SEARCH ENGINES

Search engines are grouped together into two basic types: indexes and directories.

Indexes are search engines that use spiders and robots to collect website information based on the string of characters that you type in. Google is an example of an indexed-based search engine. 
Directories, the most well known being Yahoo, classify information and use people to determine the categories and provide indexing of websites.  Directories list websites arranged by topic. A directory works in a very similar way to a library catalog. If you need an address of a museum, use a directory.

Metasearch engines, such as dogpile.com, search multiple search engines at once. The instability of webpages means many move or disappear.  Always document the url address to the fullest extent possible.

Search engines can retrieve web pages out of context.  Always try to determine the source of information.

Our library's periodical records are now linked to Google Scholar.  Google Scholar, a subset of Google, contains links to full text journal articles, books, theses, etc.  To access Google Scholar, go to: http://scholar.google.com/

Once you retrieve and link to records, you will be prompted for your ADS acct and password.  This determines that you may receive linked articles directly from our databases when you do a search.Search results are usually ranked by relevancy.  That is, the number of times your search term appeared in the website.