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Search the Internet

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Resource materials useful to DVR staff and consumers interested in learning how to search the Internet to find additional career resources.

• Tutorials

• Search Engines

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Tutorials

Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
This site is an excellent comprehensive online tutorial created by the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley.  It provides information on searching the Internet for information which ranges from basic to advanced.  For the novice Internet user this would be a good way to learn about various search engines and how to use them.  The user will find suggestions as to the best search engines.  The site contains practice exercises the user can complete in developing skills.  The site also contains useful information on thinking through your search prior to using the search engine.  Specific guidelines for using many of the search engines listed below can also be found in this tutorial.  (Note:  This tutorial was written to be used in conjunction with the Netscape Navigator browser, but the information on conducting searches using various search engines is also valid for users of the Internet Explorer browser.)

Search Tutorial: Guide To Effective Searching on the Internet
If you are looking for an in-depth discussion of how to effectively use search engines in locating information on the Internet, this is the site for you.  It is a sixty two page manual.  The primary focus of this tutorial is on how to write queries which will help you find the information you are seeking. This site is definitely for the more experienced Internet user rather than the novice.  

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Search Engines

Meta-Search Engines

These search engines do not have their own databases.  Instead, they pass your search through other search engines, gather the responses from the individual search engines they query, and then give you a report of the results from many different resources.

• Dogpile
• MetaCrawler
• Ask Jeeves

Keyword Search Engines & Subject Directories

• AltaVista
• Google /Tips on constructing and refining searches 
• Northern Light / Tips on constructing and refining searches 
• Fast Search
• Excite  
• Hotbot  
• Lycos  
• Yahoo