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Web Searching, Sleuthing and Sifting    Searching and Sleuthing:  About Searching and Search Engines Highly Recommended  | Comparison Charts | Articles | Tutorials Highly Recommended Web Searching, Sleuthing and Sifting (Angela Elkordy) http://www.thelearningsite.net/cyberlibrarian/searching/ismain.html Written by Angela Elkordy, this six part series includes lessons on a variety of web searching topics including using web directories, looking for images and meta-search engines. Recommended for beginners as well as advanced users.   Search Engine Watch http://searchenginewatch.com/ Very useful site containing information about search engines, their indexing schemes and how they work. Also tutorials and links to articles reviewing search engines. Go to specific topics through the "Choose another page" boxes. Useful for novices and expert searchers. Comparison Charts Choose the Best Search Engine for Your Information Needs by Debbie Abilock http://www.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us/~debbie/library/research/adviceengine.html Contains a chart matching types of information needs and Internet search facilities.   Getting Started: Selecting a Tool for Your Search by Laura Cohen http://library.albany.edu/internet/started.html Useful chart describing different kinds of information needs and examples of appropriate search techniques. *How to Choose a Search Engine or Research Database by Laura Cohen http://library.albany.edu/internet/choose.html Contains in-depth charts describing web media, types of information and search techniques with suggestions on which  search facilities to use.   Robot-Driven Search Engine Evaluation Overview by Gillian Westera http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/library/staffpages/gwpersonal/senginestudy/ Includes a useful table comparing popular search engines' capabilities ("Cheat sheet") and a glossary of terms. Concise and to-the-point.   Search Tools Chart by the InfoPeople http://www.infopeople.org/search/chart.html This table contains useful information about such as database sizes, Boolean and other search options and miscellaneous special features.   A Summary of Major Search Engine Features http://www.library.nwu.edu/resources/internet/search/strategies/features.html Explanation of Boolean logic as pertaining to searching. Useful for the novice and intermediate searcher. Articles Guide to Meta Search Engines http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/search/meta.html Written by Jian Liu, this article discusses meta search engines in general and provides an annotated listing of sites.   How to do Field Searching in Web Search Engines by Ran Hock http://www.onlineinc.com/onlinemag/OL1998/hock5.html A relatively recent article on field searching using the major search engines. Tutorials Web Searching Sleuthing and Sifting (Angela Elkordy) http://www.thelearningsite.net/cyberlibrarian/searching/ismain.html Written by Angela Elkordy, Coordinator of Electronic Resources at The Sage Colleges Libraries, this six part series includes lessons on a variety of web searching topics including using web directories, looking for images and meta-search engines. Recommended for beginners as well as advanced users.   Finding It Online  (Debbie Flanagan) http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/main.html Contains general information on how to search; also information on selected search engines and a neat "practice" facility.   Guide to Effective Searching on the Internet (The Web Tools Company) http://thewebtools.com/searchgoodies/tutorial.htm#index Series of 12 tutorials focusing on 48 topics containing lots of tips on "Power Searching."   NetLearn, the directory of Internet Learning Resources (Robert Gordon Unversity, Aberdeen) http://www.rgu.ac.uk/~sim/research/netlearn/callist.htm "NetLearn is a directory of resources for learning and teaching Internet skills, including resources for WWW, email and other formats. Links with descriptive and evaluative annotations are provided, covering: learning, teaching, navigating and providing information on the Internet; learning HTML; demographics; special needs and foreign language resources. " Well organized and comprehensive.   The Spider's Apprentice: How to Use Search Engines http://www.monash.com/spidap.html Last updated: November 2001;  Links checked: November 2001 Copyright © 1998-2001, Angela Elkordy, Director of Learning Technologies, MIA techteacher1@mediaone.net http://www.thelearningsite.net/cyberlibrarian/searching/about.html Lesson 1| Lesson 2 | Lesson 2a | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 | Lesson 5 | Lesson 5a | Lesson 6 Back to the Cyberlibrarian's Rest Stop