Search Tools
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A9 - - vertical results column options include a wide variety of other databases
About.com - - search engine of evaluated websites
Alta Vista - - detailed searching through a large Web index
Ask - - fomerly known as Ask Jeeves
Clusty - - search engine was formerly known as Vivisimo
Direct Search - - searches the invisible web - by Gary Price
Ditto.com - - good for searching images
Dogpile - a metasearch engine that serves up results from partners that include Google, Yahoo, AltaVista, Ask Jeeves and others
EASY SEARCHER - - a good place for new internet users to start
Exalead - - search engine from France
Free Pint - - useful to search the Invisible Web web
Google API Proximity Search (GAPS) - -
Infomine - - scholarly internet resource collections
International Search Engines - - by country - usually in native language
Internet Public Library - - a subject guide to various resources
IXQuick - - meta search query to over 53 major search engines
Librarians index to the internet -
Live - - formerly MSN search
Mahalo - - human powered search engine geared to search Internet's most popular requests
Mamma - - the mother of all search engines
MEL - - (Michigan Electronic Library)
Metacrawler - - simultaneously sends queries to Google, Yahoo, MSN Search, Ask and other search engines
My Virtual Reference Desk - - an easy to use index to popular subjects
ResearchBuzz - - information on search engines, databases and other information collections
Search Engine Colossus - - list of search engines worldwide
Search Engine Showdown - - overview and analysis of search engines and directories by Greg Notess
Search Engines.Com - - search a collection of search engines, directories, and sites all from one place
Searchability - - includes access to InvisibleWeb.com and Internets - databases with thousands of search engines
Soople - - specialized Google searches
Yahoo! - - user can browse and search subject categories. Updated daily.
Yotophoto - - search engine for free-to-use photographs
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*These links have been selected by RPL staff based on reviews or their usefulness to staff and library patrons. For additional sites in this subject area, try one of these SEARCH TOOLS Last updated: 1/22/07 |