Help with Search Tools

General Help

• General Search Information from the excellent Search Insider site.
• Search Engines "What they Are, How They Work, and Practical Suggestions for Getting the Most Out of Them."
• Search Engine Cheat Sheet - how different search engines use Boolean terms, nesting, phrase searching, truncation etc.
• Boolean Logic How to use AND, OR and NOT to narrow your search.
• How to choose the best search links
• Evaluation of Selected Internet Search Tools
• Search Tips from Submit It! - how to get listed on search engines
• Background Information about major WWW search tools
• Search Engines and Guides Excellent concise but complete reference from the Berkeley Public Library
  (Scroll down to "ABOUT SEARCHING" for Guides and Search Help links)

  Beginners Help

  A British Columbia college librarian and teacher has prepared a very good course outline about using search engines.

  Search Engine Selection Tool An excellent beginner's guide to Net Searching

  A beginner's guide to Net Searching from Scout Toolkit

  Search the Net is an extensive guide to finding things on the Internet. (There's also a Part Two.)

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