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An extract from Niall Ó Dochartaigh, The Internet Research Handbook: A Practical Guide for Students and Researchers in the Social Sciences (2002).
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Scott Nicholson helps you choose the most appropriate search engine for your needs, then shows you how to use it.
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Practical steps to improve the quality of your Internet search results.
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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.
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Fravia describes the nature of the web, and offers advanced searching strategies and techniques, including designing your own searchbots.
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Curt Franklin's article explains in detail how search engines work. It includes a diagram of the indexing process.
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How to find information on the Internet and beyond. Covers theory in great detail.
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Charles Harris explains how to find information, people, and pictures on the Net and gives hints on evaluating the reliability of Web-based sources.
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Interactive tutorials from The Ohio State University Libraries to help you search the Web effectively, evaluate information and incorporate it into research projects.
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NoodleBib allows students to create and edit their own MLA-style bibliographies.
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Introduces various resources for Web searching from Ric Shreves.
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Collection of search resources and tips for college students from Oakton Community College, including Boolean searches, copyright and citing sources.
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Summary of indexing techniques and drawbacks of various search engines and how to perform effective searches tips.
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A guide to search engine terminology from Pandecta Magazine.
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Discusses search engine bias and censoring of results.
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A multi-lingual glossary of search engine terms as suggested by members of the I-Search Digest.
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Mark Wennning describes how to use search engines, directories and newsgroups, covering simple and advanced techniques. Includes a search engine control features chart.
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Tips on smarter web surfing from a Columbia University journalism professor and WABC-TV's technology reporter Sreenath Sreenivasan.
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Explores Internet search theory, the work of David Novak, a researcher bridging library science to computer science. Covers search strategy, new techniques and choreography.
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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.
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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.
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Debbie Flanagan's interactive tutorial on using search engines, subject directories, and specific databases to find information on the Internet fast and effectively.
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The Internet Public Library advises on which search engine to choose and how best to use them.
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Learn how to conduct your own people search and background checks.
