Web indexes and directories are the best place to start your search for relevant and reliable web based information sources. Another advantage of these tools is that you will retrieve a manageable number of relevant results, not hundreds of thousands.
- Look on your library's web site for links to web indexes and directories
- Or, select one from this list
- Look on the home page of the web index or directory for a search bar
- Enter your search terms
- The subject heading and keyword search strategies that you used in the online catalog to find information sources will be effective here.
- Enter your broad subject area term and scan the results retrieved.
- Enter your broad subject area term plus the form subdivision that describes the type of information source you need.
- For example:
- stars and atlases
- engineering and handbooks
- corporations and directories
- Scan your results for relevant and useful items
If you do not find what you want or have trouble using a Web index or directory, ASK A LIBRARIAN
