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The Best Search Engines, Directories,
Libraries and MetaSearch Sites
search engines multi-search engines specialized search engines
directories top site directories libraries metasearch pages
This page, a selective collection of 75 of the top Net search tools, was created by
Tracy Marks for her Internet Search Skills classes in Boston. For more, go to
searchpages or index. Top search engine, library, and directory reviews are at
searchtools; tips on how to search the Internet are at searchguide and searchhelper.
Search Engines: The Best
*All the Web Fast Search http://www.alltheweb.com/
(There are hundreds of search engines; we aim for quality listings!)
*Google http://www.google.com
For more options, use the Google advanced search page
See our page on how to use Google
Alta Vista advanced http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=aq&what=web
HotBot http://www.hotbot.com/
AOL NetFind http://www.aol.com/netfind/home.html
Gigablast http://www.gigablast.com
Gigablast advanced search http://www.gigablast.com/adv.html
Lycos http://www.lycos.com
Msn Search http://www.msn.com
Windows Live (from MSN) http://www.live.com
Ask.com (Ask Jeeves) http://www.ask.com
Alexa.com (shows traffic) http://www.alexa.com
Inference Find http://www.infind.com/
Multi-Search Engines
*Search Multi-Search Search.com
*Metacrawler Multisearch http://www.metacrawler.com
DogPile http://www.dogpile.com
Metafind http://www.metafind.com
DeBriefing http://www.debriefing.com/
Mamma, Mother of All Search Engines http://www.mamma.com/
WebSearch MetaSearch http://www.web-search.com:80/
CNETs Search.com Multi-Search Page http://www.search.com
Webreference Search Engine page http://www.webreference.com/search.html
Directories *most recommended
*Yahoo (directory) http://www.yahoo.com
Yahoo Search Options http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search/options
See our page on how to use Yahoo!
*Looksmart Select http://www.looksmart.com
*Google Directory http://www.google.com/dirhp
*The Open Directory http://www.dmoz.org
*Wikipedia http://www.wikipedia.org
Galaxy Professional Directory http://www.einet.net/
Lycos A2Z Internet directory http://a2z.lycos.com/
Starting Point http://www.stpt.com/
StudyWeb http://www.studyweb.com/
Search Beat http://www.search-beat.com/
The Info Service http://info-s.com/
Brint: A Business Researchers Interest http://www.brint.com/interest.html
About.com Subject Site Guides http://www.about.com
Directory Guide (for web site submissions) http://www.directoryguide.com/
Databases
Internet Sleuth: 200 Databases http://www.isleuth.com/
Search Net Happenings http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/caservices/net-hap/index.html
Search Tools and Directories http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gprice/direct.htmMiscellaneous
Specialty Search Engines
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/links/Specialty_Search_Engines/
Muscat EuroFerret European Site Search http://www.euroferret.com/
Inquiry Com Information Technology search http://www.inquiry.com/
DevSearch Web Development Search Engine http://www.devsearch.com/
Better Whois Domain Search http://www.betterwhois.com
Educational Ask Eric Educational Search http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/
PedagoNet Educational Search http://www.pedagonet.com
Study Web Research Site http://www.studyweb.com/
Library of Congress Search http://www.loc.gov/search/new/
NetSearcher for Internet Professionals http://www.netsearcher.com/Government and Legal
Vital Records (U.S.) http://vitalrec.com/
FindLaw Legal Search http://www.findlaw.com/index.html
InfoMine Government info http://infomine.ucr.edu/search/govpubsearch.phtml
Free Edgar Government Search http://fe.FreeEDGAR.com/home.htm
Edgar http://www.sec.gov/edaux/searches.htmHealth and Medical
Nat. Library of Medicine Medline http://wwwindex.nlm.nih.gov/index/nlmindex.html
Medical Matrix Medline Search http://www.medmatrix.org/info/medlinetable.asp(Interpersonal Categories below are
represented on our Searchpages)
Switchboard People Search http://www.switchboard.com
Google Newsgroups http://groups.google.com
Yahoo Mailing Lists http://groups.yahoo.com
Top Site Listings *recommended
These are highly selective directories of best sites, and award-winning sites.Looksmart Directory http://www.looksmart.com
Zensearch Select Directory http://www.zensearch.com/
Web Scout Best Links http://www.webscout.com
Digital Librarian Best of the Web http://www.servtech.com/public/mvail/home.html
TOP 100 or 1000 Web Site Lists
The Web 100 http://www.web100.com/listings/all.html
Alexa's Top 1000 http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_500
Windweaver's favorite Computer/Internet sites:
Ziff-Davis' ZDNET http://www.zdnet.com CNET http:/www.cnet.com
Computer Training in Boston
For computer training, including Internet search and research skills
classes, web site design training, Adobe Photoshop classes, and
basic computer instruction in the Boston area, contact Tracy Marks.
Tracy is not only a competent computer trainer, she is also a licensed
counselor, and very patient and responsive to beginners' needs. She
is available for continuing education classes, custom trainings, private
tutoring, and consulting to individuals, organizatons and businesses.
See her computer services and Boston pages for more information.
Windweaver's Internet Search Bookstore: recommended Net
search books and directories. Secure ordering via Amazon.com.
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SEARCH TIP! If for the search results you seek, two or more words must appear together on a web page, enclose them in quotes. (i.e. "Tom Cruise" "computer training" "conference calls"). |
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SEARCH TIP! In most search engines, word order matters. After you choose your search words, type the most important words first. |
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SEARCH TIP! Consider synonyms for your keywords, and link them together with OR in capital letters if a search engine allows you to do so. For example, search for "online universities" OR "online degree programs". |
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