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1. Decide whether you need to use a Directory or Search Engine.  Learn one or two search tools well.  Read the Help files.
2. It is generally better to start with a specific search and then try more general terms if you are unsuccessful.
3. Enter proper nouns with capital letters and enclose phrases in double quotation marks.
4. Watch your spelling.
5. On some search engines word order is important.  Enter your most important term first.
6. If you don't find what you seek in the top 10-20 hits, change your query or use another search engine.
7. Use a Metasearch engine, such as MetaCrawler or Inference Find, if you don't get the desired results with a standard search engine.
8. Use logical operators (AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR), where allowed.
9. Be prepared to refine and redo your search if the results produced are not helpful.

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