7. Information Literacy Guidance: Choose the right search engine

When you start your research online, the first thing is you have to look for the right search engines that suit your need.

     1. Google is always a safe bet for most search queries, and Yahoo is also a great choice. Enter the keywords and you will very quickly see useful stuff.

     

      2. Some search engines will help you with search suggestions, including Clusty, WiseNut, and AOL Search, in addition to Gigablast and SurfWax. You can also filter your searches quit effectively with advanced Google search shortcuts.

       3.  Remember you are doing a project that requires concrete knowledge and reliable information. Some search sites that deal primarily in academic and research oriented results. Included among there are YahooReference, National Geographic Map Machine, MagPortal, CompletePlanet, GoogleScholar, and EducationWorld.

       4.You might need photos for your presentations. Images on the Web are easy to find, especially with targeted image search engines such as Picsearch, Ditto, and of course, Google has some fantastic image search capabilities.

Source of information

Boswell, W. (n.d.). The perfect search engine: How to pick the right tool for the job. Retrieved from http://websearch.about.com/od/enginesanddirectories/p/websearch101.htm