OBJECTIVES:
    To learn to utilize the advanced search screens of the major search engines.
    To learn specialized search features of the major search engines.
    To be introduced to some of the promising new search engines.
    To be introduced to new metasearch tools.
    To gain experience in using all of the above.

Introductions

Brief review of basic syntax
        + required term
        - do not return results with this term
        "   "   phrase searching

The Workhorses

    Google Basic
           http://www.google.com
    Google Advanced
           http://www.google.com/advanced_search

    AltaVista Main
           http://www.altavista.com
    AltaVista Advanced
           http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/adv

    Fast Search/All the Web Basic
           http://www.alltheweb.com/
    Fast Search/All the Web Advanced
           http://www.alltheweb.com/advanced

    HotBot Basic
           http://www.hotbot.com
    HotBot Advanced
           http://www.hotbot.com  then click on advanced

    Northern Light
           http://www.northernlight.com
    Northern Light Power Search
           http://www.northernlight.com/power.html

    Excite
           http://www.excite.com/
    Excite Advanced
           http://search.excite.com/advanced

The Upstarts

    Wisenut
           http://www.wisenut.com

    Vivisimo
           http://vivisimo.com

    Teoma
           http://www.teoma.com

Metasearch Tools

     Ixquick
          http://www.ixquick.com

     Inquirus
           http://www.inquirus.com