Web Search Tool  

Search Tool :

E n g i n e s

Google

Collaborative filtering, huge database. Excellent.

Alltheweb

Large database, good results.



Alta Vista

Web, Usenet. Speedy. Large database.

HotBot

Web, Usenet. Directory. Large database.

Go Network

Web, Usenet, news, maps, directory, yellow pages, company profiles.

Excite

Search and directory, sports, news, weather, reviews.

Lycos

Search and pictures, sound, news, software, rated sites.

Starting Point

Web search and directory.

Wisenut

Search engine with Google-style ranking.

Ask

Natural language search engine.

Web Wombat

Search engine, vertical engines, directory.

KartOO

Visual search tool.

MSN Search

Search engine from Microsoft.


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Zapmeta

Metasearch tool. Site previews.

Turbo10

Deep Web metasearch tool.

Dogpile

Performs metasearching on web, Usenet, FTP.



Clusty

Clustering metasearch tool.

Vivisimo

Premier metasearch tool. Excellent.

D i r e c t o r i e s

Yahoo

Most popular directory, image searches.

Google Directory

Google rankings applied to Open Directory. Very Good.



about.com

Directory of expert guides, including Web searching.

Librarian's Index

Very nice directory, dozens of categories

Search.com

Directory plus links to search engines.



Webbrain

Really cool graphic directory with good reference links.

100Hot.com

100 most popular web sites in many categories, including newspapers.

LookSmart

Nicely set up directory from Reader's Digest.



Open Directory

Directory created by volunteer editors.

1UpInfo

Excellent, easy to use directory.





Education Index

Directory by educational subject, with annotated entries.

UniXL

Directory of education related sites.

PlanetSearch

Engine with links to companies and government pages.



R e f e r e n c e

Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica & Internet Guide.



Encyclopedia.Com

17,000 short articles (Concise Columbia Encyclopedia).



Encarta Online

Concise version of Microsoft's Encarta.



AllRefer

Database of articles and reference materials.



Free Internet Encyclopedia

Another encyclopedia.



Dictionary.net

Excellent dictionary, multiple sources.



Refdesk.com

Links to facts, encyclopedias, dictionaries, news, much more.



WWW Virtual Library

A global encyclopedia.



Bible Gateway

Search or read several English and other versions of the Bible.



InfoPlease.com

Almanacs, Encyclopedia, Dictionary.



Libraryspot.com

Reference and Library site.











Bartleby

More reference works. Good.



whatis?com

Dictionary of Computer Terms.



Dictionary.com & M-W.com

Dictionaries and Thesauruses



AcronymFinder

The meanings of acronyms.



D a t a b a s e s













Complete Planet

Hundreds of databases by category.



All Academic

Journals & other free academic content.



Findarticles.com

Search hundreds of journals.



Magportal

Full text magazine articles.







Online Books Page

Full text of more than 18,000 books.



G r a p h i c s

Ditto.Com

Search engine for photographs and graphics.

Google Images

Image search from Google.

ArtFind

Art, photography, maps, and more.

Foto Search Photos

Stock image photography.





World Wide Arts

Links to all the arts, including museums.

Internet Archive

Audio and film archive.

Marine Art

Marine Art Information Center. Paintings, photographs, and more.

Art.Com

More than 100,000 art images.

Barewalls.com

Thousands of art images.

The Louvre

Many excellent art works.

National Gallery

The U. S. National Gallery of Art.

PCL Maps

Links to hundreds of online maps from library at U Texas.

Artcyclopedia

Encyclopedia of art and artworks.

S p e c i a l t y

Google Groups

Search discussion groups.

Tile.Net

Lists of mailing lists, newsgroups, ftp sites.

Topica

Directory of mailing lists, by category or search.

InfoSpace

Directory of people, business, government, cities, more.

AnyWho

Directories by AT&T of people, businesses, toll-free, more.

Superpages.com

Find businesses, get maps and directions.



HealthAtoZ

Directory and search for health and medicine.





AskMeHelpDesk

Ask real people questions.

1UpHealth

Reference, news, diagnosis and other health info.

FindLaw

Legal resources.

AllPages.com

Yellow pages from everywhere.

Da+

White & yellow pages, reverse phone lookup.

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