# 3. Search methods and search techniques

You may know where to look, but you are not yet done. Because you will still get a whole heap of useless information. In this third section Search methods and search techniques you will discover different ways to search smarter.

3.1 Search methods, such as the pearl-growing method, building blocks method and the snowball methodology

3.2 Search techniques, such as Boolean operators, truncation, choosing search fields