Searching for Information on the Web

Exploration		What's a Search Engine and How Do I Use It? Kathy Schrock's "Effective Search Strategies"
		Common Search Tools Directories and Subject Guides: Yahoo - one of the oldest and most popular directories. There are also specialized sites for kids, senior citizens, cities, and a variety of specialized topics. Google Directory - a directory, a directory, and nothing but a directory Librarian's Index to the Internet Galaxy Argus Clearinghouse - reviews and rates Internet subject guides Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - subject guide focused on education, but also contains lots of useful information for someone beginning to use the 'Net.   Search Engines: Google Alta Vista HotBot Teoma WebCrawler   "Meta" Search Engines: Dogpile MetaCrawler Vivisimo
		Specialized Search Tools Search for People and Businesses Switchboard - can provide phone numbers, street and email addresses Yahoo People Search - can provide phone numbers, street and email addresses   Other Ask Jeeves - Search by asking questions MapQuest - Find a map, locate an address, get driving directions Google Groups - search newsgroups Topica - search for mailing lists Shareware.com - find free or inexpensive software for Macs and PCs Ditto.com - search for pictures or other images
		Sites with Advice on How to Search Choose the Best Engine for Your Purpose The Spider's Apprentice: How to use Web Search Engines Learn How to Search the Internet Search Engines, Metasearch Engines and the Invisible Web
		How to Evaluate the Quality of What You Find Criteria used to Select 700 Great Sites for Kids (useful for all types of sites) Evaluation of Information Sources - Links to many pages on this topic
		Internet Surfing Home Page Exploration, URLs, Search, Bookmarks, ISPs, Email, Newsgroups, Safe Surfing, Plug-ins, Downloading Files
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