Searching the InterNet

1. Boolean Operators: The use of "and" (in some Search Engines you can use a "+" instead).
2. Boolean Operators: The use of "not" (sometimes "and not" must be used) (in some Search Engines you can use a "-" instead).
3. Boolean Operators: The use of "or" .
4. The use of phrase searching (see the pull down menu at the Hot Bot site at Search).
5. The use of "near" and "within" of proximity searching.
6. The use of "*" in truncation.
7. The use of "*" as a wildcard.
8. Case Sensitivity (Does the Search Engine Recognize Capitals? ... What Would Happen If You Needed to find the Rock Group Called the Kinks?).
9. Limiting by Date.
10. Using the Advanced Search Mode many Search Engines Offer.

1. Ranking of Relevancy.
2. Web Page Summaries.
3. Results by Page.
4. Modification of Search Results.

TOOL	Search Engines	Meta-Search Engines	Directories	Virtual Libraries
EXAMPLE 1	Alta Vista	MetaCrawler	Yahoo	WWW Virtual Library
EXAMPLE 2	Google	Monster Crawler	About	On-Line Books
FUNCTION	Specialized	Multi-Search inclu Directories	General Search by Subject	Specific Search by Subject
RESEARCHED BY	Robots Spiders	Robots-Spiders and People	People	Experts