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Searching the Internet
Exercise for Internet Research Class

1. Select a TOPIC of interest to you. (If you can't think of one, browse the Subject Web Index on the PAC Homepage.)

TOPIC:

Search terms for this TOPIC:  

2. Select a Keyword Search Engine

Keyword Search Engine:

What results did you get?

 

3. Select a Metasearch Engine

Metasearch Engine:

What results did you get?

 

4. Select a Subject Directory

Subject Directory:

What results did you get?

 

5. Which of these 3 search techniques yielded the best information for your topic?

Why?

 

I.Scharf, 10/2006

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