For this research blogspot, we would be focusing on Power Search with Stem found for both Google and EBSCOHost. We will be testing out with three different variations.
The table below shows the list of variations for the key queries that includes stem.
| Different Type of Variation |
Key Queries using Stem |
|
Variation #1 |
Personal AND (Privacy* OR Confidentiality*) AND (Sector OR Industry) AND (Digital Age OR New Media Age) |
|
Variation #2 |
Personal AND (Privacy OR Confidentiality) AND (Sector* OR Industry*) AND (Digital Age OR New Media Age) |
|
Variation #3 |
Personal AND (Privacy OR Confidentiality) AND (Sector OR Industry) AND (Digital Age* OR New Media Age*) |
Table 1 – Types of Variations for Power Search with Stem
For Variation #1, the following figures show the search results for Google.
Figure 1 – Initial search results from Google
For Variation #2, the following figures show the search results for Google.
Figure 2 – Initial search results from Google
Figure 3 – Search results from Google Scholar
Initially when the search query was entered, there are no results appearing in Google. However, when it redirects to the Google Scholar, all of the case studies appears in the results.
For Variation #3, the following figures show the search results for Google.
Figure 4 – Initial search results from Google
To deduce the number of search results as it was not very accurate, I chose to search for books related to the key query.
Figure 5 – Search results from the filter selection of books
As shown from Figure 4 and 5, the total results have been narrowed down from 38,200,000 to 482,000 results.
Personal Privacy in the Digital Age 