The Internet and Effective Internet Searching

1. Critical Evaluation of a Website; Secondary School Edition

1.1. Content

1.1.1. Ensure that page is up to date, relevant and that a bibliography is provided

1.2. Authority

1.2.1. Who created the page? What organisation is the person affiliated with? And need to ensure that the information provided is valid.

1.3. Technical and Visual Aspects

1.3.1. Does the page have headings and subheadings? Are here advertisements on the page? If so, are they too distracting? Is the website readable and so all links actually work?

1.4. More Information can be found at; Library Guides: Evaluating resources: Home

2. Tips For Efficient Searching

2.1. Use quotes to locate a specific phrase

2.2. Use Google to search within a website

2.3. Limit searches to a specific, high-level domain

2.4. Use multiple search engines

2.5. Be specific when searching for information; use key words

2.6. For further reference; 9 Web Search Tricks Everyone Should Know

3. Key Words Associated With The Web

3.1. References

3.2. Date of Publication

3.3. Authority

3.4. Purpose

4. Search Engine Teaching Techniques