| General
References | Research Tools |
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Engines: |
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101
SuperSeek - Sprawling search site featuring all major search engines
and over 1,200 specialized directories. With customizable multi-engine
search feature. |
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AOL
NetFind - Kids Only search engine - simple, friendly interface lets
kids find other kids, web sites, email addresses, and newsgroup information. |
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All4one
Search Machine - Simultaneous and speedy frames-based keyword search
of AltaVista, Yahoo!, Lycos, and WebCrawler. |
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AltaVista
- Web and Usenet News searcher, indexing over 100 million pages. Categories
are: simple, people, business, subject, and advanced searches. |
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Ask
Jeeves - "Real language" search engine lets users word
queries without knowledge of boolean algebra. With games, postcards,
and popular search listings. |
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Debriefing
Meta Search Engine - Java-based search which crawls AltaVista,
Yahoo, Infoseek, Excite, Webcrawler , Lycos and Hotbot to return collated
results. |
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Deja
News - Quick or power searching of newsgroups, within newsgroups,
and to find a newsgroup to fit your interest. |
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DevSearch:
Engine for Web Builders - Project Cool offering that gives you several
resource sites to trawl, and allows you to specify design, scripting
or HTML as your interest area. |
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Electric
Monk - The Electric Monk finds answers to real English questions.
It's the first search engine that understands what you are looking
for. |
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Excite
- Use this well-known service to search by keywords or text strings,
or browse the categories of reviewed sites. |
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FTP
search - You may want to read the searching and formatting parameters
before using this ftp search engine, located on a server in Trondheim,
Norway. |
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FindSpot
- One stop shop for free access to Internet and Usenet search engines
and directories. With multiple search syntax and example-based help. |
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Finding
Data on the Internet - JournalistÆs guide to using the Net
for database research, with links to data on air safety, campaign
contributions, medicine, crime, and more. |
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Galaxy
Einet - Search using any or all keywords, title, or link text
searches within chosen categories. User-defined result display. |
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HotBot
- Wired magazine's search engine, powered by Inktomi, allows you to
search within particular geographic or cyber areas. |
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Inference
Find - Queries six search engines at once, merges the results, removes
redundancies and categorizes findings for you. |
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Infoseek
- Search the Web, email addresses, newsgroups or a company directory
by keyword, name or full questions. Or browse the reviews. |
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IntelliSearch
- Free 2 week trial of a charged-for service giving you unlimited
access to more than 1,600 business information sources. |
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Internet
Sleuth - Find what you're after by choosing from over 3,000 searchable
databases. Narrow the search down by selecting from over 20 subject
listings. |
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LookSmart
Spotlight Site - Web Search - Master the art of searching using
the large array of tools available, including newsgroup and mailing
list searchers. From The Mining Company. |
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Lycos
- Customizable search engine allows you to enter a search string or
browse the Web by subject. With a newcomers' section. |
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MacinSearch
- Specialized multilingual search engine that indexes only Macintosh-specific
web sites. Includes a list of the 20 most popular sites. |
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Magellan
- Smart search recognizes concepts related to keyword searches and
returns them in order of relevancy. |
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Mamma:
Mother of All Search Engines - Multi-engine searching of web sites,
magazines, newspapers, newsgroups, companies, and MP3 files. |
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My
Virtual Reference Desk - Large index of general and specialized
search engines and directories, browsable by topic or title. |
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NetSearcher
- Search engine provided from Internet.com. Useful for ISP, Java,
ecommerce, and browser-related searches. |
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Open
Text Index - Choose the simple search or (to pick which part of the
web document to search, and the structure of the search) a power search. |
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PC
Game Finder - Free search engine service locates reviews, demos,
hints, add-ons, fan pages, and official homepages for PC game titles,
including new releases. |
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PC
Webopaedia - Encyclopedia and search engine dedicated to computer
technology. With browsable categories, top search terms listing, and
related links. |
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Phantom
- Mac and Win95/NT web crawler for webmasters. Site visitors get platform-specific
information, no matter where it is on the Internet. |
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PlanetSearch
- Search by keyword for web pages, email addresses, company, government
and personal homepages, and international white and yellow pages. |
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RealNames
- Locate companies, products, and brands by navigating directly to
a specific web site, without using URLs. With product and pricing
details. |
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SavvySearch
- Sends your query to 19 search engines on the Internet and collates
the results. Choice of over 15 languages. |
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Search
Engine Watch - Informs users and web developers on all aspects
of search engines and directories. Includes news and analyses of all
the major players.. |
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Search.com
- You will never get lost again. Find the sites youÆre after
by subject, or by keyword using a selection of search engines. |
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Starting
Point - Revamped search engine/directory with a select listing
of high-quality sites under 12 categories. Personalize listings by
adding favorite URLs. |
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Ultra-Search
- Query all of the major search engines on the web from one location,
as well as Usenet searches, and shopping searches. |
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WebCrawler
Searching - Natural language searching using plain English words.
Designed for novice users, but includes some advanced features. |
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WebSitez
- Search for specific domain addresses by entering part of a web address,
keywords, or company names. |
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Windweaver
Training Resources - Boston author/trainer Tracy Marks reviews,
recommends, and gives tips on using Internet search engines and directories. |
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World
Wide Web Worm - Search hypertext, URLs, document titles, and HTML
addresses. Automatically modifies your keywords. |
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Yahoo!
- Original search engine and directory of the Web. Search the entire
database at once, or comb through the categories. |
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amiCrawler
- Search engine that includes Amiga-specific web sites only. With
the 20 most popular Amiga sites, and an Amiga White Pages email directory. |
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Library
of Congress |
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Patent
Locator |
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The
Smithsonian Institution |
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Thomas:
Lib. of Cong. legislative information |
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The
Virtual Reference Desk |
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