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Web Search Help Links

Tips for searching for sexuality information:

When I first started to surf the net a few years ago, I was looking for sexuality resources. Because of the subject matter, most of my early searches ended up with thousands of XXX adult web sites. I was having great difficulty locating the sexology, sexual health, and other types of sex information that were available. Through my experience of "web surfing" and frequently feeling like I had fallen off the "surf board", I would offer beginners these tips.

• When looking for sexual information, search for the name of a person in the sexology field (ex. Alfred Kinsey, William Masters, Eli Coleman)
• Instead of searching for sexual behaviors (ex. Anal sex, oral sex, intercourse, masturbation), search for sexual phrases such as: sexual health, sexual relationships, sex education, sexual orientation (lesbian, gay, bisexual), transgender, sexology, AIDS/HIV, sexually transmitted diseases.
• Obtain several web addresses and then use the links section to locate other resources (the primary purpose for this web page).
• Be aware that a lot of information does not surface during web site searches. The links lists of the found web sites are a great way to discover additional web sites that contain related material.

Web sites to help you learn how to search & evaluate internet information, web libraries, and multiple category sites (libraries have extensive information on multiple topics)

http://www.brightplanet.com/deepcontent/tutorials/search/index.asp (guide to effective internet searching)

http://www.ecc.dccd.edu/Lib/ElCentro.htm (El Centro College library, extensive info)

http://www.etown.edu/vl/ (Virtual Library, has starter internet search tips, including multiple links to a variety of web sites about how to use the internet, as well as search categories useful for other research)

http://faculty.washington.edu/tdeardor/Webtour/webtour.html (introduction to the web, including related links)

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil (Internet School Library Media Center, extensive info on multiple topics)

http://www.ipl.org/div/about (Internet Public Library, sponsored by the University of Michigan, extensive information on many topics)

http://www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/hott1.html (ICYouSee, T is for Thinking web evaluation criteria)

http://www.library.albany.edu/internet/evaluate.html (evaluating internet resources)

http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill26.htm (how to conduct research & critically analyze sources)

http://www.library.jhu.edu/elp/useit/evaluate/ (evaluating information found on the internet)

http://www.library.ubc.ca (University of British Columbia, Canada library, extensive info)

http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/index.htm (thinking critically about world wide web resources)

http://www.lii.org (Librarian’s Index to the Internet)

http://livinginternet.com/thome.htm (the living internet, history & background of the internet with multiple links)

http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/sitemap.html (Media Awareness Network extensive search info)

http://www.middlebury.edu/~lib/libwebinternet/lebwebguides.html (Middlebury College Library internet guides & resources)

http://204.17.98.73/midlib/tutor.htm (how to search the world wide web, a tutorial for beginners & non-experts)

http://northernwebs.com/bc/index.html (Beginner’s Central, internet user’s guide)

http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/wwwrsw (world wide web resources for social workers, search engine)

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/libweb/ (LIBWEB, library servers via www)

http://www.virtualchase.com/quality/index.html (great info about internet searches & possible problems)

http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm (evaluating internet research sources)

http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/webeval.htm (evaluating web resources)

http://www.bbc.co.uk (extensive links & info on multiple topics)

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