Internet Search Tools Quick Reference Guide (http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/conferences/pres/srchtool.html)
[links to many major search engines]
for students and teachers from the SouthEast and Islands Technologyin Education Consortium (SEIR*TEC), which promotes the use of technologyto improve teaching and learning by providing leadership through technicalassistance and professional development in the areas of curriculum andinstruction, policy, planning and evaluation, with emphasis on benefitingtraditionally underserved populations, such as low income, urban, ruraland racial and language minority populations. It is one of six regionaltechnology consortia funded by U.S. Department of Education, Office ofEducation Research and Improvement.Refdesk -- My Search Engines (http://www.refdesk.com/newsrch.html)
[Easy to use chart of 260 search engines, sorted by category]Search Links - Search Engine Watch <http://www.searchenginewatch.com/links/>
Search Engine Watch <http://www.searchenginewatch.com/>Social Science Data on the Internet <http://odwin.ucsd.edu/idata/>
ADAM (http://adam.ac.uk/sindex.html )
ADAM, the Art, Design, Architecture & Media Information Gateway, is a service being developed to help you find useful, quality-assured informationon the Internet in the following subject areas:
- Fine Art, including painting, prints and drawings, sculpture and other contemporary media and practices, including fine artusing technology and performance art
- Design, including industrial, product, fashion, graphic, packaging and interior design
- Architecture, including town planning and landscape design, but excluding building construction
- Applied Arts, including textiles, ceramics, glass, metals, jewellery and furniture
- Media, including film, television, broadcasting, photography and animation
- Theory; relevant historical, philosophical and contextualstudies
- Museum studies and conservation
- Professional Practice related to any of the above
Altavista <http://www.altavista.com/>ARGOS (http://argos.evansville.edu/)
Limited Area Search of the Ancient and Medieval InternetAT&T Help/Search (http://www.att.com/directory/)
[locate names, addresses, phone numbers; reverse directory also]Beaucoup <http://www.beaucoup.com/>
Bigfoot <http://search.bigfoot.com/SEARCH>
Big Hub (http://www.thebighub.com/)
[Megasearch using GoTo.com, 7Search, Sprinks by About, Lycos, FindWhat, AltaVista, Kanoodle, Infoseek, RocketLinks, Yahoo]Blink (http://www.blink.com/)
Your bookmarks are YOUR Internet. Blink lets you take your bookmarkswherever you go. Keep them all in one safe, secure, totally private account.CataList <http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html>
front end for the LISTSERV® LISTS database, which contains information about all the public LISTSERV lists on the InternetComplete Planet (http://completeplanet.com/)
The complete source for search engines and databasesDirect Hit (http://www.directhit.com/)
Discreet Research, Inc.(http://www.recordsbureau.com/)
Discreet Research, Inc. is a public records information service. Information reports come from many electronic public record filings, databases, public record vendors, court records, state repository databases, etc.Dogpile (http://www.dogpile.com/)
elingo Translated Search (http://www.worldblaze.com/search/search.php3)
searches the Web in the language you specify [Spanish, German, Italian, French, Portuguese], then translates the results into English.EvaluTech (http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/)
EvaluTech is a searchable database that contains more than 5000 reviews of instructional materials recommended for classroom use in kindergarten through grade 12. Trained reviewers using extensive criteria evaluate these materials. Products evaluated include computer software, audio/visual materials, CD-ROM-based reference databases, websites, and print materials. Evaluation criteria include some correlation to state student academic standards. There is no fee for searching or for printing reviews.FetchOmatic (http://www.fetchomatic.com/net4/index_net4.html)
[business search]Find Same (http://www.findsame.com/)
FindSame is an entirely new kind of search engine that looks for content, not keywords. You submit an entire document, and FindSame returns a listof Web pages that contain any fragment of that document longer than aboutone line of text. Enter a URL or paste some text in one of the boxes below,or upload a file. Then click the "search" button and FindSame will showyou where on the Web any piece of the text at that URL appears.Find Tutorials (http://www.findtutorials.com/default.asp)
The Tutorials Search EngineGenealogy Portal <http://www.genealogyportal.com/>
Google <http://www.google.com/>
Google Advanced Search <http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en>
Google Preferences <http://www.google.com/preferences>
[set language and filtering options for this popular web search tool]Highway 61 (http://www.highway61.com/)
[metasearch]A History of Search Engines (http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/sonnenreich/webdev/history.html)
Hot Links (http://www.hotlinks.com/home.html)
Joining HotLinks is quick and free. As a HotLinksmember, you can use your HotLinks to find, save, access, and share your favorite links from any computer on the Internet.
