| Web Search Strategies |
| This is a tutorial on searching the web. With so much information available on the Internet, finding the information you want can sometimes seem like finding that elusive needle in a haystack. When used effectively, search engines can help improve the quality of what you find and speed up the process. This tutorial will help to explain the differences in search engines, how to choose the most appropriate ones and show the basic techniques that will almost certainly guarantee good results. |
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| What you will learn |
| Part One: What are search engines and how do they work? |
| Part Two: Simple tips to instantly improve your searches |
| Part Three: Choosing the right search engine. |
| Part Four: Evaluating sources |
| Summary and Further Links |
| Recommended Search Strategy: Analyze Your Topic & Search With Peripheral Vision Three Families or Types of Search Tools - Links to all search tools tables • Search Engines - Comparison table of the best search engines - How search engines work o Boolean Searching guide (PDF) o Meta-Search Engines - Good clustering, and some great ones for serious digging into a topic. |
What is the Internet, the World Wide Web, and Netscape? - An Introduction. Things To Know before you begin searching.... |
| • Subject Directories - Table comparing some of the best human-selected collections of web pages • Invisible Web - What it is, how to find it, and its inherent ambiguity ( Searchable databases on the Web ) Beyond General World Wide Web Searching |