Internet
Internet's greatest strength is it's size this is also its greatest weakness. The challenge is to ask your question the right way, so that you don’t end up overwhelmed with too many search results, under whelmed with too few, or simply unable to locate the material that you need.
You can find documents, news stories, research papers, pictures, movies, sound, government reports, and more. For research you would use the Web to:
Before doing a search, it’s important to define your topic as completely and succinctly as possible. Write down exactly what information you’re looking for, why you’re looking for it, and what you’re not looking for. This will help you to discover the best keywords for your search.
Because Google likes to keep its main search page as simple as possible, there is no quick way to access Google Advanced Search from the default Google search page, but you can get there a few different ways. Click on this link for direct access to the Google Advanced Page click on: https://www.google.com/advanced_search
Another way to access Advanced Search, enter a search and click the gear icon, like the one below, on the right side of the results page. If you plan on using Advanced Search often, you may want to bookmark the Google Advanced Search URL.
The Advanced Search page contains these two columns.
The "Last updated" field is one of the most useful functions on the advanced search page. This lets you find the newest thing published on a topic.
When searching for your query, Google will consider the order in which your search is worded, so that words that are close together in your search are more highly ranked in the results. This means you should enter your searches in the word order that makes the most sense for your search.
Very helpful video on the features of Google Advanced Search. How to do an Advanced Search in Google
Evaluating Internet Resources
