Searching the web
Don't just Google it!
There is a huge amount of information on the web, but not all of it is trustworthy or suitable for academic use. In fact, only 6% of information on the web has been designed for educational purposes. You will need to be very selective when googling for websites to use in your studies.
A short podcast has been prepared to help you evaluate information on the web.
To find academic journal articles use the
eresources.
To find quality websites for your subject use the
resources pages.
For other information you could try:
Scour - searches Google, Yahoo and MSN.
Trovando – a metasearch engine that searches across many search engines.
SearchMedica - a medical search engine for healthcare professionals.
Scirus - specifically for scientific information.
Wolfram Alpha - a computational knowledge engine.