This document provides instructions for using the delicious.com database to search for websites on specific subjects and keywords. It explains how to choose a main subject or keyword to view related websites, and then add additional keywords to narrow the search results. Clicking on individual keywords or websites will modify or reset the search. The document encourages using the database to research standards, documents, and potential association memberships.

1. Tutorial Created by Lloyd Wedes, MLS
Library Director
DeVry University, H
D V U i it Houston M t
t Metro

3. Go to
http://delicious.com/xeti3e

4. Click on All Tags to see all
subject areas.

5. You can also view all
websites alphabetically by
clicking on Sorted By.

6. On the bottom of
the database is an
option of how
many sites you
want to view per
page.
page

8. Choose a subject. In this example, we will use Technology.
The number next to the Keyword indicates how many of these
same Keyword sites are available on the database.
same Keyword sites are available on the database

9. Your Keyword choices appear as websites In
choices appear as websites. In
this example, Technology sites. You can also
Save them.

10. Or you can add more Keywords from All Tags to
narrow your subject area, by clicking on it.
Most keyword driven sites are in English,
whereas others are in French or German.

11. After adding
another Keyword
your website
choices will
change to a
specific area of
technology, as
shown here. The
“x” next to the
“ ” h
Tags allows you t
delete any of the
Keywords to
y
modify your
search.

12. The Keywords under each link indicate
what further information which may be
found on that site.
Summaries of the website are included.

13. But clicking on a Keyword underneath
a website link will reset your search
altogether. For example, if you click
Aeronautics, the search for websites
will change completely to that subject
ll h l l h b
area. Your Technology search will no
longer appear.

14. Click on the
Website of
your choice.

15. Begin your Standards
and Document
research, or consider
Association
Memberships for
fuller access and
career resources.

16. Questions and Comments may be referred to
lbwedes@yahoo.com