Search Engines/Activity: Strengths and Weaknesses of search tools

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In this activity we are going to see how search tools differ by trying to compare them.
a) Type the address http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk and click GO.
This takes you to a Virtual Training Suite which provides free Internet tutorials to help you learn how to get the best from the Web for your research. The tutorials are listed according to disciplines.
b) SELECT a discipline inline with your subject area, and
c) Go to Discover.
d) Go through the whole tutorial to assess the strengths and weaknesses of different search tools.
Open a Word document and draw the table below. As you go through the tutorial complete the table by copying and pasting information you find in the web.

Search Tool Definition Good for (Strength Not good for (Weakness)
Search Engine ............ ............ ............
Web directories ............ ............ ............
Subject gateways ............ ............ ............
Online Database ............ ............ ............