Many of you may get questions from your patrons on searching tutorials (or you might even be looking for these tips yourself!) that aren’t in librarian-speak. Today, the Lifehacker blog links to some great searching tips and a 3-minute video tutorial on “A Beginner’s Guide to Performing Better Web Searches.” Some of the tips: Be as specific, yet as brief, as possible when searching. Put quotes around a specific phrase Punctuation is ignored — no need for it! Capitalization doesn’t matter.  Searches aren’t case sensitive. Looking for more advanced searching tips? Lifehacker has this too: “The Best Way to Tweak Your Search When Google Doesn’t Give You What You Want.” Thanks to Liz for finding this resource! Lifehacker comes through yet… Read More »Searching tutorial