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Web Searching Tools

Master Lists and Search Engines

Note: The popular "surfer" sites (Yahoo, Galaxy, A2Z, etc.) are much more
comprehensive than the Library Compilations, but most of their breadth and
depth is filled with links to celebrity fan clubs, personal Web pages, TV listings, etc., and the ubiquitous commercial sites that offer
little or no substantive information.

The Library Compilations, however, feature fairly broad and deep subject trees with high-quality links (only) for virtually all academic disciplines. These guides are typically compiled by experts in their respective fields, and most are annotated to let you know whether a particular site is
likely to contain what you need. The Library Compilations usually load faster (fewer graphics) than the surfer sites.

Learn more about the Internet & Searching

Search Engine Colossus offers a large list of search engines
What resource do I use to find the right information? (Very good site.) (Noodle Tools)
NoodleQuest Http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest
 

Practice the four NETS of searching for getting good search results.

Nice site to teach students about evaluating if the information is good and relevant to use: http://www.radcab.com/

Great searching resources: Beyond Google's First Page! - How to get better search results

 

Berkley has a nice page on types of web searches.

Kid-Friendly Search Engines

Library Compilations of Internet Resources by Subject

Other Library Resources:
Libweb
The American Library Association They also have a site with over 700 child-friendly links to various subjects!
The Nebraska Library Commission and databases and Nebraska Access are all great resources!

Citation Guides for Internet resources

Bibme.org  and Easybib.com are some great citation and bibliography resources.  (Easybib.com integrates right into Google Apps for schools.)

The Library Spot is an excellent site on library resources on the net

The Awesome Library site is a great resource... especially for educators.

Project Gutenberg Offers Free eBooks and more.

Internet Archive This nonprofit online library includes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived Web pages in their collection


Other Subject-Oriented Internet Guides:

Search Engines:

Internet Topic/Keyword Searches:

Google (The KING):

Google for educators: http://www.google.com/educators/index.html
Google Education apps: www.google.com/a/edu -- A great free set of tools for a School district.

Google is the King of Search engines... here are a few articles and tips on how to find what you need:

 
The following list of "meta-search" sites launch multiple searches (several
different search engines) from a single site, and integrate the results:

For finding info that the search engines may miss... try these sites:

Here is a Master List of Search Engines:
Search Tools at Columbia Library Services

Use these sites to find people /businesses/etc.:

PC Worlds list of 9 Sites That Find People and Their 'Sensitive' Information

A list of researching sites:

A Few Miscellaneous Sites:

www.confusingwords.com  It is a collection of over 3000 words that are often confused such as effect and affect  It is a very nice site for this use...easy interface, etc... (May not

Common English Errors, is a site that shows common errors in English.

Babel Fish, Dictionary.com's translator and Freetranslation are sites that will translate documents (and web pages in other languages) from one language to another. (Great for foreign language subjects!)

The National Center for Education has a great site for finding info about schools.

Catalog of Government Publications is a good place to find government information and printed materials.

Findsounds.com A nice search engine for finding sounds

Phone Resources:
• AT&T
• EscapeArtist: All Nations
• FoneFinder

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