Besides being familiar with the sources you use -- such as the Internet -- you should also have some idea of the issues involved in using and evaluating information from the World Wide Web. As the Internet has grown, issues like censorship, privacy, electronic commerce and online identities have arisen.

By understanding these issues, you will be more informed about how they affect you.

When you have completed this section of Searchpath, you should be able to

• understand the organization of the Internet
• identify the major types of Web sites
• use search engines and metasearch engines to search the Web
• interpret and evaluate Web search engine results

Resources for Librarians and Educators, Credits
Original Searchpath material © 2001-2002 by the Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University. Searchpath incorporates material from 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 Searchpath Open Publication License.