How to use this Tutorial

The Tutorial Table of Contents offers a variety of information on web searching and web services. You may pursue the tutorial linearly following the table of contents. Or you may skip sections you feel you already know, and start anywhere in the table of content by clicking on that section. On any page are links to other parts of the tutorial that you may follow as needed. On any page you may click on the Glossary for a definition of specialized terms you encounter.

Objectives of this Tutorial

• Provide a current, up-to-date remote and local learning resource for anyone interested in finding information on the World Wide Web
• Support and extend the "Research-quality Web Searching Classes" offered by the UC Berkeley Library.

What's Unique About this Tutorial?

This tutorial grew out of the experience of the Teaching Library at UC Berkeley, beginning in 1995, in offering beginning, intermediate, and advanced courses on using the Internet's resources to find information. From this experience we came to believe that the investment of time to learn to effectively and efficiently find information on the Internet using complex search strategies is worthwhile. You can have confidence in your search results (if you evaluate everything you find) and learn ways to refine and focus your searches.

The tutorial was developed by Joe Barker, who retired from the University of California in June 2007. The tutorial and workshops are being continued by John Kupersmith.