August 20, 2008
Curriculum Companions
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Web Search Strategies
- ENC Catalog for Science and Math
- watt.enc.org/main2.html
- Use the ENC Catalog to find educational resources.
- The Spider's Apprentice: How to Use Web Search Engines
- www.monash.com/spidap.html
- Basic Search Engine FAQ
How To Plan The Best Search Strategy
How Search Engines Work
The Web Search Wizard
In-Depth Analysis of Popular Search Engines
- Find Anything on the Web
- www1.zdnet.com/complife/fea/9708/findny10.html
- Here's an overview of the current crop of high-performance
search engines, in-depth indexes, and hybrids of
the two, as well as automated metasearch agents and other
shortcuts, plus new developments in the information-retrieval
realm, such as "push" delivery and Web-based
access to human research expertise.
- Second Annual Search Engine Shootout
- www4.zdnet.com/pccomp/features/excl0997/sear/sear.html
- AltaVista, Excite, Hotbot, and Infoseek square off.
Plus, search engine secrets of the pros!
- The Search is Over: The Search-Engine Secrets of the Pros
- www.zdnet.com/pccomp/features/fea1096/sub2.html
- Internet search engines can be the most useful--or
useless--tools on the Internet. Search experts make these
high-tech cybersleuths sort through millions of Web pages to
find exactly what they need in milliseconds, while the rest
of us page through thousands of sites in vain. Fortunately,
it's simple to become an expert if you know the right tricks.
- Ask Scott: Your Guide to Finding It on the Internet
- www.askscott.com
- Just as the reference librarian in a library helps you
find the best reference work for your search, AskScott helps
you find the most appropriate Internet reference tool for
your search.
- GreatScott
- www.askscott.com/great.html
- Welcome to GreatScott! This page won't make much sense
if you haven't explored AskScott. However, once you have
used AskScott, then you will understand the value of this
page. You can also get a copy of GreatScott customized for
your screen resolution for your own start page.
- Search Engine Watch
- www.searchenginewatch.com
- Most visitors to Search Engine Watch fall into one of
two groups. There are webmasters, web marketers and others
involved with creating and promoting web sites. Then there
are search engine users, everyone from researchers,
librarians and general web surfers who want to know how to
find things better using search engines.
- Six Search Challenges
- www.fi.edu/summer98/sixq.html
- These six questions are a test of your web searching skills. Use search strategies to find the answers.
