DIGITAL NURSERY WORKSHOP:

Using Search Engines

CARMELLA WHITAKER, PROGRAM SUPPORT

The "Big Six" Search Engines:

Search Engine Ratings Chart
Search Engine Sizes
Directory Sizes
Search Engine Features
How Search Engines Work

Altavista www.altavista.com
Excite www.excite.com
Google www.google.com
Hotbot www.hotbot.com
Yahoo www.yahoo.com
Lycos www.lycos.com
Metasearch Engines

Evaluating Web Page Content Misc. engines:

Evaluating Web Pages: Links to examples of various concepts
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources

Google groups www.google.com newsgroups
Infospace www.infospace.com people finder
Yellow pages for business www.switchboard.com

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Searchers

      1. Develop the Internet habit.
      2. Use the best tool for the job.
      3. Read the instructions.
      4. Choose unique keywords.
      5. Use multiple search engines.
      6. Consider the source.
      7. Know when to look elsewhere.

-from Search Engines for the World Wide Web, second edition, Peachpit Press, 1999.

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