1. Topic-Oriented Directories 2. Search Engines a. The Language of Search Engines b. Advantages of Search Engines c. Disadvantages of Search Engines d. List of Search Engines 3. Net-Smarts -- or becoming Netwise 4. S.E.A.R.C.H.

2.b. Advantages of using Search Engines

When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains,  however improbable, must be the truth. Sherlock Holmes The Sign of Four

There are three very compelling advantages of most search engines.

1. The indexes of search engines are usually vast, representing significant portions of the Internet, offering a wide variety and quantity of information resources.
    
2. The growing sophistication of search engine software enables us to precisely describe the information that we seek.
    
3. The large number and variety of search engines enriches the Internet, making it at least appear to be organized.
     

Section : Finding Digital Resources
Page 1: Topic-Oriented Directories
Page 2: Search Engines
a: The Language of Search Engines
b: Advantages of Search Engines
c: Disadvantages of Search Engines
d: List of Search Engines
Page 3: Net-Smarts -- or becoming Netwise
Page 4: S.E.A.R.C.H.