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Information Literacy
[|LAUSD's Information Literacy Standards] [|The Big Six] Stategies to address the information literacy standards [|The Big Six for Kids] Information literacy strategies in kid-friendly language [|Information Literacy and Study Skills] A large collection of resources on Information Literacy in Schools

Definition
[|Search Engines] (search the web using keywords) [|Meta Search Engines] (search several search engines, directories, newgroups at once (no longer recommended as powerful search engines) [|Subject Directories] (a collection of subjects to drill down from general to more specific categories) [|Invisible Web] (Often called the [|Deep Web] - web pages that do not show up on Search Engines nor Subject Directories)

Resources for Search Tools
[|Kathy Schrock's Subject Access] A comprehensive list of Search Engines, MetaSearches, Subject Directories, and the Invisible Web [|Alan November's Information Literacy Resources] [|NoodleTools-Choose the Best Search for Your Information Needs] A guide for choosing the best search strategy for the information you need. [|Bernie Dodge's Specialized Search Engines and Directories] A guide for choosing specialized educations Search Engines and Subject Directories

Refining Your Search
[|Bernie Dodge's Four NETS for Better Searching] A guide on how to use Google's Advanced Search efficiently [|Google's Advanced Search Page] The most popular search engine with advanced search utilities built in [|Google's Web Search Features] Some great things you can do with Google, some of which you probably wouldn't think of doing with a search engine. [|Google's Advanced Search Tips] Tips for using Google's Advanced Search Engine [|Soople] An easy to use interface for using Google's Advance Search Engine utilities, along with explanations of how each utility functions

Evaluating Web Resources
[|Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation Information] A comprehensive resource for evaluating web sites [|CyberBee's CyberGuide for Web Content Information] (PDF) A downloadable checklist for evaluating web resources [|UC Berkley's Evaluating Web Pages] A guide for evaluating web resources with a downloadable Evaluation Checklist (upper right corner)