Keyword Searching

Before beginning a search, ask yourself the following questions:

1. Who/What?
2. Where?
3. When?
4. How?
5. Why?

All of these five categories will not always apply to a given query, but they are useful to keep in mind when analyzing the major components of a search.

All search engines ignore "stoplist" words because they have minimal informational value and are found so commonly in all language.  
Examples of these words include the, of, a, in, as, if, not, why, never, before, is, it, about, and.

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