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When researching a topic for a college paper, it is usually
best to start with traditional library resources such as books
and journal articles from periodical
databases. Once you have exhausted these tools, however, you might try
searching the Internet for additional information.
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Searching Tips - Click here for a PowerPoint presentation giving
tips on when to use the Internet for information and how to search it
more effectively. (Works best with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or
greater). |
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Reference Sites - Collection of librarian-evaluated Web reference
sites, arranged by subject. |
| Refdesk.com
– Virtual Reference Desk with hundreds of useful online information
tools at your fingertips. |
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Search Engines:
| Google - Top
search engine choice of many Web searchers; it offers a huge database
of web pages along with very accurate relevancy rankings. Good for
general as well as "needle in a haystack" type searches.
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| Yahoo! - One of
the Web's most popular search services, this site offers links in a
human-compiled directory listing. Good for browsing broad topics.
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| Ask Jeeves -
This site allows you to ask questions in plain English, and will
respond with Web sites, encyclopedic information, FAQs, and more.
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| AltaVista -
Has a large index of web pages and a wide range of power searching
commands. It also offers news search, shopping search and multimedia
search.
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| Ixquick - Very powerful Meta
search engine that ranks results based on the number of "top
10" rankings a site receives from the various search engines.
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More Search Engine Help:
| Search
Engine Watch - Search Engine Watch provides tips
and information about searching the web, analysis of the search engine
industry and help to site owners trying to improve their ability to be
found in search engines. |
| AllSearchEngines.com
- Lists all the major search engines, as well as specialized
subject-based search engines. |
| FINDSPOT
- A collection of the best search tools on the Internet combined with
the help and tips you need to use them successfully. |
| Web
Searching Tips
– From the Internet Public Library |
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