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Subject Guides
Internet Search Engines
- CompletePlanet
- This is a searchable collection of thousands of databases and websites in all subject areas.
- Direct Search
- Direct Search is a growing compilation of links to the search interfaces of resources that contain data not easily or entirely searchable/accessible from general search tools like Alta Vista, Google, or Hotbot.
- Fast
- This search engine excels in all categories except hard-to-find topics.
- Fossick.com
- Fossick.com provides over 3000 specialized search engines and topical guides in all subject areas.
- Google
- Currently, the best all-purpose search engine available, Google produces relevant search results and uses a simple and functional interface.
- Google Government
- This Google search option will limit your search to federal and state government websites.
- HotBot
- This search engine is one of the best for business, products and technology.
- Infomine
- Infomine searches over 20,000 academically valuable resources.
- Ixquick
- Use this search engine to search the web, pictures, mp3 and news.
- Lycos
- Another good search engine, this one has a good search interface and advanced features.
- Metacrawler
- This is a good search engine to use for general information.
- Northern Light
- Northern Light is known as a researcher's favorite. It has advanced features and in addition to weblinks, it also links to reports and articles which can be viewed by paying a fee.
- Regional Search Engines and Directories
- This guide, from About.com, provides links to hundreds of regional, local and country-specific search engines and directories.
- Search Adobe PDF Online
- Use this site to search through more than a million summaries of Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) files on the Web.
- Search Engine Colossus
- Search Engine Colossus offers you links to search engines from over 150 countries around the world.
- SearchGov
- This search engine will search for federal, state and local government sites.
- SearchMil
- This search engine will search over 1 million military pages.
Internet Subject Guides
- About.com
- This is a network of websites on wide range of topics, run by more than 700 subject expert guides.
- Internet Public Library (IPL)
- IPL is an annotated collection of reference sources available on the Internet. Organized by subject, it is a good place to look for websites.
- Librarians Index to the Internet
- One of the best subject guides available, The Librarians' Index to the Internet is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 5,700 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.
- WWW Virtual Library
- The WWW Virtual Library is one of the oldest subject oriented catalogs of Web sites available. It is known for its access to quality sites.
- Yahoo
- This is one of the oldest and the best known and most widely-used directory of websites. It also includes a good general search engine.
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Last Updated: Wednesday, 20-Aug-2003 12:19:58 EDT
