PIERCE_COLLEGE_LIBRARY WEB_SEARCHING

Subject Starting Points
Links to websites in selected subject areas organized by discipline.

Internet Search Engines
Links to WWW search engines and explanations of how to use them.

A Guide to the World Wide Web 
If you're new to searching the Web, start here. If you're new to the internet and fairly new to computers, once you get to this page click on the blue sentence in the blue box that says "Before Even the Basics: A Note to Absolute Beginners".
Particularly useful is their section on "Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web" about evaluating the information you find.

Citation Styles
MLA and APA style guides, for citing electronic and traditional research.

Web Addresses (URLs)
Do you find web addresses confusing? Are you fairly new to using the web? If so, this page will help you learn many useful tips, from the language of web addresses to figuring out who owns a specific web page.

Evaluating Internet Sites
Exercise for Muriel Nelson's English 101 class.

Questions/Comments about this website to: Lynn Olson, lolson@pierce.ctc.edu. Last Revised 8/10/2004.