Internet

There are many approaches to searching the Internet and the one you take will depend on the kind of information you are looking for.

What is on the Internet | Search engines | Subject directories
Academic resources

• Organize Web sites according to various subject areas
• Allow for browsing by category
• Usually allow you to find better quality results than what search engines retrieve
• Tend to be smaller in size
• Each uses their own classification system
• Not useful for finding very precise information