Review

1. Develop your Internet search skills and strategies

• Write down your search strategy on paper and list synonyms and related terms.
• Know the difference between a subject gateway, directory and search engine.
• Learn when to use which discovery tool.
• Know when to use broad search terms (Directories and Gateways) and narrow search terms (Search Engines).
• Use Help screens to find out about specific search techniques.
• Learn how to use a few discovery tools really well instead of using a lot badly.

2. Understand the need to critically evaluate resources you find on the Internet

• Who has written the site and why?
• When was the content first published and last updated?
• Where is the information from? (Which country/type of site)
• Know that it is necessary to spend some time reading About/ Aims/ History/ Disclaimer/ Copyright pages before relying on the content of any site.
• Realize that health and medical web sites are not all written by qualified, unbiased professionals.
• Know that Internet information can be volatile; it can change or disappear at any moment.