Researching Online -- Introduction
Searching online can be very frustrating because it takes much time,
but yields few good results. This page and its links provide information
on how to use the various search tools.
- A list of the top seven search engines.
- A link to a site that explains how to use each of the main search engines.
A list of the top subject directories.
- A link to a site that explains how to use each of the main subject directories.
- Hints for starting your search.
- More information on searching.
- Detailed information about planning a search. Useful if you are trying to get as much information as possible from the Web.
- A good place to go to find academic information.
Specialized Directories and Search Engines
- Arranged topically.
- Meta-tools are search tools that use several different search engines at the same time.
- Many sites or kinds of material on the Web are not visible to search engines. This page has some tips for accessing this material.
