Navigating the Web: Using Search Tools and Evaluating Resources
May 29, 2001

OBJECTIVES:

• Know how to locate and run a simple search using an internet search engine
  
• Be familiar with criteria used to evaluate web resources
  
• How to cite web resources

OUTLINE:

• The problem and its scope

• How to find web sites

• Navigation Tools
  
  • Search Engines
    
  • Meta-Search Engines
    
  • Subject Directories
    

  • Specialized Web Guides

• Evaluating Web Sites
  
• How to Cite Electronic Sources