SEARCH GENERALIZATION

• Too few hits?


- Needs to generalize your search query.

• Pattern matching query: eliminate one the more specific keywords of the query.

• Boolean query: remove the keywords with AND operator, or delete the NOT item.

• Use the directory or metasearch engine if still cannot locate the matched URL.

SEARCH SPECIALIZATION

• Too many hits?


- Needs to specialize your search query.

• Pattern matching query: add more keywords.

• Boolean query: use AND with other, or add NOT operator to excluded some unwanted pages.

• Try capitalizing proper nouns or names.

• Use a directory to locate your information.