fluoride
Bioavailability in the Rat" is an example of info I had not been
successful in finding until I hit on the right search terms in the right
order. Often it just takes persistence. There is an enormous amount of
information out there if you can just find it. I don't know that this
can help anyone but it is what I do.
Regards,
Steve N
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Nave [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 10:18 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: CS>Debunking...
Interesting.
By the way, how do you manage to find all these references?
Dan
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