Improve your Internet search skills with our favorite
tools: learn how to use a good search engine and
subject directory to save time when you are looking for dependable
information on the Internet.
Search engines search the Internet
and locate web sites relevant to the key words that you type
in a search box.
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Use help screens and advanced search options for more
precise results. |
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Substitute other search words if the results don’t
match what you seek. |
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Our favorite, hands-down, is Google.
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Subject directories are organized
by topic and direct you to a tailored list of websites. Many
are searchable by keyword.
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Best way to find noteworthy, reputable sites |
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Developed by librarians and subject experts |
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Our favorite is the new IPL2, resulting from the merger of the Internet Public Library with the Librarian's Internet Index. |
Our favorite trivia source is the Internet
Movie Database.
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