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Hints for Using Search
Engines
Web Search Engines allow you to
search the Internet for information or resources on your topic, person,
or company. Each engine has its own strengths and weaknesses, and while
coverage between each engine overlaps, you will obtain different results
using different engines. Some may give you large amounts of information
only broadly related to your topic. Others give less, but results will be
more focused. For more information about how different search engines work,
go to Search
Engine Showdown. Remember, most articles and research results are not
freely available on the Web and will not be found using these engines. See
a reference librarian for more searching strategies.
You can also try Finding
Information on the Internet: A Tutorial. This site is from the University
of California at Berkeley and is designed for beginning and more advanced
Internet users. Especially helpful are the tips for constructing searches
and explanations of different search engines, including which ones are
most appropriate for different types of searches.
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