An extract from Niall Ó Dochartaigh, The Internet Research Handbook: A Practical Guide for Students and Researchers in the Social Sciences (2002).

Scott Nicholson helps you choose the most appropriate search engine for your needs, then shows you how to use it.

The University of California Berkeley recommends search strategies, explains search tools, and gives guidance on evaluating and citing web pages. Includes a glossary and tables comparing search tools.

Fravia describes the nature of the web, and offers advanced searching strategies and techniques, including designing your own searchbots.

Curt Franklin's article explains in detail how search engines work. It includes a diagram of the indexing process.

Learn how to conduct your own people search and background checks.

How to find information on the Internet and beyond. Covers theory in great detail.

Charles Harris explains how to find information, people, and pictures on the Net and gives hints on evaluating the reliability of Web-based sources.

Interactive tutorials from The Ohio State University Libraries to help you search the Web effectively, evaluate information and incorporate it into research projects.

A suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research, from selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources.