For Internet searching, select  below. Some sites use a hierarchy where one chooses from pre-selected categories; some are harvesters that let the user use search terms or natural language; and some are meta-search engines that invoke a search in several search engines.

Selected search engines, subject directories and gateways

Evaluating Web Sites

  • Evaluating Web Sites (BRCC)(brief)
  • Evaluating Sources of Information (JMU)
  •                   (Choose Module 6)

  • Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask (Berkeley)(thorough)
  • Surfing the Cyber Library - Search the Web (Video with Audio for Researching    & Evaluating Web Information)
  • Web Search Basics
  • Metasearchers

    Sites describing search engines, directories, and portals