Find Information on the Internet

Have you tried the Library resources first? While there is a lot of information on the Internet, it might not be of the kind and quality you need.

It may be better to use the Library's databases| for articles from newspapers and journals.

You can also use the Library's subject guides| for locating websites that the Library staff recommend.

Searching "academic" content search engines

The Library has registered its SFX open url resolver with Google Scholar| so that there is an opportunity to check the Library's catalogue and also participating databases to see if an articlle is available: look for the SFX symbol

Please note that not all databases, subscribed to by the University, currently participate in this scheme.

Trying to find information on the Internet can be a very good way... to waste a lot of valuable time! So before you start out, remember:

• No search engine indexes all the pages on the Web. Different search engines will produce different results.  To see just how different - compare search results using  the ranking tool on Thumbshots.com. 

• Some search engines (metasearch sites) take content from other search engines - check out the Search Engine Chart to see who takes content from whom.

• ALL search engines will work for you better if you read their help pages to find out how you can use them most effectively.

•  There is no quality control on the Internet or applied by search engines to the sites they index - you must evaluate the authority, currency etc. of any sites you find.