Many reference books usually found in your school library are now also available on the Internet. In most cases, the online versions provide richer information than their print counterparts, and they are continually updated. These online versions offer more than just the typical encyclopedia entries. They also include atlases, selected articles from magazines and newspapers, and links to related sites. There are so many search engines now.
Search engines provide users with links to Web sites containing potentially relevant information.
These search engines use keywords to locate relevant Web sites. The engine then displays sites that contain the keywords. If a keyword is very broad, a search can yield hundreds, sometimes thousands, of sites. With so many sites out there, kids need to know how to narrow down their searches by adding more specific search terms. Most engines offer tips on how to refine searches.