Using Web Sites
Why Use Web Sites for Research?
Web sites can be very useful sources of information. Use Web sites for
- background information
- current information
- images or multimedia information
- information from special interest groups, associations and local and national organizations
- international information
- popular information
- statistics
- government information
What's The Difference Between Indexes and Search Engines?
Although you can search for information using the same techniques, the information you find on the web will generally be very different from the information you find when you use an index.
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Tip: You can locate a list of popular search engines from the library's web site. Try more than one search engine when doing research because you will not get the same results.
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