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Web Library -- Computers: World Wide Web: Search Engines and Directories |
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All the Web http://alltheweb.com Created by: Fast Search & Transfer ASA Over 300 million documents are searchable with the FAST Web Search. Special searches are also available for MP3s, multimedia, and FTPs. AltaVista http://www.altavista.com/ Created by: AltaVista Company Search or browse the web through this multi-lingual interface. Provides a family filter that you can activate to filter out objectionable material. Ask Jeeves http://www.askjeeves.com/ Created by: Ask Jeeves, Inc. Ask the "Internet butler" your questions in "plain English" instead of cryptic keywords. You can also see recent questions about a variety of topics. Freeality Internet Search http://www.freeality.com/ One stop shopping for search engines, meta engines (combine several search engines), people finders, maps, games & downloads, free stuff, jobs, travel, music, online auctions, and more. Created by: Google Google is one of the fastest and most comprehensive search engines on the Web. Click on "Try our Web Directory" to browse Yahoo-style. Hotsheet.com http://www.hotsheet.com/ Created by: Hotsheet.com, Inc. If you like to see all of your options laid out in one page, this is the search site for you. Provides links to quality sites under a variety of different topics. Can be overwhelming for the novice. Librarians' Index to the Internet http://www.lii.org Created by: The Library of California Just darned useful and fun! Librarians have found and evaluated Web sites in popular subject areas. MetaCrawler http://www.metacrawler.com/ Created by: Go2Net, Inc. MetaCrawler searches the Web not by querying its own databases, but by scanning such search engines as AltaVista, Excite, Lycos, and WebCrawler, and then organizing the results. A low-bandwidth search is available for older computers or browsers. You can also click on "MetaSpy" to see what other people are searching for as well. http://www.yahoo.com/ Created by: Yahoo! Inc. Started in 1994, Yahoo! is one of the preeminent classification systems on the Web. You may browse or search Yahoo's extensive offerings. Novices can access the Yahoo! information center for a Web tutorial and additional resources. Return to Last Page | Return to Section Main Index |
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