Finding Information on the Web
Spring Flowers and Search Engines
Author: Eric Marler M.D.
http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/assist/dev.htm#Marler
May 1, 2010
Google Search Engine Options
• Google Search Engine Options are defined at
http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
Spring Flowers & Search Engines
• Spring Flowers have common names and Latin names
• Latin names are specific and well suited for use as
keywords with Search Engines
• Keywords have been adapted from
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_early_spring_flowers
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_late_spring_flowers
• Subject to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License
• The lists sample a far broader universe of spring flowers
Some Search Options for Spring Flowers
• Google Scholar (yields articles)
• Google Books (yields books and articles)
• Google Web (yields distribution maps)
• Google Images (yields images)
• Google Web (filetype:ppt) (yields lectures)
• Google Videos (yields videos)
• Google Web (yields content)
• Spring flower searches follow:
Anenome Ranunculoides
• Anemone ranunculoides articles
• Anemone ranunculoides books
• Anemone ranunculoides distribution map
• Anemone ranunculoides images
• Anenome ranunculoides .ppt
• Anemone ranunculoides videos
• Anemone ranunculoides
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) articles
• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) books
• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
distribution map
• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) images
• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) .ppt
• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) videos
• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus)
• Chestnut Oak (Quercus primus) articles
• Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) books
• Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) distribution
map
• Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) images
• Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) .ppt
• Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) videos
• Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus)
Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-
scripta)
• Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) articles
• Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) books
• Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
distribution map
• Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) images
• Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) .ppt
• Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) videos
• Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera)
• Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) articles
• Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) books
• Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera)
distribution map
• Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) images
• Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) .ppt
• Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) videos
• Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera)
Crocus
• Crocus articles
• Crocus books
• Crocus distribution map
• Crocus images
• Crocus .ppt
• Crocus videos
• Crocus
Dewberry (Rubus)
• Dewberry (Rubus) articles
• Dewberry (Rubus) books
• Dewberry (Rubus) distribution map
• Dewberry (Rubus) images
• Dewberry (Rubus) .ppt
• Dewberry (Rubus) videos
• Dewberry (Rubus)
Dog’s Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
• Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) articles
• Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) books
• Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
distribution map
• Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) images
• Dog's Mercury {Mercurialis perennis} .ppt
• Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) videos
• Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
Early Star of Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica)
• Early Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica) articles
• Early Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica) books
• Early Star--of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica)
distribution map
• Early Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica) images
• Early Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica) .ppt
• Early Star-of-Bethelehem (Gagea bohemica) videos
• Early Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica)
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
• Eastern Redbud (Cercis Canadensis) articles
• Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) books
• Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
distribution map
• Eastern Redbud.(Cercis canadensis) images
• Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) .ppt
• Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) videos
• Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertifolia)
• Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora) articles
• Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora) books
• Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora)
distribution map
• Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora) images
• Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora) .ppt
• Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora) videos
• Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora)
Helianthemum apenninum
• Helianthemum apenninum articles
• Helianthemum apenninum books
• Helianthemum apenninum distribution map
• Helianthemum apenninum images
• Helianthemum apenninum .ppt
• Helianthemum apenninum videos
• Helianthemum apenninum
Iris Plant
• Iris plant articles
• Iris plant books
• Iris plant distribution map
• Iris plant images
• Iris plant .ppt
• Iris plant videos
• Iris plant
Lasthenia conjugens
• Lasthenia conjugens articles
• Lasthenia conjugens books
• Lasthenia conjugens distribution map
• Lasthenia conjugens images
• Lasthenia conjugens .ppt
• Lasthenia conjugens videos
• Lasthenia conjugens
Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)
• Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) articles
• Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) books
• Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)
distribution map
• Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) images
• Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria).ppt
• Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) videos
• Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)
Luzula campestris
• Luzula campestris articles
• Luzula campestris books
• Luzula campestris distribution map
• Luzula campestris images
• Luzula campestris .ppt
• Luzula campestris videos
• Luzula campestris
Snowdrop (Galanthus)
• Snowdrop (Galanthus) articles
• Snowdrop (Galanthus) books
• Snowdrop (Galanthus) distribution map
• Snowdrop (Galanthus) images
• Snowdrop (Galanthus) .ppt
• Snowdrop (Galanthus) videos
• Snowdrop (Galanthus)
Spring Snowflake (Leucojum)
• Spring Snowflake (Leucojum) articles
• Spring Snowflake (Leucojum) books
• Spring Snowflake (Leucojum) distribution map
• Spring Snowflake (Leucojum) images
• Spring Snowflake (Leucojum) .ppt
• Spring Snowflake (Leucojum) videos
• Spring Snowflake (Leucojum)
Sterculia colorata
• Sterculia colorata articles
• Sterculia colorata books
• Sterculia colorata distribution map
• Sterculia colorata images
• Sterculia colorata .ppt
• Sterculia colorata videos
• Sterculia colorata
Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria)
• Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria) articles
• Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria) books
• Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria)
distribution map
• Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria) images
• Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria) .ppt
• Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria) videos
• Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria)
Further Search Options for Spring
Flowers
• Google News -> Events
• Google Photos
• Google Blogs
• Google Maps -> Retail Outlets
• Google Shopping -> Purchasing
• Google Translate -> Search in 52 Languages
New Horizons
• Google Search Techniques were used to create the
Scientific Supercourse at
http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/Science/scienceBA.htm
• 440,000 Powerpoint Lectures were harvested in 600
academic disciplines of Science such as Engineering,
Agriculture, Health, Environment, Chemistry, Physics,
Mathematics, Earth Sciences, Space Science,
Information Science and Systems Science.
• Searches were conducted with English, Spanish,
French, Russian, Chinese and Arabic keywords.
New Horizons (cont.)
• It is anticipated from prior experience with the
Supercourse in the Internet, Epidemiology and
Public Health that students and professors will
utilize these lectures for learning.
• With its current content of 4,500 Powerpoint
lectures, the Supercourse in The Internet,
Epidemiologcy and Public Health can be enjoyed
at http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/index.htm
New Horizons (cont.)
• The Supercourse was hosted at the 2010
Biovision meeting at the Library of
Alexandria by Dr. Ismail Serageldin. It was a
phenomenal event for the Supercourse.
There were over 2000 people there.
• What is nice about a meeting like this is that we
can share our knowledge across disciplines.
• There were 3 lectures on Robots:
New Horizons (cont.)
• A professor in Japan made a life size robot looking exactly
like him and talking much like him;
• Another professor made miniature robots in the shape of a
worm with a camera inside. He is into clinical trials to have
people swallow the Robo-worms and do a colonoscopy;
• The last professor took sensors and implanted them into
his arm, and his wife’s arm, as well as wiring up his
brain. He could control the movement of his wife’s hand
just by thinking.
• E-mail Subject: Library of Alexandria From: "Ronald E.
LaPorte, PhD" Date: Wed, April 21,
2010 9:51 pm To: super2@pitt.edu
Conclusion
• The World Wide Web has brought anytime, anywhere
access to more than 100 billion web pages. Web search
engines such as Google encompass news, images,
video, directories, books, articles, catalogues, products,
laboratory tests, blogs, electronic mail, maps, local
businesses, satellite images, and lectures.
• We are now closer to realizing the aspirations of
Tennyson's Ulysses:
“And this gray spirit yearning in desire
To follow knowledge like a sinking star,
Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.”