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| 1. First use a metasearch index tool to identify keywords. This tool is, however, inadequate for a complete search of the Internet due to limited retrieval: | IXQuick A metasearch engine that understands the AND, OR, NOT and WILDCARD search modifiers. Also compares search results for placement in each search engine's top ten list, resulting in relevant results. |
| 2. Then, search the entire internet using keywords identified by using a metasearch index tool. A search engine uses a computer "robot" to update its Web Index frequently. | GOOGLE Uses a complicated mathematical analysis to return high-quality search results so you don't have to sift through junk. This analysis is based on determining the importance of a page in relation to the links that point to it. |
| 3. Third, although useless as a general search engine unless you have chosen a major subject area, you may use a human completed subject directory. Updates Are Slower Than "Robot" Search Engines. You cannot do complete complex searches as with a search engine. | YAHOO Subject-oriented catalog of the Internet. Refers to search engines if there are not good matches in its own listings. Outward referrals are very significant. |
| 4. Fourth, you may use an Internet evaluation tool. These tools will help you determine the quality of a chosen website. | ARGUS
CLEARINGHOUSE Value-added topical guides which identify, describe, and evaluate Internet-based information resources. |
| 5. Finally, you may use
specialty internet search tools. These tools may be used to find gopher
sites, listservs, names, listservs, newsgroups, software, etc. |
A
TOOL FOR EVERY TASK Sometimes your search requires a specialized service, tailored exactly to what you're looking for. Here are 52 sites to help you solve 31 common needs. |
ASK
JEEVES
Search Results Usually Prefaced By Questions Aimed At
Helping Users Find Information They Desire.
DOGPILE
Search A Customizable List Of Search Engines,
Directories And Specialty Search Sites.
GOOGLE
Uses a complicated mathematical analysis to
return high-quality search results
so you don't have to sift through junk. This analysis is based on
determining the importance of a page in relation to the links that point to
it.
Intelliseek
ProFusion
Searches Up To Nine Major Search Engines.
Also Provides Broken Link Detection.
IXQuick
A metasearch engine that understands the AND, OR, NOT and WILDCARD
search modifiers. Also compares search results for placement in each
search engine's top ten list, resulting in relevant results.
METACRAWLER
Excellently Formatted Parallel Web Search Service.
AllTheWeb
Promises to be the world's largest, fastest and most
comprehensive search engine???
ALTA
VISTA
A Large Search Engine On The Internet.
GOTO
The Internet's leading Pay-for-Performance search provider. Works directly
with
companies to create a real-time market for consumer attention
based on advertiser bidding.
HOTBOT
Search Engine Powered By UC Berkeley's INKTOMI Technology.
A Large And Very Accurate Search Engine.
LOOKSMART
Has "The Effect Of...Entering An Online Service, Much Like AOL.
And The Online Services Are Going To Have A Very Difficult Time
Creating A Better Consumer Interpretation Of The Web."
DataQuest Online
LYCOS
PRO (POWER PANEL)
Uses Boolean Searching And Fine-Tuning Features
To Provide Extremely Accurate Searching.
Best Engine For Relevance Searching.
MSN
SEARCH
Able to limit search by one result per domain, region, language, domain,
document directory depth, when document was modified,
and if document contains JavaScript, Shockwave, etc.
NORTHERN
LIGHT
Features An Ability To Classify Documents By Topic.
Special Collection Documents May Cost You Up To $4 To View.
OINGO MEANING-BASED
SEARCH
Powered by
Applied Semantics' CIRCA technology which is based on an extensive
ontology of millions of words, meanings, and their conceptual relationships
to other meanings in a semantic network that is constantly
changing to reflect the currency of everyday language.
SEARCH.COM
(C|NET)
Search.Com Taps Into Infoseek For General Searching,
But Uses Its Own Database For Subject Searches.
WEBCRAWLER
Search WWW Document Content.
GALAXY
The Professional's Guide To A World Of Information.
INFOSPACE
"InfoSpace, the Web's premiere online directory..
..fast and comprehensive..."
Washington Post.
LIBRARIANS'
INDEX TO THE INTERNET
A Searchable, Annotated Subject Directory
Of More Than 5,000 Internet Resources
Selected And Evaluated By Librarians For Their Usefulness To Users Of Public
Libraries.
NBCi DIRECTORY
Features a directory of the best Web sites, organized topically
into categories.
OPEN
DIRECTORY PROJECT
The largest, most comprehensive, hman-edited directory
of the Web. Constructed
and maintained by a global army of volunteer editors.
WORLD
WIDE WEB VIRTUAL LIBRARY
The Definitive General Hyperindex For The Entire Internet.
YAHOO
Subject Oriented Catalog Of The Internet.
Refers To Search Engines If There Are Not
Good Matches In Its Own Listings.
Outward Referrals Are Very Significant.
YAHOOLIGANS
A Subject Directory For Children.
SPECIALTY INTERNET SEARCH TOOLS
Use These Tools To Find Gopher Sites, Names, Listservs,
Newsgroups, Software, WAIS Resources, Etc.
A
TOOL FOR EVERY TASK
Sometimes your search requires a specialized
service, tailored exactly
to what you're looking for. Here are 52 sites to help you solve 31 common
needs.
ARCHIE
PLEX
Locate Software On Anonymous FTP Sites In The Internet.
AWESOME
LIBRARY
Over 10,000 Sites Specially Organized For
Teachers, Students And Parents.
BUBL
INFORMATION SERVICE
A National Information Service For The Higher Education
Community, Funded By JISC, From The United Kingdom.
Includes DDC Subject Tree And Some Full-Text Resources.
CITY.NET
TRAVEL
Rent A Car. Book A Flight. Reserve A Hotel.
COMPANY
INFORMATION
Use "Hoovers" To Search For Company Information.
Includes Search Tools For Other Financial Information.
COMPARE.NET:
INTERACTIVE BUYERS GUIDE
An Easy Way To Shop And Compare Products.
"Comparison shopping just got easier."
San Francisco Chronicle
GOOGLE
USENET GROUPS (DEJA NEWS)
Search Usenet Newsgroups And Display Text.
DIRECTORY
GUIDE
Over 350 Search Engines & Directories, Organized Into Categories.
FORUM
ONE
Allows User To Search Over 65,000 Web-Based
Discussion Forums.
INTERNET
MOVIE DATABASE
"The Single Best Film Resource On The Web."
PC Magazine
KNOWPLAY?
One-stop access to a variety of popular information
services
such as search engines, telephone number lookups, dictionaries,
encyclopedias, recipe databases, movie listings, dining guides, and more
LIZST:
E-MAIL LISTSERV INDEX
Searchable Database Of Listservs
LYCOS
WHO-WHERE
Find The Telephone Number Or E-Mail Address
Of A Living Person.
NEWSTRACKER
Excite's Personalized News Clipping Search Service
VERONICA
Keyword Search Of Most Gopher Menu Titles
Throughout Worldwide Gopher Space
WALL
STREET RESEARCH NET
Search Engine For Researching Companies
WEB
TAXI
Hugh List Of Search Engines, Complete With Descriptions
And Direct Interfaces.
YAHOO
YELLOW PAGES
Find A Business On The Net. Provides A Map And
Driving Instructions To Site Of Business.
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