See also:
Sites:
- AskScott
- Scott Nicholson helps you choose the most appropriate search engine for your needs, then shows you how to use it.
- Finding Information on the Internet
- The University of California Berkeley recommends search strategies, explains search tools, and gives guidance on evaluating and citing web pages. Includes a glossary and tables comparing search tools.
- Fravia's Web Searching Lore
- Fravia describes the nature of the web, and offers advanced searching strategies and techniques, including designing your own searchbots.
- How Stuff Works: Internet Search Engines
- Curt Franklin's article explains in detail how search engines work. It includes a diagram of the indexing process.
- iNet Investigation
- Learn how to conduct your own people search and background checks.
- Information Research FAQ
- How to find information on the Internet and beyond. Covers theory in great detail.
- Internet Search FAQ
- Charles Harris explains how to find information, people, and pictures on the Net and gives hints on evaluating the reliability of Web-based sources.
- Net.Tutor
- Interactive tutorials from The Ohio State University Libraries to help you search the Web effectively, evaluate information and incorporate it into research projects.
- NoodleTools
- A suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research, from selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources.
- Research Launchpad
- Introduces various resources for Web searching from Ric Shreves.
- Search Easy
- Summary of indexing techniques and drawbacks of various search engines and how to perform effective searches tips.
- Search Engine Terms
- A multi-lingual glossary of search engine terms as suggested by members of the I-Search Digest.
- Searchingspot
- Describes how to use search engines, directories and newsgroups, covering simple and advanced techniques. Includes a search engine control features chart.
- The Spire Project
- Explores Internet search theory, the work of David Novak, a researcher bridging library science to computer science. Covers search strategy, new techniques and choreography.
- Sreetips
- Tips on smarter web surfing from a Columbia University journalism professor and WABC-TVs technology reporter Sreenath Sreenivasan.
- The Usually Useful Internet Guide for Journalists
- An Internet guide for journalists. Created for those who want to have a better understanding of the Internet and its potential as a journalistic research tool.
- Web Search Guide
- Gwen Harris explains web searching, strategies and tools from a Canadian perspective. Includes also Internet Explorer (5.0-5.5) basics, e-mail communication, and discussion groups.
- Web Search Strategies
- Debbie Flanagan's interactive tutorial on using search engines, subject directories, and specific databases to find information on the Internet fast and effectively.
- Web Searching
- The Internet Public Library advises on which search engine to choose and how best to use them.
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