Perform full-text keyword searches using AltaVista, Excite, InfoSeek, and Lycos. Use the advanced search syntax to find what you're looking for efficiently. Perform concept searches based on ideas instead of specific key words. Use metasearching to search several search engines at once. Know how to get online help from human beings you can pay to conduct searches on your behalf.
Conduct scholarly searches across a broad range of academic disciplines.
Use multimedia search engines to find pictures, audio, and video, in addition to text. Search Usenet newsgroups to find information in discussions of current research topics. Learn how to find people using Switchboard and Four11. This page is part of the Internet Literacy Web site. All rights reserved.