Writing in a reader-friendly style, Calishain, editor of a weekly newsletter on Internet searching, explains what search engines are for, how to use them, and what tools to use with them to make researching easier. In addition to covering specific topics and showing how to work search engines, she outlines principles for how Internet searching works. Examples provide information on specific kinds of searching, from genealogy to finding local information. Annotation ฉ2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
I. INTRODUCTION TO WEB SEARCHING.
II. PRINCIPLES OF WEB SEARCHING.
III. SEARCHING THE WEB.
IV. SEARCHING FOR MULTIMEDIA.
V. SEARCHING FOR PEOPLE.
VI. CONSUMER SEARCHING.
VII. TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
VIII. SEARCHING THE WORLD.
Index.