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Dinosaurs help a student research his essay. This is part of a suite of online learning tools to help you master the skills of finding and using relevant information for your studies/research. Check out more, including online games, at: http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/skills/
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[CMIrving8]

LOL when it came to using the croissants as speech marks but seriously if it gets the message across then that's the important thing. So much time is wasted when you don't plan your search strategy - identifying keywords, synonyms and Boolean logic operatives like -and, or.

[kittenvivisection]

I'm totally in love with the kid at the computer playing with the dinosaurs....who are you?

[thebigfootme]

good job!

[HappyMan2011100]

I watched this in my ICT lesson

[gagglekitten]

@kestrel1997 - you are right that when using something like Google you will get results by typing the question but it is what you are not finding that is the issue. And more precise search tools like academic article databases are less likely to produce results when the question is typed in. Thinking of the different ways your research topic could be described by the author, indexer, cataloger etc will give yourself options and a better chance of finding relevant material.

[COZYTW]

Lol, that croissant-eating dinosaur XD It's like Barney

[MUgiveaway]

Hmm.......I should stop watching this then......LOL

[caramaga]

@kestrel1997 If you want more results, use OR to add related words, but generally people find they get too many results so they want fewer. Adding different terms using AND gives less results. (look up Boolean on Google if you want to know more)

In any case, ask a teacher or librarian if you're stuck.

p.s. I don't think those were sausage rolls. They looked like croissants to me.

[kestrel1997]

when i did wat u told me 2 do less results came up

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[kestrel1997]

THIS WAS NO HELP AT ALL!

wtf do u meen by and, or, and the other 1 wich i dont remmeber? its just adding more words into the search term!

thanks 4 tryin but i will continue typing in the questions theve seached me well for 13 years why should it change now?

btw why are u using toy dinosaurs

and this lesson was boring and a waste of period 5 friday

oh and the sausage rolls?

and the guy who dont know wen ur staring, hes like 'r we starting now, yes, oh hang on' then he starts

not the best