Where & how to search the Internet

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This small post is largely borrowed from Southern Oregon University.  Hopefully the pointers and links are useful reminders of where and how to search the web for information. I know that at my age, I need all the help remembering things that I can get! So here’s the list…Genealogy-Ideas

How to Search the Internet

  1. Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
  2. BARE BONES 101: A Web Search Tutorial
  3. Web Search Tutorial by Pandia
  4. Web Search from About.com
  5. Best Search Tools Chart
  6. Graduated Search Strategy
  7. How to Choose a Search Engine
  8. Tips for Effective Internet Searching
  9. Evaluating Web Resources
  10. Choose the Best Search Tool
  11. Search Engine Showdown
  12. Search Engine Watch

Search Tools

  1. Google Advanced Search
  2. Yahoo! Advanced Search
  3. Ask Advanced Search
  4. All the Web Advanced Search
  5. Bing Advanced Search
  6. Exalead
  7. Hakia
  8. Alta Vista Advanced Search
  9. Gigablast Advanced Search
  10. Lycos
  11. Quintura
  12. Snap

Metasearch Tools

  1. Ixquick Metasearch
  2. Dogpile
  3. AllPlus
  4. Surfwax
  5. Yippy
  6. Mamma
  7. Metacca
  8. Beaucoup
  9. Metacrawler
  10. Search.com
  11. Findelio
  12. Info.com

Lists excerpted from Southern Oregon Univ. Library