Good Morning! LIS1001 Information and Technology for Searching May 2017, Ulrich Werner, Lecturer
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One of the first women’s basketball teams to play for money had a unique feature as part of their uniform. What was it?
Red dyed hair. Source: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/05/12/all-american-red-heads-womens-basketball-team-be-honored- trailblazers-game/
Alternative phrasing. ●[Play for money] is not a typical way to express the idea. ●[Professional] is much more common. ●[First professional woman's basketball team] and learn their red hair was marketing for the owner's hair salons.
Comparing multiple sources. There are sources that say it is true, and name sources that confirm it. But by checking multiple sources carefully, you will find it is not true.
Speaking at the TED Conference 2013, a Newcastle University member expressed a wish. What is this wish about? Explain in detail.
My film based on a popular 20th century comic book came out in 2011, but I got famous directing movies like E.T., Jurassic Park, and Indiana Jones. On what day of the week was I born? Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...?
Wednesday.
I heard that a new company is making laptops really cheaply, but I can’t remember what they are called. I think they were named after the national bird of wherever the company is located. What company is it?
Doel Computer
Alternative phrasing ●Search [computer company official bird], and find no good results. ●Realize "official birds" are more commonly called "national birds" ●Search [computer company national bird] and identify Doel.
Understanding search results Level 3 Created by: Tasha Bergson-Michelson Kathy Glass
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_roller_coaster_rankings#Tallest_vertical_loops
As helpful as Wikipedia is, be careful. You can never trust it enough to use it in an academic assignment.
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Murphy’s Law
Right now, the page is not available? Read the cached version.
Looking for an older version of a site? Use the Way‐back Machine.
Assignment Where did the idea of a united Europe come from, and how did it lead to the European Union (EU) as it is today? Careful –it’s a trap , again.
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