You can often guess the URL of a particular site. When you install browser software on a computer, you can specified a home page for the computer, the page that the browser software first displays each time it is started. We will be using information given on this home page during the semester as we learn about different library resources. The World Wide Web contains a large amount of information that lives in cyberspace without one single directory or catalog. Without an exact URL, specific information is almost impossible to find.
Search engines assist in locating information.
They identify, collect and index Web pages into a searchable database. Dogpile Searching using single search engines can be effortlessly simple. It can also be very complex. It is important to remember that each search engine works differently. Some are more extensive and each offers varying search capabilities.