web-search-expertise

name	Web Search Expertise
description	Strategies for effective general web searching and source evaluation. Use this when the research topic is broad or requires diverse news/article sources.

Core Strategies

• Use specific keywords rather than full questions.
• Enclose exact phrases in quotes (e.g., "climate change").
• Use site: operator to restrict searches (e.g., site:edu or site:gov for authoritative sources).
• Use filetype: operator to find specific document types (e.g., filetype:pdf).
• Exclude terms using the minus sign (e.g., jaguar -car).

Source Evaluation

• Prioritize primary sources and official documentation.
• Check the publication date to ensure information is current.
• Cross-reference facts across multiple independent sources.
• Be wary of highly biased or commercially motivated content.