A Consumer's Guide to Search Engines contains a variety of links to articles that will help demystify the search process and search tools. Power Searching by Pacific Bell Advocate, Mary Schrader-Lasica. Recommended Web Finding Tools from San Diego State University Library, San Diego, California. Recommended Blue Web'n contains hundreds of links sorted by audience, California State Frameworks, Dewey Decimal, and type of application from Pacific Bell Education First Application Design Team at San Diego State Librarians' Index to the Internet from UC Berkeley Library, California. This well-maintained and stable site represents one of the best indices to be found.
Every search engine has information about using their engine effectively.
Take a look at the tips they provide for best results. Help and Tutorials from DMOZ Open Directory Project. Internet 101 - About Searching by Scott Cottingham. Lessons contains a broad range of tutorials including searching by specific subject areas such as Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences and other areas. Becoming an Expert Besides the obvious, practice , there are ways to become a search expert, or at least proficient.