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Search Engines
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Alta Vista
An extremely fast search engine for Web pages
and newsgroups.
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Excite
Search WWW and Usenet sites by concept or keyword.
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Fast Search
A fast, huge, search engine which
works well for simple searches.
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Go.com
A full-text, "real-time" index of over 50 million web
pages.
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Google
Fast search engine that caches many sites that it indexes
to speed up access.
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HotBot
A search engine with extensive coverage; refine your search
carefully.
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Northern Light
An easy-to-use search engine that also
includes citations from over 1800 periodicals, newspapers, and publications.
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WebCrawler
Search through over 200,000 WWW sites; relevant
hits.
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Yahoo
An engine that allows you to search Yahoo's directory site
and/or the Web; has advanced searching options.
Meta Search Engines: search multiple engines at one time.
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All-In-One
All search tools listed together.
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Ask.com
Easy, general reference. Just type a question using standard English.
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Cyber411
A very fast, thorough, meta-search engine.
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Dogpile
Very fast and efficient meta-search engine that queries search engines, directories, Usenet news and FTP sites.
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Findspot
A gateway to Internet search tools that combines access to these tools with example-based help"; primarily search engines,
but includes some directories.
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Metacrawler
Includes MetaSpy and MiniCrawler.
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Vivisimo
Organized search results with document clustering.
Specialized Search Engines for finding unique information
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Arriba Vista
Image search engine to help you find that perfect picture.
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Hytelnet
Look for telnet sites by title.
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LISZT
A searchable directory of e-mail discussion groups (listservs, listproc, majordomo).
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NewsTrawler
A meta-search engine for searching the non-subscription news archives.
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Search the List of Lists
An invaluable search tool when you want to find out if there is a listserv on a topic of your choice.
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2ask
Allows searches, by keyword, to many subject-arranged sites which include searchable directories.
Search Tips
Choosing the Best Search
Engine
Strategies for Searching the
Web
Choosing the Best Search Engine
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Choose the Best Engine for Your Purpose
This site provides a table with a list of statements describing the type of information needed, and then suggests
search engines for that particular search.
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Introduction to Search Engines
This Kansas City Public Library site includes descriptions and reviews of search engines. It also contains a
well-organized chart of Search Engine Comparisons.
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Internet Search Tools and Techniques
This tutorial may be too complex for students, but it is excellent for teachers and librarians. One handy student tool is the
table of subject specific search engines that includes companies, jobs, games, clip art, software and health.
Strategies for Searching the Web
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Four NETS for Better Searching
A handy helper to searching the web. Powered by Google.
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Finding It Online: Web Search Strategies
This tutorial presents an easy-to-follow process on using search engines and subject directories for finding what you
need on the World Wide Web. Specifically, this tutorial will enable you to:
- Use subject directories and describe the
difference between a subject directory and a search engine.
- Use implied and full Boolean logic, phrase
searching, truncation,and field searching effectively.
- Identify key concepts, synonyms, and
variant word forms in your search topic.
- Use key search engines effectively
including Alta Vista, InfoSeek,HotBot, Northern Light, Excite, and Google.
- Use meta-search engines and specialty databases when appropriate.
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