• review Web networking basics, such as how to navigate, and how to interpret URL's and domains
• learn & apply basic concepts of how to find and evaluate Web resources, how to cite Web pages for research, and related information literacy topics
• recognize differences in how search engines & directories work, and how this impacts search results

• practice using various Web search engines, directories, and websites to locate relevant information & resources on the Web
• research & explore authoritative Web resources on issues, interest groups, candidates, politics, and political parties

This instruction session and accompanying web pages were designed & presented by Susan A. Vega García, Assistant Professor, Parks Library, Iowa State University. Susan Vega García is a reference librarian, and bibliographer for racial & ethnic studies at Iowa State University. She has published research and reviews on the topic of racial & ethnic minority library materials.