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SEARCH TOOLS
DIRECTORIES:
Yahoo! Directory - general directory-
OPEN DIRECTORY (Blocked by Bess) - general directory - the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.
ABOUT.COM (Blocked by Bess) - general directory - expert guidance from real people searching the Internet for the information, goods, and services that you need to know related to your passion.
LIBRARIES INDEX - academic directory - the best of the Web with over 20,000 entries maintained by librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.
Infomine - academic directory - a virtual library of Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, and many other types of information.
ACADEMIC INFO - academic directory - Academic Info is an online subject directory of over 25,000 hand-picked educational resources for high school and college students.
METASEARCH ENGINES:
ZapMeta- Meta-Search - good selection of search engines, snapshot results, related searches and Boolean searching.
Dogpile - Meta Search - searches Google, Ask.com, Yahoo!Search, and MSN
Clusty - Meta Search - organizes search results by using creative visualization techniques to give you the big picture for a faster, but more thorough, exploration of search results.
Ixquick - Meta Search - submits your search to the major search engines and finds sites that are universally ranked in the top ten!
SINGLE SEARCH ENGINES:
MSN.com (Blocked by Bess); GOOGLE.COM; YAHOO! SEARCH; TEOMA/ASK.COM;
Charts to help you choose the best search engine:
Database from the University at Albany Libraries - excellent graph listing all major engines. This will guide you in choosing the best approach for your search.
Free Tools from NoodleTools - Choosing a Search Engine and NoodleQuest - develop a search strategy based on your information.
"Google doesn't teach students how to use the information they find, but librarians do."
Database Quicklinks, Description and Information
pages maintained by Barbara
Finlay, Library Media Specialist
