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• Computers: Internet: FAQs, Help, and Tutorials  (67)
• Reference: Education: Instructional Technology: Evaluation: Web Site Evaluation  (118)
• Reference: Education: K through 12: Technology  (99)

AskScott  www.askscott.com Scott Nicholson helps you choose the most appropriate search engine for your needs, then shows you how to use it.

BrightPlanet :Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet  www.brightplanet.com/resources/details/searching.html Practical steps to improve the quality of your Internet search results.

Finding Information on the Internet  www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html 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  www.searchlores.org 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  computer.howstuffworks.com/search-engine.htm Curt Franklin's article explains in detail how search engines work. It includes a diagram of the indexing process.

iNet Investigation  www.inet-investigation.com Learn how to conduct your own people search and background checks.

Information Research FAQ  spireproject.com/faq.htm How to find information on the Internet and beyond. Covers theory in great detail.

Internet Search FAQ  www.footloosefilms.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/faq/res1.htm 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  liblearn.osu.edu/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  www.noodletools.com 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  www.researchlaunchpad.com Introduces various resources for Web searching from Ric Shreves.

Research Tips  servercc.oakton.edu/~wittman/research.htm Collection of search resources and tips for college students from Oakton Community College, including Boolean searches, copyright and citing sources.

Search Easy  www.searcheasy.htmlplanet.com Summary of indexing techniques and drawbacks of various search engines and how to perform effective searches tips.

Search Engine Honesty  www.searchenginehonesty.com Discusses search engine bias and censoring of results.

Search Engine Terms  www.cadenza.org/search_engine_terms A multi-lingual glossary of search engine terms as suggested by members of the I-Search Digest.

Searchingspot  www.searchingspot.com Describes how to use search engines, directories and newsgroups, covering simple and advanced techniques. Includes a search engine control features chart.

The Spire Project  spireproject.com 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  www.sreetips.com Tips on smarter web surfing from a Columbia University journalism professor and WABC-TV's technology reporter Sreenath Sreenivasan.

11 Steps to Effective Searching  www.nuigalway.ie/soc/research/11steps.html An extract from Niall Ó Dochartaigh, The Internet Research Handbook: A Practical Guide for Students and Researchers in the Social Sciences (2002).

The Usually Useful Internet Guide for Journalists  www.usus.org 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  www.websearchguide.ca/tutorials/tocfram.htm 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  www.learnwebskills.com/search 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  www.ipl.org/div/websearching The Internet Public Library advises on which search engine to choose and how best to use them.