How To Search The Web

How To Search The Web:
How to Search the Web - A Guide To Search Tools by Terry A. Gray

Using the various search tools on the web is enhanced by knowing how they were actually designed, and especially by knowing the specific rules--all too often quite different--for each tool. I have tried to address both these needs. I have arranged the search engines and catalogs in order of usefulness, provided a link to them in the title of each section, and then spell out, in short form, the rules for using them. I have provided some short examples, but for detailed examples consult the help documentation available at the site. The goal of this article is to help the new user get the most useful 'hits' when using the various tools. At the end I have placed a handy little table which summarizes certain common characteristics among the search engines, some general search tips, and cross-references to other useful articles."