Get thee now to your local library and seek out the librarian who is willing to overload you with information. Early in the morning is a good time as it will be past coffee and before the homework rush. Make sure you ask for periodicals articles in something like Infotrac -- any serious expert is going to be publishing in journals, not just (or even!) on the Web. And if your library (at school or the public library) is using the Library of Congress Classification scheme, browse in the BF's, the HQ's, and the early R's. Possibly in the TL's (I think) for the Internet. You may find the librarian who is the computer wonk who loves search engines and can help you on that end, too. The terms you find in Infotrac will help you with searching the Web, btw...

Is it just the 'net searching you feel like a tyro at, or research in general? You know my college didn't even offer a decent "how to do research" course until you were an upperclassman...