Searching the Internet

Web

Pathfinders

Primary

Sources

Secondary

Sources

Citing Your

Sources

Avoiding

Plagiarism

Research

Help

Searching the

Internet

CBA-Columbian

Exchange

CBA-Causes of

Conflict-US

CBA-Causes of

Conflict-World

Writing Your

CBA

Finding information on the Internet can seem like a daunting task, but if you know where to look and what questions to ask, you will be successful.

"Searching With Success!" Tutorial

  (How to search using the Web)

Use Search Engines

Use Meta-Search Engines
Use Subject Directories
Don't Forget your Search Tips:
www.google.com http://clusty.com http://lii.org
  • Use Quotes around your "search terms"
http://www.live.com/ http://Info.com/ http://infomine.ucr.edu
  • Use Boolean Logic:  And (+), Not (-), Or
http://search.yahoo.com http://www.ixquick.com http://www.academicinfo.us
  • Use ~ for Similar Words
http://ask.com www.dogpile.com http://directory.google.com
  • Use Numeric Ranges  2007...2008
http://www.altavista.com/ http://metacrawler.com/ http://www.about.com
  • Choose site specific-- site:edu
http://hotbot.com/   www.yahoo.com
  • Use "define: " to get a definition
http://www.search.com/   http://www.britannica.com/  

Guide to Internet Search Engines

(Annotated PDF doc listing current engines and what they do) 		  http://www.search.com/dir

Google Search Tips

(Guides to searching the Internet-click on one of the posters to get more ideas to use when searching)
Good Search-search engine     More Tools to Use
Check the URL at http://alexa.com     Search Features Chart
Choose the Best Search for your Information Needs