The 10 Commandments of Online Research

1. Spend time before you search to analyze your topic.
2. Use nouns in your queries. Avoid conjunctions, adverbs, adjectives, and articles.
3. Use phrases, where natural.
4. Use Boolean syntax, particularly the "AND" operator.
5. As a general rule, constrain your search to 2 or 3 related, but narrowing concepts, but keep overall query length limited to 6 to 8 words.
6. Use advanced search options where available and appropriate.
7. Use multiple search engines.
8. For topic specific searches, try the specialized engines.
9. For difficult searches, only use engines that support Boolean syntax.
10. Learn thy search engine.