~ Internet Tutorials ~

Finding information on the Internet - a tutorial [Univ. of California]
www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Internet
An excellent, comprehensive guide to search techniques and tools on the net.

TONIC
www.netskills.ac.uk/TONIC
Interactive course. Free but need to register. Extremely detailed and in-depth; perhaps more than you need. Go straight to Exploring the Internet and Searching for some good strategies.

Learn the Net
www.learnthenet.com
Very simple explanations in small 'bites'. Try the Interactive Search Engine tutorial: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/78tutorial.htm as well as: Searching the Web; Advanced Search Techniques; Online Information: Fact or Fiction? Searching Databases: The Internet offers other places than the Web to find information. 

Scout Report
scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/toolkit
Search strategies and useful ‘quick reference cards’ that summarise and compare features of search engines.

Nueva Library Research Goal
www.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us/~debbie/library/research/research.html
Comprehensive coverage. Includes Choosing the best engine for your purpose; How to cut and paste citations into your document.

The Spider’s Apprentice
www.monash.com/spidap.html
How to plan the best search strategy. Try working through the Web-search wizard: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Mouse/1851/index.html

Searching the Internet - A Guide
Max Webber Library (Blacktown, Australia). A comprehensive range of user guides. http://www.students.trinity.wa.edu.au/library/library/study/searching.htm

Sofweb: Using the Internet
A clearly set out guide to all aspects of internet use. http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/internet/research.htm

Annotated guide to WWW search engines
www.ciolek.com/SearchEngines.html
How to search/compare an extensive range of search engines, indexes and databases

Pandia Goalgetter tutorial
http://www.pandia.com/goalgetter/index.html
How to search on the Internet. Lots of other useful stuff as well at this directory.