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Unit Eight: The Internet as Research Tool

Unit Contents

  1. Objectives
  2. A Brief Overview of the Web
  3. Web or Not?
  4. The World Wide Web (WWW)
  5. Web (Subject) Directories
  6. Web Directories - When To Use Them
  7. Web Directories - Problems/Challenges
  8. Academic/Professional Directories
  9. Web Search Engines
  10. Web Search Engines - When To Use Them
  1. Web Search Engines - Problems/Challenges
  2. Web Directories vs. Web Search Engines
  3. Computers and Research
  4. Search Techniques - Phrase Searching
  5. Search Techniques - Field Searching
  6. Recommended Web Search Engines
  7. Evaluating Web Sites
  8. Evaluating Web Sites, continued
  9. Final Summary
Updated: November 19, 2009