Searching the Web: Tutorials and
Resources
The resources below will
provide guidance in conducting research and finding resources on the World
Wide Web. To view a selective list of resources, click on a category below.
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WEB SEARCHING TUTORIALS
Evaluation of Selected Internet Search Tools (Northwestern U)
Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial (UC-Berkeley)
Guide to Effective Internet Searching (TheWebTools Co.)
ICYouSEe Guide to Search Tools (Ithaca College)
Internet Navigator: Resource Discovery Module (Salt Lake Community College)
Internet Search Strategies (Rice University)
Search Engine Features Chart (Greg Notess, Online Magazine)
Search Engine Resources (SearchEngineWatch)
Search Engines and Directories (SUNY-Albany)
Search Engines: What They Are, How They Work, and Practical Suggestions... (WebReference.com)
Selected Internet Subject Directories and Search Engines (UC - Berkeley)
Selected Web Search Engines: Search Characteristics (Widener University)
Web Searching, Sleuthing, and Sifting (TheVirtualLibrarian)
Advanced Web Searching: Tricks of the Trade (Online Magazine)
The Art of Backward Searching (The Mining Co.)
Boolean Operators (California Polytechnical Institute)
Boolean Searching and the Internet (SUNY-Albany)
How to do Field Searching in Web Search Engines (Online Magazine)
Results Ranking in Web Search Engines (Online Magazine)
Search Engine Talk (Discussion Forum)
Search Tips and Tricks (The Mining Co)
Suggested Internet Search Strategies (Ronald W. Kriesel, a retired librarian)
What is the Difference between a Directory and a Search Engine? (CNET)
How to Choose a Search Engine (SUNY-Albany)
Internet Navigation: Choosing a Search Tool (Rice University)
Specialized Search Engines (CNET)
Beaucoup SuperSearch (Beaucoup.com)
AltaVista's Photo and Media Finder
Clip Art Searcher (WebPlaces.com)
Image Finder (UC-Berkeley)
Image Searching Resources (The Mining Co.)
Image Surfer (Yahoo)
The Big Picture: Finding Images on the Web (tutorial from Online)
Chat Planet (live chat)
Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences (discussion lists)
Lizst (discussion lists)
DejaNews (newsgroups)
Download.com (PC)
FILEZ.COM (PC, UNIX, Mac)
Shareware.com (PC, UNIX, Mac)
TUCOWS (PC, Mac)
University of Illinois Software Archive (PC, UNIX, Mac)
WinSite Windows Shareware (PC)
ZDNet Software Archive (PC, Mac)
Send comments to Stacey Kimmel at sek2@lehigh.edu