Take a look at these "Tech Tips" for some suggestions
about doing good searches on the Web.
Start with this one on
Boolean queries in general: Composing Queries
(http://osu.orst.edu/Dept/eli/feb1996.html)
Then try InfoSeek Search Tips
(http://osu.orst.edu/Dept/eli/mar1996.html) Make particular note
of
what the + and - "operators" do. Pay attention to spacing!!
Your
next step is Evaluating
Internet Sources
(http://osu.orst.edu/Dept/eli/july1996.html). This will help you decide
if
the information you're getting is reliable. Remember that ANYONE with a
computer, a modem, and Web software can become an
information provider, so
you can't automatically trust the information you see on the Web. Practice what you
learned.
(http://osu.orst.edu/Dept/eli/aug1996.html)
Finally, see an
overall approach to finding information. This will help you spend your
time productively, finding the most reliable information:
Finding Authoritative
Sources.
(http://osu.orst.edu/Dept/eli/nov1996.html)
Remember that your
most valuable resources probably aren't on the World Wide Web-- they are
the librarians in the library, who know about finding information on the
Internet AND in other places.
http://ucs.orst.edu/~healeyd/162/websearching.html By
Deborah Healey, Deborah.Healey@orst.edu for ELI
162, Advanced Reading and Writing. Last updated 14 July 2001.