Lets See How Well You Know The Internet.

.gov

.edu

.npr

.com

Using several different search engines

Sticking to your topic and resisting distractions

Become familiar with and use reliable Web resources such as National Geographic and the Library of Congress

All of the above

The author of the site tells you the information is reliable.

The author of the site provides contact information and his or her credentials.

The author links to his or her favorite Web sites.

The author states in bold letters that the site was proofread by a librarian.

Shakespeare sonnets

Shakespeare and sonnets

"Shakespeare" with "SONNETS

Shakespeare (sonnets)

A search engine does not discriminate between good and bad sites.

A search engine displays all Web pages that contain your keywords and may list thousands of unordered results.

A directory is someone's attempt to categorize the best sites available for a given subject or topic.

All of the above

Web authors ar always less professional.

Web authors are always biased.

Anyone can publish on the Web. There's no guarantee that what you're reading is objective and has gone though standard fact-checking and editorial reviews.

Printed information is always more accurate than information found on the Web.

Shout of joy.

Listing of search engines.

Content directory.

Subject directory.

Meta search engines.

Subject directories.

Surfing.

Keyword strategies.

You are free to copy information you find on the Web and include it in your research report.

You do not have to cite the Web sources you use in your research report.

You should never consult Web sources when you are doing a research report.

Just like print sources, Web sources must be cited in your research report. You are not free to plagiarize information you find on the Web.

Macromedia Flash

Google

Netscape

Librarian's Index to the Internet