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Search Engines

Search Engine Types

Traditional Search Engines
  • AltaVista 


    • Search by category or standard search query. One of the Internet's largest engines.

  • AOL NetFind 


    • Search by category or standard search query from AOL.

  • Ask Jeeves! 


    • Question and answer style search engine.

  • Excite 


    • Search by category or standard search query. Also start-up page with news and information.

  • FAST Search: All the Web, All the Time 


    • Search by query. Newer search engine.

  • Google 


    • Search by query. Newer search engine.

  • HotBot 


    • Search by category or standard search query. Lycos search engine.

  • Information Please 


    • Kids' Almanac: On-Line Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help. Also search engine.

  • Infoseek 


    • Search by category or standard search query. Also other tools.

  • LookSmart 


    • Search by category or standard search query.

  • Lycos 


    • Search by category or standard search query.

  • Northern Light Search 


    • Search by category or standard search query. Sorted into "folders"

  • TekMom's Search Tools for Students 


    • Variety of search engines designed specifically for students. Searches specific sites and utilizes other engines.

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Meta Search Engines

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Subject Search Engines
  • Britannica.com 


    • Search the Web, plus magazines, books, and the complete Encyclopædia Britannica. Also has subject searches and news headlines.

  • INFOMINE Search 


    • Search electronic journals, databases, and instructional resources.

  • Librarians' Index to the Internet 


    • Search by subject or query. Detailed subject index.

  • Yahoo! 


    • Search by query or category.

  • Yahooligans! 


    • Search engine designed for kids. Search by query or category.

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