Computer Classes @ the Library

 

Basic Web Searching Tutorial

 

 

 INTRODUCTION:

"So, you're still getting those 1,670,000+ responses to your search queries on the Web, and you're still too busy to do anything about it, like reading the lengthy, and sometimes confusing, "help" screens to find out how to improve your searching techniques.

Look no further! Real help is here, in the USCB Library's BARE BONES Tutorial.

You can zip through these lessons in no time, any time. They are very short and succinct; each can be read in a few minutes. Feel free to jump in wherever you like, skip what you don't want to read, and come back whenever you need to.

The information contained in the following lessons is truly "bare bones," designed to get you started in the right direction with a minimum of time and effort. For more comprehensive and detailed help on searching the Web, consult our recommended list of sites in Lesson 20 at the end of this tutorial."

 
  bare bones 101: A basic tutorial on searching the web
"Bare Bones 101" is managed and updated by Melanie Hanes-Ramos, Assistant Director of the USC Beaufort South Campus Library.

The tutorial was originally created in 2000 by Ellen Chamberlain while serving as the Library Director at the University of South Carolina Beaufort campus. She had previously co-authored BCK2SKOL, a tutorial on Internet basics that ran from 1995-2000.  Although BCK2SKOL is no longer being updated, it is still available on the Web.