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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
Search Guide (Tips for the major search engines)
What resource do I use to find the right information? (Very good site.)
How to site references for the information you obtain both digitally and through traditional sources.

Practice the four NETS of searching for getting good search results.
This article on the seven steps of searching does a nice job of improving your searching skills. (It uses AltaVista as the search tool, but is applicable for any search engine.)

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!

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

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


Other Subject-Oriented Internet Guides:

Search Engines:

Internet Topic/Keyword Searches:

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.

inetlibrary: provides links to educational Web sites with appropriate content for K-12. Among its many resources are over 11,000 books, 3,000 links to periodicals, encyclopedias and reference books, college and career information, teacher lesson plans by both grade level and subject, and a searchable database of over 54,000 schools.  (Fee based site)

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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