Module 4 - Search Engine Task

As I'm getting involved in a children's art auction at my kid's school, I searched "children's art auction" for possible ideas. I limited my search to .au

Google came up with 9410 sites, although the relevance dropped away after the first dozen or so listings and really only a couple of these were what I was after. So even though it looked promising to start with, it wasn't worth going beyond the first page (which is what I usually find). First five were:

2007 Art Auction results - 6:59pm
The Jeans for Genes Art Auction raised over $275000 for the Children's Medical Research Institute. A record breaking $32000 for H.G Nelson's jeans added to ...
www.jeansforgenes.org.au/2007-Art-Auction-results/default.aspx - 48k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Art Auction Supporters
Children's Medical Research Institute · Life Stories · FAQ's · Meet the Team ... Art Auction Supporters. There are no articles to display in this folder. ...
www.jeansforgenes.org.au/Our-Art-Auction-Supporters/default.aspx - 37k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
More results from www.jeansforgenes.org.au »
Art with a Heart : Art Auction & Fundraiser for Royal Far West ...
Art With A Heart Art Auction and Fundraiser for Royal Far West Children's Health Scheme was held on Wednesday 28 March 2007 at Will & Toby's Restaurant ...
www.artsconnect.com.au/artheart/home.htm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
“Art meets science – the perfect Melbourne marriage” - Media ...
The charity art auction is an initiative of MCRI’s development board, a dynamic group of ... Located at the Royal Children's Hospital and affiliated to the ...
www.mcri.edu.au/pages/news-events/media/media-release.asp?rid=65&y=2005 - 22k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Collins Booksellers, Online Bookstore
Online Price: $14.95. Art Auction Mystery, Art Auction Mystery ... The Best of Children's Art and Craft, The Best of Children's Art and Craft ...
www.collinsbooks.com.au/popcat.asp?catmain=JNF000000&catsub=JNF006000&storeURL=collinsbooks - 44k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
[Vancouver-arts] Vancouver Arts Calendar of Events April 2008
Wednesday 16th & Thursday 17th April - CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS Harmony Flag Making ... The Art Auction will assist those selected artists to offer works of ...
lists.albany.wa.gov.au/pipermail/vancouver-arts/2008-March/000122.html - 12k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this


Copernic came back with a few sponsored sites and then a list of 10 matching sites, none of which were really what I was after but I was surprised it stopped there. I kept looking for page 2 but there was none. I suppose it recognises the search engine limitations and doesn't bother listing them all. First five were:

Search Results 1 - 10 of 10 for children's art auction site:.au 1
1. Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland
Provides services to children and adults with Cerebral Palsy and related disabilities and their families who live in Australia.
http://www.cplqld.org.au [Ask.com]
2. P&O Cruises Australia - On board the Ship
... to attend a Fine Arts Auction where you will be shown some of the most beautiful ... works of art by simply raising your hand.
http://www.pocruises.com.au/html/on-board-the-ship.cfm [Ask.com]
3. Art with a Heart : Art Auction & Fundraiser for Royal Far West ...
Art with a Heart : Art Auction & Fundraiser for Royal Far West Children's Hospital...
http://www.artsconnect.com.au/artheart [Ask.com]
4. 2006 Art Auction results
The Jeans for Genes Art Auction was a great success. Over $200,000 was raised on the night with Hugh ... the Celebrity Jeans for Genes Art ...
http://www.jeans4genes.com.au/auction-2006.php [Ask.com]
5. Sydney art auction to fund pools for remote communities - ABC News ...
Sydney art auction to fund pools for remote communities ... Art auction success to help Indigenous communities 4 Nov 2005 - 124 weeks ago ...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2005/11/03/1496664.htm [Ask.com]

I was not sure what deep web meant and how within Copernic, I could set it up to search at least three search engines (including one that will search the 'deep web').

After reading about Boolean logic I tried to use children's +art +auction to improve the search and I got a far better list. In fact I found exactly what I was looking for. BINGO!