Many of these claim to be
the "most comprehensive" or to retrieve the "most relevant results."
The truth of the matter is that they all overlap considerably, but
they each also contain unique indexes and search features. You may
need to use several search engines to find what you need.
Searching techniques vary
among Internet search engines. Most of them offer something in the
way of Boolean operators, phrase searching, nesting, and truncation,
but the methods will be a little different in each. Some offer highly
advanced searching techniques such as domain limitations or image
retrieval.
For more detailed information
on searching the Web, please see
Internet Searching:
Tools, Tricks & Evaluation or
Bare Bones
101: A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web
Please check the help files
or ask at the Reference Desk if you need assistance with Web search
engines.
