FAQs, Help, and Tutorials Websites

Scott Nicholson helps people choose the most appropriate search engine and how to use it.

A suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research, from selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources.

How to find information on the Internet and beyond. Covers theory in great detail.

Recommends search strategies, explains search tools, and provides guidance on evaluating and citing web pages. Includes a glossary and tables comparing search tools.

A multi-lingual glossary of search engine terms as suggested by members of the I-Search Digest.

Learn how to conduct your own people search and background checks.

Summary of indexing techniques and drawbacks of various search engines and how to perform effective searches tips.

Describes how to use search engines, directories and newsgroups, covering simple and advanced techniques. Includes a search engine control features chart.

Explores Internet search theory, the work of David Novak, a researcher bridging library science to computer science. Covers search strategy, new techniques and choreography.

Interactive tutorials from The Ohio State University Libraries to help you search the Web effectively, evaluate information and incorporate it into research projects.

The Internet Public Library advises on which search engine to choose and how best to use them.

A comprehensive glossary of search engine terms.

A summary of search commands for Google, Yahoo! and Live Search.

Information on resource types, comparison charts for services, tutorials.

Advanced uses of Google.

Describes how search engines work and methods to solve problems in getting a site properly indexed.