Summary

Synopsis

Discover tips on how to use the Internet to successfully accomplish research objectives. Find out how to differentiate between Web page information sources and examine the characteristics of search engines and directories.

Objectives

• Identify the strengths of different Web page information types
• Describe a search engine, when it should be used, and its advantages
• Describe a directory, when it should be used, and its advantages
• Discuss the relative merits of search engines and directories

Outline

• Introduction
• Overview
• Objectives
• The Web
• When to Use the Web
• Scrutinize for Validity
• Web Page Types
• Government Pages
• Government Pages: Pros and Cons
• Organization Pages
• Organization Pages: Pros and Cons
• Checkpoint I
• Additional Web Page Types
• News Sources
• News Sources: Pros and Cons
• Personal Pages
• Personal Pages: Pros and Cons
• Advocacy Pages
• Advocacy Pages: Pros and Cons
• Checkpoint II
• Search Strategies
• Available Tools
• Using Search Engines
• Using a Directory
• Final Checkpoint