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Search the Internet

How can I search the Internet?
The Internet can be searched using a search engine. Search engines use the "keyword" method of searching by scanning entire web sites for the term(s) you type in the search box. Metasearch engines search several individual search engines simultaneously. You can also search for images or graphics by using an image search engine. 

Search engines:	Metasearch engines:	Image search engines:
Google	Ixquick	Picsearch
Ask.com	Vivisimo	Google Image Search
Yahoo	Search.com	Ditto
Lycos	Dogpile	Yahoo Picture Gallery
AltaVista	Mamma	The Amazing Picture Machine
MSN	MetaCrawler WebCrawler	Webseek
AOL
Wisenut

How do I evaluate web sites?

• Under construction!!!

How can I learn more about the Internet?

• Search Engine Watch
  http://searchenginewatch.com/
• Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
• Conducting Research on the Internet
  http://library.albany.edu/internet/research.html