1. Internet Searching Part I Search Engine Types Boolean Searching Techniques

2. 4 Types of Search Engines Subject Guide/Directory “Live” Search Engine Metasearch Engine Combination Search Engine

3. Subject Guide/Directory “Database” of sites Sites are Pre-selected Does NOT search the Internet Examples: Yahoo! www.yahoo.comwww.yahoo.com Looksmart www.looksmart.comwww.looksmart.com

4. ‘Live’ Search Engine Searches the Internet Examples: Northern Light www.northernlight.comwww.northernlight.com Alltheweb www.alltheweb.comwww.alltheweb.com

5. Metasearch Engine Uses other search engines Indicates which engines were used Examples: Metacrawler www.metacrawler.comwww.metacrawler.com Ask Jeeves www.askjeeves.comwww.askjeeves.com Dogpile www.dogpile.comwww.dogpile.com Vivisimo http://vivisimo.comhttp://vivisimo.com

6. Combination Search Engines Offer both Subject Guide/Directory and ‘Live’ search engine functioning Examples: Google www.google.comwww.google.com Alta Vista www.altavista.comwww.altavista.com Excite www.excite.comwww.excite.com HotBot www.hotbot.comwww.hotbot.com Lycos www.lycos.comwww.lycos.com

7. Search Engine Comparison TypeProsCons Subject Guide/DirectoryRelevance Search functions Currency Quality ‘Live’ Search EngineCurrency Search functions Relevance Quality Metasearch EngineCurrencyRelevance Quality Search Functions

8. Review Search Engine Jeopardy

9. Search Engine Features Boolean Searching And (+), Or, Not(-) Wildcards planet* Phrase Searching “The Cat in the Hat” Advanced Features Include presentation, speed, FAQ pages and Help functions