"Your Search resulted in 1,364,567 documents. The first 10 are listed below"
How many times have we all come across such a "helpful" result during a web-search? Quite often, we fear! The World Wide Web grows at an exponential rate and it becomes more and more difficult to locate the right information at the right time. All is not, however, lost. Today, the Web offers many search tools for the Adventurous Seeker. These include search engines, subject or topic directories, meta-search engines, and other databases. Search tools often have different capabilities and the success of any web search often depends on your choice of the most appropriate tool.
To help you in sorting through the numerous search choices, the Open Learning Team has put together a brief guide. In this guide, we will explain how to choose appropriate search tools on the Web and how to use these tools effectively for your own research needs