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Academic Info
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Search or browse directory of resources tailored to a college audience.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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AllTheWeb
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Large, fast, and frequently updated search engine. Includes capabilities to limit search results by language or by type of source (images, video, newsgroups, etc).
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Alta Vista
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Far reaching search engine. Select Advanced for powerful search options. Note that you may see up to two "Paid links" at top of search results. These are advertising and may not be the best links.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Ask.com
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Ask a question in plain English and be guided toward sources of the answer.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Bare Bones 101 (University of South Carolina, Beaufort)
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Series of short lessons that provide an excellent tutorial on effective use of search engines.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Beaucoup Search Engines
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Links to hundreds of search engines, indexes and directories. Including not only general engines, but search engines focused on subject areas or geographic regions.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Choose the Best Search for your Purpose
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Where to search for the best results, based on the kind of information you need.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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CietSeer.IST
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Search engine and digital library in computer and information science. Creates citation index for literature search and evaluation, with hyperlinks between cites and citations shown in context. Created by NEC and hosted at Penn State.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Clusty
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Meta search engine that organizes results into "clusters" which group similar items together.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Collection of Special Search Engines, A (Leiden University)
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Link to hundreds of subject specific, national or regional search engines, as well as a collection of useful related tools, experts, etc.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Complete Planet
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Search engine for search engines and databases.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Direct Search
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Link to sources where you can search for information not found by search engines.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Dogpile
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Huge, meta-search engine that searches the Web via more than a dozen engines. Also can search Usenet and FTP. Provides links to weather, stock quotes, business and other news.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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einet.net
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Search or browse by subject through a carefully selected range of sites.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Exalead
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Small search engine. Advanced search options include phonetic and approximate spelling, truncation and proximity (within 16 words). Beta.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Excite
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Offers both the concept-based and keyword-based search.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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GlobalSpec
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Specialized engineering information page. Find product and supplier information, or limit your search to "the engineering web" or specific types of engineering information on the web.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Google
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Very large, fast search engine with minimal graphics and clearly identified advertising. Relevancy ranking. Note that the system puts an 'and' between words. Phrases must be included in quotation marks.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Google Groups
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Search usenet postings, find groups to post to. Be sure to check facts from postings. Also links to peer ratings of products, shopping, etc.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Google Scholar
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Beta search engine which focuses on "scholarly" sources on the open web. Note that some documents may require subscriptions for access.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Google U.S. Government Search
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Specialized search engine looks only at .gov and .mil sites, to find information from the US Government.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Grokker
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Yahoo search results presented graphically in categories rather than in a text list.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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HotBot
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Search can be limited to provide enhanced precision.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Invisible Web: Uncovering Information Sources Search Engines Can't See, The
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Guide to finding information buried where a conventional search engine can't go. Simple navigation.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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IT Search Portal
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Beta version of a search engine specifically pointed at IT sites. Includes news, reviews, downloads, etc.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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KillerInfo
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Metasearch engine allows search across the web or focusing in broad categories. Results are presented in a list and in topic folders.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Mamma
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Search up to seven search engines simultaneously. Results ranked for relevancy.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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OAIster
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Searchable collection of academically-oriented digital resources, including online dissertations, conference papers, audio and video files, etc. A project of the University of Michigan Digital Library Production Service.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Open Directory Project
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Unique search engine uses volunteers to find, annotate, and categorize web sites. Provides both search and browse features.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Pandia Search Central
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Fast search engine, as well as links to a searching tutorial, specialized search engines, and advice on search engine marketing and optimization for e-commerce.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Science.gov
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Searchable gateway to science and technology information from US government science agencies. Information available in fields including pure and applied sciences, health sciences, and science education.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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SciNet Science Search
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Specialized search engine for science, engineering and medicine sites. All links include brief annotations.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Scout Report
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Aimed at educators, search the archive of a weekly WWW alerting service. Good annotations.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Search Engine Showdown: The User's Guide to Web -
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Comparisons and reviews of search engines, searching suggestions, and information about specialized searching tools.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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SearcheBooks.com
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Search the full text of thousands of online books. Results link to both the text and the provider.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Searchling
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Java empowered metasearch engine. Quickly searches Exite, Altavista, Infoseek, HotBot and Lycos simultaneously.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Slider
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Directory of Web links arranged in "folders". Also links to Columbia Encyclopedia online (1994/95 ed) and provides basic Web search capability.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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snap.com
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Searchable subject directory of web sites.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Specialty Search Engines
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Subject or keyword access to specialized searching tools.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Webcrawler
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Search or surf Channels.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Yahoo
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Access via keyword searches, or browse by category.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
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Yureka!
-Meta search engine helps construct search that is then run against several large engines. Calls itself a "fine" engine.
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Category - Internet Search Engines |
