Searching the Internet - Guides & FAQ's
Resources and strategies for anyone who wants to find their way around the Net, including locating specific items, or more general background information.
Links
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
http://www.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=searchguides.html&ctx=basics
Although compiled originally for writers, the Internet Search FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is of use to anyone who wants to find their way around the Net, including locating specific files, texts, multimedia or people, or more general background information.
Finding Information on the Internet presents the substance of the Internet Workshops offered year-round by the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley, and includes "Power Searching with Peripheral Vision" and a worksheet for analyzing your topic.
CLN's Introduction To Search Engines provides an easy to read tutorial on the major search engines, their differences and how to use them.
Some of the search services provide FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) or "How to search" for different items (see Google).
See Also
Annotation
As the Internet has exploded in volume, just finding wanted information is proving complicated. Learn some strategic paths before launching a full search which could end in frustration.
