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Module 3: World Wide Web Searching

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For searching the World Wide Web (WWW or the web) in COMP1900, we will be using the web browser Netscape Navigator 4.08.

Syllabus Outline:

Lecture 1 — How to Search

How will this help you?
Basic concepts
Getting started
Search engine
Directory
Query basics
Gotchas
Query tips
Search engine features
General tips

Lecture 2 — Where to Search

How can you decide where to search?
Finding new/rare information can be hard:
Problems with finding the comp1900 page
Solutions for finding comp1900
Finding the latest news
Subject-specific search engines
Site search engines
Combination of site search and meta-searcher
Final points

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Lecture Outlines:

WWW Searching Lectures

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Carol Edmondson <Carol.Edmondson@cs.anu.edu.au>

URL: http://computer/student/comp1900.1999/modules/Module3_WWWSearching.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 12-May-1999 21:36:22 EST