Information on the Internet is growing at a tremendous rate. From this largest "library" in cyberspace, you can look through millions of resources made freely available by libraries, schools, universities, professional organisations and many other sources all over the world.
To be effective and efficient in searching for relevant information in this huge cyberspace library, it is important that you know the different search tools and how they function in order to find exactly what you want quickly and accurately.
However, every search engine or search tool works in a different way and has its own strengths and niche areas. Once you are familiar with the differences, you will find yourself changing from one type of engines to another, depending on the sort of information you need.
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Search engines are Internet search services available to you to help you locate information available via the Internet. These are not specific in the Internet resources they index, and are good places to start searching. |
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MetaSearch engines searches various general search engines and directories concurrently and displays results collated from all. |
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Some search engines specialise in cataloging Singaporean content first. These are especially useful and accurate when you need a local site, or are looking for local information. |
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Specialised search engines focus on providing directories and/or search engines for one subject area. |
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Subject Directories offer collection of links to Internet resources selected and reviewed by subject specialists. These links are then organised into various subject categories and subcategories for easy reference. The general subject directories below contain a wide range of subjects ranging from academic to general including hobbies, general interests to science and current affairs. |
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These subject directories unlike general subject directories contain specialised academic subjects and they are usually created by staff or librarians from academic institutions. |
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Search Tips & Evaluating Websites Search Tips: Learn some tips to make your Web searches more precise. Evaluating Information from the WWW: Find out some ways to determine if the information provided is biased or can be trusted. |
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