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Web Searching Tutorial
Internet Tutorial
Search Engines

Use search engines to find Web pages that contain your search terms.

Subject Directories
Subject directories list Web sites organized by subject. Although directories index fewer sites than search engines, these sites have been evaluated by an editorial staff and can be of higher quality.

Special Search Engines & Directories
Use these search engines and directories to search for image, video, and audio files. Or you can search for specific types of Web sites such as government, legal, medical, or shopping sites.

Reference Sites
These are reference Web sites selected by the C.O.D. Library staff.

Invisible Web
These sites provide access to resources often missed by search engines and subject directories.

Resources
These resources will help you learn more about search engines, subject directories, and other Internet search tools.

Search Engine Showdown

Ranking of Major Search Engines

Education is knowing where to go to find out what you need to know; and it's knowing how to use the information you get.
William Feather (1889 - 1981) US author, publisher
In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.

Be in control of information - use the advanced search features!

Search Engines   Images   Invisiable/ Deep Web

Search Engine Advanced
Search
Directory Meta Search Images Audio Help
Polycola            
Google X X   X   X
Mooter            
Yahoo X X   X   X
AltaVista X X Video Clips X X X
AskJeeves   X X   X
IGrok X X   X   X
Lycos X X   X X X
Excite X X       X
Webcrawler   X   photos   X
Metacrawler X X X X X X
Dogpile X X X   X
About.com   X        
ixquick     X X   X
NorthernLight X       X
Beaucoup   X X X X X
WiseNut X       X
Vivisimo X X   X
Clusty (from Vivisimo)            
Teoma           X
Search Engine Advanced
Search
Directory Meta Search Images Audio Help
 
Image/Multimedia Links  "Fair use" may allow use of images, sounds, or videos by students within classrooms for reports. Copyright must be observed on web sites.
Search Engine Images Clip Art Audio Assorted
Media
Notes
ditto.com X
Electric Library X X Deselect all boxes except pictures or audio
AP Photo Archive X Available only at school
CNET Search X
Pics4Learning X Copyright free images
MS Clip Art X
American Memory X
Clip Art.com X Links to clip art sites
Barry's Clip Art X
Yahooligans Video Video clips
FindSounds.com X
MediaBuilder X X
Educational Clip Art X Copyright free images
 
Deep/Invisible Web
The InvisibleWeb consists of searchable information resources whose contents cannot be indexed by traditional search engines.
Invisible Web    Help
Search Engine Databases/Newswires
Search PDF

 

1/10  Please email Elaine E. Buch, AT Media Director, if you find broken links.