SEARCH ENGINE TIPS
- Each search engine uses different commands for truncation, boolean logic, phrase searching, etc.
- Each search engine has different advanced search capabilities.
- Search engines are constantly updating and changing how they work.
Comparison Charts | Tutorials | News | Miscellaneous |
- Berkeley - Google, Yahoo!, Teoma
- Berkeley - various subject directories
- InfoPeople - Google, Yahoo!, Teoma, AskJeeves, Vivisimo, DogPile, and several subject directories
- NorthUmbria University - AllTheWeb, AltaVista, Google, HotBotUK, Lycos, Yahoo!
- Search Engine Showdown - Google, Yahoo!, Teoma, MSN, HotBot, WiseNut, Gigablast
- Valencia Community College - AllTheWeb, AltaVista, Google, HotBot, MSN, Teoma
- Bare Bones: Searching the Web - (USC)
- Choose the Best Search for your Information Need - (NoodleTools)
- Finding Information on the Internet Tutorial - (Berkeley)
- Internet Search Strategies - (Rice University)
- Internet Tutorial - (LSU)
- Searching the Web - (Spire Project)
- Research Buzz
- Search Engine Guide
- Search Engine News - (Search Engine Watch)
- LSU Libraries Catalog - To find books about search engines, do a subject search for "search engines"
- Search Engine Reviews -(Search Engine Watch)
- LSU Libraries Tutorial: Internet
- LSU Libraries Tutorial: Evaluation of Information Sources
