As a part of their business department computer graphics class, Megan Connell, Liz Cosby, Jen Doyle and Sarah Horn put together a winning media festival presentation. Some, like Dogpile, are meta search engines which use other search engines to do the job for them. Still others like Yahoo are more commercially based. When in doubt, just ask one of the media center staff for recommendations.
Most students rely heavily on the internet as a source of information instead of using books.
Unlike books, web sites do not have to go through a publisher to appear on the internet, as a result, it is especially important to understand how to evaluate the validity of the information you are accessing. Ask yourself why the site was created, when it was last updated, and what are the credentials of the author. Also ask if the site is applicable to your research, fair and unbiased, and user friendly. Look at the domain name ending. These tags typically indicate who published the site and its intended purpose.