Looking for MORE SEARCH HELP?
Tips for
better searching
Check the date of any article you read!
Search Engines change so quickly that some
kinds of advice are soon out of date.
For the latest news and reviews check
SearchIQ or
SearchEngineWatch
or Windweaver.
Search
Engine Tutorials - a list of search help resources
regularly updated by Danny Sullivan of SearchEngineWatch.
Official
Netscape Guide to Internet Research (now at
www.researchbuzz.com)
ResearchBuzz
free weekly newsletter
Internet
Detective
is an online tutorial (3-4 hours) provided by The Institute for
Learning
and Research Technology at the University of Bristol.
Seven
Habits Of Effective Searchers Mining Co. Web Search Guide,
Jan 1999
Information
Today, Inc. features 'The Extreme Searcher’s
Internet Handbook' - ''the essential guide for anyone who uses the
Internet for research—librarians, teachers, students,
writers, business professionals, and others who need to search the Web
proficiently.''
Super
Searchers' Search Secrets Mining Co. Web Search Guide, Jan
1999
InterNet
Search Zone Even more ways to search the internet!
Looking for CONVENIENCE? Keyword Monitoring
Wouldn't it be handy to be told when new pages get indexed - pages that
include your favourite keywords or search phrases?
There are 3 free services that will watch the web (and other sources)
for you while you sleep:
ChangeDetection
TracerLock
daily emails with your results
Northern
Light - click on the ALERT box in the left hand margin.
Looking BEYOND METASEARCH? Search Utilities
You can download and install the latest search
utilities on your own PC.
Depending on the make and version of the software you install, the
benefits can be:
- you can search several search engines at once (i.e.
metasearch)
- the results are not skewed or slowed by advertising
(this may involve a fee to switch it off!)
- you have more control over how the results are
presented (e.g. by URL, by page title or by search engine)
- the pages that appear in the search results can be
downloaded automatically (and then viewed off line)
There is a freeware version of Copernic
99.
Also take a look at:
BullsEye
Mata Hari
and
WebFerret.
Check the latest features and offers for yourself, or search for
independent reviews
of these utilities at The
Mining Co. or using your current favourite search engine or
software review site.
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