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Begin the tutorial by clicking the first link, or select any page to review.
- Choose the Right Tool: There are three distinct types of Web search tools: Web directories, Web indexes, and specialized databases.
- Browse the Best Sites: Web directories are selective. They provide short descriptions of Web sites and are a good place to start a general search or to survey what's available on a broad topic.
- Search for Specific Information: Web indexes ("search engines") are huge databases containing the full text of millions of Web pages. Start here when your search is specific or well-defined. Specialized factual databases (the "invisible Web") are also good sources for answering specific questions.
- Meta-Search to Save Time: A meta-searcher allows you to send one search to many different Web tools (key directories and
indexes) simultaneously.
- Smart Search Techniques: Use effective search techniques in all of these sources. Choose good search terms, speak the "language" of the search tool (symbols, boolean operators) and use limiting to focus search results.
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