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Searching
the Internet
Training
- The
Web Search Guide
- This website
and monthly newsletter covers web searching, online learning, and the
Internet in Canada. Maintained by Gwen Harris, an information consultant
and a co-creator of The Internet Guide (1996-2002), one of the earliest
self-paced web-based courses to build skills in using the Web. Tutorials
available include IE5.x Browser, Communication (Email), and Research.
Also includes guides to individual search engines and comparison charts.
- Finding
Information on the Internet
- This tutorial
from the Teaching Library at University of California Berkeley emphasizes
increasing the precision of your Internet searches by choosing an appropriate
search utility and employing its advanced features. Covers material
suitable to both new Internet users and those more experienced.
- Guide
d'initiation à la recherche sur Internet [French
only]
- Created
by a group of librarians from Quebec universities, "GIRI"
consists of a basic introduction to searching, for those new to the
Internet, and a list of appropriate search strategies for finding specific
information on the web, for more advanced users.
- How
to Search the Web
- A guide
to the most popular search tools (prepared by Terry Gray at Palomar
College, California) which describes their indexing and ranking methods;
designed to help the new user get the most useful "hits" sooner.
Also includes a table summarizing common characteristics among the search
engines, some general search tips, and references to other articles.
- Search
Tools Chart
- Updated
regularly, this quick-reference chart displays the features of the best
Internet subject directories and search engines from a librarian's perspective.
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