Web Searching Guides & Tutorials

The following guides and tutorials cover the basics of web searching, search strategies, search engines, subject directories, and other Internet search tools.

• Effective Internet Search: Basic Tools and Advanced Strategies (Video, 27 min.)
• Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial - Comprehensive tutorial from the Teaching Library Internet Workshops at the University of California-Berkeley.

Subject Directories

Subject directories organize websites by subject or topic. Many subject directories only include websites that have been selected for their quality and credibility.

• Web Sites - Comprehensive lists as well as sites selected by MCC librarians.

Search Engines

• Bing ( Help )
• DuckDuckGo ( Take a Tour | Help )
• Google ( How to use | Advanced Search )
• Yahoo! ( How to use | Advanced Search )

Blogs & Discussion Groups

• BlogSearchEngine.org
• BlogSpot Blog Search
• CataList (the official catalog of LISTSERV lists)
• Google Groups

Other Search Tools

• Internet Archive Wayback Machine - See archived versions of web pages across time.