With your HotLinks, you can:
Access your favorite links from any computer, anywhere!
Never lose your bookmarks again!
Share your favorite links with your friends!
Get suggestions and automatic recommendations about cool links!
Search your links and other people's too!
Make it easier to maintain the links on your web site!Inter-net (http://inter-net.com/)
[Searches nine search engines (Metacrawler, Altavista, Lycos, Infoseek, Excite, Yahoo, LookSmart, HotBot, Dejanews) at the same time]Librarians' Index to the Internet(http://www.lii.org/)
The Librarians' Index to the Internet is a searchable, annotated subjectdirectory of more than 6,600 Internet resources selected and evaluatedby librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. It's meantto be used by both librarians and non-librarians as a reliable and efficientguide to described and evaluated Internet resources.Kartoo <http://www.kartoo.com/en/kartoo.html>
[graphic interface demonstrates links between websites]NoodleTools (http://www.noodletools.com/)
NoodleTools is a free suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research. From selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources in MLA style, NoodleTools makes online research easier!
NoodleQuest (http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/)
One of the hardest parts about doing academic research on the Internet is figuring out where to start! A search engine is usually the first thing to try, but what search engines are the most useful for your topic?Oingo <http://www.oingo.com/>
Meaning-Based SearchOnline Computing Dictionary (http://www.instantweb.com/foldoc/)
search for a computer-related wordOpen Directory Project (http://dmoz.org/)
As the web grows, automated search engines and directories with smalleditorial staffs will be unable to cope with the volume of sites. The OpenDirectory Project's goal is to produce the most comprehensive directoryof the web,by relying on a vast army of volunteer editors.Peterson's Distance Learning (http://www.petersons.com/dlearn/)
Search for distance learning programs or courses from our LifeLongLearning databases.Search (http://www.search.com/)
metasearchSearch Engine Watch (http://www.searchenginewatch.com/)
Search Engine Watch provides tips and information about searching the web, analysis of the search engine industry and help to site owners trying to improve their ability to be found in search engines.Search IQ (http://www.zdnet.com/searchiq/)
[search resources and search engine reviews]Searchopolis (http://www.searchopolis.com/)
(SearchopolisSM is the most powerful Web portal ever designed specifically for education. Even so, it's quite easy to use! At the top of Searchopolis is a toolbar which provides links to a powerful set of tools for students and teachers. Registered Searchopolis users can log in to gain access tothe Searchopolis Tools, such as: E-mail, GradeCheckerSM, Virtual LockerSM,and the Searchopolis Calendar.StreamSearch <http://www.streamsearch.com/newshome.asp>
[audio/video search]StudyWeb (http://www.studyweb.com/)
Search our collection of over 162,000 Research Quality URLsNorthern Light (http://www.northernlight.com/)
WebBrain (http://www.webbrain.com/open_NS.htm)
xrefer (http://www.xrefer.com/)
Free access to over 50 reference titles containing more than 500,000 entriesYahoo People Search <http://people.yahoo.com/>
Yahooligans--Yahoo for children--a search engine organized in the following categores: Around the World: Countries, Food, Holidays,...; School Bell: Lang. Arts, Math, Social Studies,...;Arts & Entertainment: TV, Movies, Jokes, Music,...; Science & Nature:Space, Animals, Dinosaurs,...; Computers & Games: Games, Web, Screensavers,...; Sports & Recreation: Baseball, Outdoors, Wrestling,...