Guidelines for seeking information in cyberspace

Abstract

Introduction: Cyberspace is a space semantic / semiotic area, deterritorialized and in constant change and the Web is its main construct. The access to cyberspace and the Web is through the search engines that are information technologies that make the automatic indexing of the contents of these spaces, however, traditionally, using keywords or text descriptions to process the search, making it difficult to retrieving information according to the context sought by the reader. Multiple syntaxes are the machinic indexing great value; however, the semantic aspect is necessary to assign meaning to a query, that is, the search issue. However, developing search strategies facilitates retrieval of content adjusted to the context of the reader.
Objective: To exemplify how the search engines are processing search (pragmatic).
Methodology: Documental research with a qualitative approach and a documental analysis were used as the method and technique.
Results: The results demonstrated that search engines selected to provide contextual search, but if search strategies are drawn up correctly.
Conclusion: We conclude that the reference librarian should know and study the interfaces of search engines for both to find content that is not indexed in databases, and to recommend to readers. The reference librarian should also use their practical ability to search for information to educate and train the reader in techniques and search strategies.