The Internet is a terrific resource. It contains hundreds of web sites dedicated to thousands of topics. With so many sites, it is easy to get lost. Knowing the types of search tools available and mastering some general search tips can make your search more profitable.

Use caution when searching the web, though. Anybody with access to the Internet can post web sites about topics that interest them. These sites are not always accurate. Therefore, it also is a good idea to learn how to evaluate web sites. The Purdue University Library system's Core+ Tutorial provides helpful guidelines for evaluating sources. Purdue's OWL has a mini-tutorial on evaluating sources that includes evaluating Internet sources. There's also a great interactive tutorial on being an Internet detective on another site that you can visit if you want to work more on evaluating Internet sources.

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There is a lot of information on the Internet, including a lot of resources about writing. However, sometimes it's hard to find what you're looking for. Use the resources in this section to help you learn more about searching the Internet for information and use our collections of writing-related resources for more information about writing. If you're a student (or an instructor) in Introductory Composition at Purdue (ICaP), you can find lots of resources on their web pages as well.

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DeepWebResearch.info is a Subject Tracer™ Information Blog developed and created by the Virtual Private Library™. It is designed to bring together the latest resources and sources on an ongoing basis from the Internet for deep web research which are on the site's mainpage.

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The search engine that helps you find exactly what you're looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web.

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Free online network utilities, including traceroute, nslookup, dig, automatic whois lookup, ping, finger, and our own Domain Dossier and Email Dossier. Some source code included.

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Quintura is a visual search engine. It extracts keywords from search results and builds a word cloud. By clicking words in the cloud, you refine your query.

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Welcome to our free search engine tutorial, a short and easy guide to Web searching, search engines and directories. This little crash course will teach you how to explore the Net more efficiently.

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