Learning the Internet

Finding Information on the Internet, www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Inte rnet/FindInfo.html. A thorough guide to how to search on  the Internet

Learn the Net, www.learnthenet.com. Everything you need to know abou the Internet, from how it started and how to use it, to how to design your own web page and where you can post it.

webTeacher, www.webteacher.org. A thorough introduction to all things Internet, from using web browsers and E-mail to chat, distance learning, and basic HTML.

Windows/Mouse User Tutorial, http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/tutor/welcome.htm

Directories

Librarian’s Internet Index:  Websites You Can Trust,  www.lii.org Best of the Web, selected, organized, and described by librarians.

Michigan eLibrary, www.web.mel.org/index.jsp
A subject collection of Internet sites selected by professional librarians.  Particularly useful for finding Michigan-related sites.

Search Engines

Yahoo, www.yahoo.com
The foremost directory of web sites. All sites listed are reviewed and categorized in hierarchically organized directories.

Google – www.google.com
The largest search engine on the web

Meta Search Engines

DogPile – www.dogpile.com – allows you to search many search engines at once.

Search Engine Reviews

Visit www.searchenginewatch.com or www.searchengineshowdown.com for detailed reviews, statistics, and information on what’s included and what’s not.