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a. Books | b. Articles | c. Internet | d. Primary Sources

Finding Internet Resources

There are 3 basic ways to search the Web:

1. type in known addresses
   • the Communication Studies Subject Guide lists several Internet sites.
2. browse/search web directories
   • sites are collected by human beings and organized by topic
   • also may offer key word searching within the collection
   Academic Info, Yahoo!, MCS - the media and communication studies site
   
3. search/browse web search engines
   • sites all over the web are found based on key words you type in
   • may also have a smaller listing of collected and organized sites to choose from
     AltaVista, Google, AlltheWeb

Internet 101/102 provides you with advanced searching tips.