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Search Engines and Web Directories
Reference Recommended Search Engines
The most popular search engine. (Nielsen Net Ratings, August 2006 )
The second most popular search engine. (Nielsen Net Ratings, August 2006 )
Alltheweb is a meta search engine that searches all search engines.
Alltheweb advanced search tips
AltaVista is the creator of Babelfish, a free translation tool for web pages.
Dogpile is a meta search engine that searches the most popular search engines including Google, Yahoo! Search, MSN, Ask Jeeves, About, MIVA, LookSmart and more.
Web Directories
If you are not sure what you’re looking for and are more interested in browsing a topic, try a Web directory.
A Web directory is compiled by people. When a person creates a website, he or she submits a short description to the directory; or, directory editors may write descriptions for sites that they review. A search will only find hits in submitted descriptions.
Suggested Web Directories:
Academic Info: Educational Subject Directory
AllLearn: Alliance for Lifelong Learning
Informine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
The Librarians' Internet Index: Websites You Can Trust
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Helpful Search
Engines Tips
~ MRL has compiled a list of terms to limit your searching strategies
so that you can easily get to the information you are seeking.
http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=facts
~Links to articles about using search engines better, Including
tips for more effective searching.
~A very thorough and complete article that explains how search engines work.
http://www.askscott.com/
~Helps you find the most appropriate Internet reference tool for your
search.
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Look through our Internet
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