Search
Engines
Search
engines are programs that explore and compile information
about the World Wide Web. You can use them to locate sites
on the Internet when you don't know the URLs. Since each
search engine has its own peculiarities of search commands
and content, read the help files they provide to learn their
particular searching techniques.
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1Clic.com
- Search by keyword, phrases, or category
All the Web - Basic
and advanced search capabilities available
Alta Vista
- Powerful and fast. Enables precise searches for specific
information by looking for phrases, specifying key words,
using case-sensitive matches, and restricting searches to
titles or other parts of file
Asiaco - Asia
search engine
Canada.com - Canadian
search engine
CapitalSearch.ca
- Canadian search engine
Ditto.com - Image
search engine
Excite - Searches
by keyword and concept, ideas closely related to the words
in your query. Results grouped by site
Google - Search pages
are ranked based on the number of other pages linking to it.
Results contain an excerpt of the text that matches your query.
Excellent for simple searches
HotBot - Use two or three
key search terms; advanced search available
iLOR: Internet Lore - Option
menu provides useful and easier ways to explore results that
are relevant to your search and ignore the ones that are not
Internet.com - E-business
and internet search capability
Lycos - Basic search allows
double quotes to denote a phrase, + to include, and - to exclude
Maple Square - Canadian
search engine
Mundo Latino - Spanish
search engine
Northern Light
- Simple and power search options available. Organizes
results into custom search folders
Overture.com - Use keywords;
quotation marks; - and + for specificity; the words, AND and
OR for inclusion
Search Engine
Colossus - International directory of search engines
Search Engines
and Web Directories for Latin American and Iberian Sites,
in Spanish - Search the web and link to a variety of sites
in spanish
Search
Engines Worldwide - Search engines by country
Searchenginez
- Redesigned search engines--easy to use
Spanish
Language Search Engines - Latin-American & Spanish
language search engines
Teoma - Provides results,
refinement, and resources
Thunderstone
- Very good at finding companies and organizations by purpose,
product, subject matter, or location
WebCrawler - General searching
capability. Use double quotation marks for phrase searching
Wisenut - Keyword or
phrases may be used
Yahoo!
- If you didn't get any hits or don't like what you got, other
search engines are at the bottom of the page for you to click
to perform the same search
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Meta-Search
Engines search several search engines at once. This is
useful since search engines do not index the Web in the same
way and some search engines will index different sites than
others. However, since complicated search statements are not
allowed in these search engines, they are used mostly for
quick searches and to pinpoint which search engine might be
the best for a more detailed search. |
1Blink.com
- Search the web, news, or newsgroups. Will search
Alaska and Canada
2Trom - Queries ten major
search engines. Comprehensive and precise
Alphasearch - Enter
keywords then select search engine
Ask Jeeves - Allows
user to enter a question in plain English. Returns several
possible question matches
Big Search
Engine Index - BIG metasearch engine
Black Widow - Use keywords
or phrases
Chubba - Use keywords
then select specific category if desired
Cyber 411 - Select type
of search you want from a pull-down menu
Debriefing - Use
keywords and "+" and "-" signs to include
and exclude search words
Dogpile - Allows simultaneous
searching of subject directories, usenet news, mailing lists,
and FTP collections, as well as Web pages
Findspot - Select either
Tools or Topics under the menu then click on your choice from
the list
GoHip - Search by keyword
and select a category from the pull-down menu
Highway61 - Use "and"
or "or" when entering multiple words. Results
are ranked
Infozoid - Use selected
search engines for your search; search news sources, online
newspapers across the U.S. or usenet groups
Mamma - Ten search engines
are queried at one time. A database of sites is organized
and presented by relevance and source
MetaCrawler
- Use default or select specific search engines. Click
on buttons for more options
MetaEureka - Meta
search engine for web, news, newsgroups, pictures, and more
Metor - Includes specialized
databases, archives and catalogs for highly targeted information
Monster Crawler -
Monstrous search tool
Pandia Metasearch
engine - Multiple engine searching
ProFusion - Select
all or up to three search engines. Pull-down menus allow
more options
Query Server
- Advanced meta search tool that broadcasts a single query
across a set of search engines
Search.com - Enter
search words or phrases or select from a category listed
Vivisimo - Document
grouping for a more organized search
WindSeek - Various search
engines return websites according to your search key
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A
Subject Index is a precompiled list of internet sites
grouped according to topics. Frequently, the compiler has
provided a brief synopsis on the content or usefulness of
the site. Each listing will include the site's URL so that
you can connect directly from the subject index. |
Argus
Clearinghouse - Topical guides which identify, describe,
and evaluate Internet-based information resources
European Search Engine
- Multilingual european search engine
Foreign Language
Search Engines Galore - Foreign country search engine
directory
Galaxy - Keyword searching
and allows you to select index you wish to search
Hot Sheet - Select from
categories provided or enter keywords and select from pull-down
menu
Infomine - Databases,
electronic journals, guides to the Internet for most disciplines,
textbooks and conference proceedings; access to important
university level research
InvisibleWeb -
Directory of databases, archives, and search engines that
contain information that traditional search engines have been
unable to access
JoeAnt - Choose from categories
provided or enter keywords or phrases
Librarians'
Index to the Internet - Annotated subject directory of
6200+ internet resources
Looksmart - Keyword
searching or select categories
NBCi - Search by subject
keyword or use quotes " " for exact phrases,
+ for required words, - to exclude words
ODP-Open Directory Project
- Comprehensive, human-edited directory
OZU - a Spanish language Web
guide - Busqueda en espanol
SearchAbility
- Guide to specialized search engines
Start4all - An index
portal. Search by categories
Terra - Spanish language
info site. Busque muchas categorías en español
Yahoo! - Browse by category
or search by keyword
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