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Handy Charts
These sites show the various commands featured by the major Internet search tools.
Tutorials
Step-by-step instruction.
- Bare Bones 101: A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web (University of South Carolina)
- Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial (University of California-Berkeley)
- Internet Tutorials (University of Albany)
Other Sources
- Recommended Web Search
Sites (CBB)
Lists of directories and search engines with descriptions.
- Internet Scout Project
Contains Scout Report, a weekly publication of newly discovered Web sites, Scout Archives, a collection of annotated sites, and more. Of particular use to educators, researchers and others interested in high-quality Internet sites.
- Searchengineshowdown.com
This site is an excellent place for keeping track of the various commands and features offered by search engines.
- Searchenginewatch.com
This site has extensive information for searchers, Webmasters, Web marketers, etc.
- Online and Searcher are two excellent periodicals which regularly feature articles on searching the Internet. Use the Find Journals tool to read them online.