PILOT Module 5 Using the Web

When you have completed this module you should be able to

recognize the difference between the Visible Web and Invisible Web
understand the structure of a URL
understand the basics of search engine page ranking
use search engines more effectively
evaluate Web search results
recognize some popular subject directories and understand the advantages of using them

Original PILOT material © 2009 by Sacramento City College Library. PILOT incorporates material from Inflite, a tutorial developed by IUPUI, ©2003, Searchpath, a tutorial developed by Western Michigan University, © 2001-2002, Plagiarism: The Crime of Intellectual Kidnapping, a tutorial developed by San Jose State University Library, ©2003-2004, and TILT, a tutorial developed by the Digital Information Literacy Office for the University of Texas System Digital Library, © 1998-2002. This material may be reproduced, distributed, or incorporated only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the PILOT Open Publication License.