Internet is a place where you can literally get any kind of help. You can access a great amount of information in a very short time. Internet is not only a library in which all the available items are identified and retrieved by a single catalog. But also it does provide access to a wealth of information on countless topics contribute by people around the world.

On the Internet, a user has access to a wide variety of services as it has vast information resources, interesting groups, email facility, multimedia displays and so on.

So how exactly you can find information on the net ?

1. You can look for the subject or topic by using any or all of these ways.

2. Browser.

3. Explore a subject directory.

4. Conduct a search using search engines.

5. Join an email discussion group.

6. If you have the address URL of a web site you can directly go to the website.

Now how each method helps you in searching for information,

Browser – The home pages on the web are huge in amount but are interestingly you can find desired material on the net.

Explore a directory –

Increased number of universities, companies or libraries or organizations and even volunteers are creating subject directories to catalog portions on the Internet.
Most of these provide search feature that allows you to query the database on your topic of interest.

Conduct a search using web search engine –

1. Forming your queries involves these simple steps –

2. Identify your concept or need.

3. List keywords for the concept, for instance ‘budget’, ‘budget details’.

4. Specify the logical relationship among the keywords using ‘and’, ‘or’ and ‘not’.

5. Web search engines offer access to vast range of resources located on the Internet. Some good search engines are obviously Google followed by Alta Vista, HotBot, Infoseek

6. The key word needs to be as a way to ask the search to proceed easily. The engine searches its index and generates a page with links to these resources related to your words.

If you have too many results –

• Search for particular words or fields.

• Add concept words.

• Use vocabulary specific to the point.

If your search term is a phrase include it in ” ” double quotes.

• Drop the least important concepts.

• Use more general words.

• Add alternative terms or spellings.

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