1. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET Jenny Presnell Miami University Libraries presnejl@muohio.edu

2. Using the Internet for Research Internet will not connect to journal and magazine articles (which are selected and evaluated by professionals) Internet is a self publishing medium which has little or no quality control

3. Searching on the Internet Subject Directories Search Engines ---- Meta Search Engines Deep Web or Invisible Web

4. Subject Directories What is a Subject Directory When to use a Subject Directory

5. Subject Directories Commercial vs Academic/Professional Directories http://yahoo.com/ http://lii.org/ University at Albany Libraries list of Directories http://library.albany.edu/internet/subject.html http://library.albany.edu/internet/subject.html

6. Search Engines How a Search Engine Works Relevancy and Frequency in Rankings of Results

7. Search Engines Search Techniques and Strategies Why Google is the best search engine. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib /Guides/Internet/Google.html

8. Search Engines What are Meta Search Engines? University of Albany Libraries list of Search Engines and Meta Search Engines http://library.albany.edu/internet/engines.html

9. Deep Web or Invisible Web Definition Graphic Representation http://www.brightplanet.com/deepcontent/t utorials/DeepWeb/index.asp Examples of Deep Websites http://www.freepint.com/gary/wsudcexam ples.htm

10. Deep Web or Invisible Web How to Access It List from UCLA Libraries http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/c ollege/help/invisibleweb/

11. Evaluating Web Sites Why? Criteria Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critic al/ http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critic al/

12. Evaluating Web Sites Sites to practice evaluation http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial- Library/webevaluation/examples.htm http://www.martinlutherking.org/