Searching
the Internet
Search
engines gather and serve their pages through a spider-based
index.
Humans are not involved in selecting and organizing the pages.
Human editors review and organize the web pages of subject directories.
Google Scholar and Clusty are blurring this distinction.
Search
Engines
Clusty - Query multiple search engines
and other web resources. Results are clustered. Google
Google Advanced Search - Want a search
without .com hits? Specify the DOMAIN.
Google Scholar - Academic articles
from a wide variety of scholarly sources.
Google Blogs
- Helpful for research if you find the blogs of experts in your
topic's field.
Teoma - Gives three choices:
Results, Refine, Resources
Scirus
- Science-focused search engine. Try a Basic or Advanced search.
Subject
Directories
Infomine - Scholarly Internet
Resource Collections
Librarian's Index to the Internet (LII)
- "Websites You Can Trust"
Academic Info - collection
of about 25,000 college and university digital resources
Google Directory - the Open
Directory Project
Yahoo - Advanced
Search
"Invisible
Web" Databases
Lancer
Library Databases
Noodletools:
Choosing Invisible Web Databases
Evaluating Web Sites
Criteria
for evaluation:
Authority, Accuracy, Objectivity, Currency, and Coverage
Search
Resources
Choose
the Best Search for Your Information Needs
A helpful guide to Internet resources from NoodleTools
Internet Search
Tools Quick Reference Guide
This site will help you determine which search engine to use and how to
use it.
NoodleTools
Many
tools for online searching, including help with citations.
Southern Oregon University Library Search Tool Website
This page provides
useful tools to learn about Internet searching as well as excellent links
to search engines, meta-search engines, subject directories and a category
called "The Best of the Rest."
Types
of Search Tools
Great UC Berkley site that explains (and links to) the 3 main types of
search tools used for online searching.
Search
Strategies
Site that explains various search methods and how to find what you need. |