Search Engines


Search Engines - help to search the Web

AltaVista Select this link for a Summary of Features

Excite Select this link for a Summary of Features

HotBot™Select this link for a Summary of Features

InfoSeek Guide Select this link for a Summary of Features

Lycos Select this link for a Summary of Features

Yahoo allows user to browse and search subject categories. More fun oriented site than other internet search sites that is updated daily and also gives weather report, headlines, and stock quotes.

Magellan is one of the easier web engines to use. It also provides users with the rating of each sites to guide new users, or those who are not very familiar with web search engines.

Northern Light is a search service some special features such as Custom Search Folders, premium quality sources, and an integrated results list of Web and premium information (fee-based sources of information based on special collections of documents).

Meta Engines - combines several search engines

Meta-Crawler is a search engine that will allow you to search through multiple common search engines such as Altavista, Lycos, Excite, and Inktomi. Rated the best in a recent poll.

Super Search is a JavaScript based search engine that will allow you to search through multiple common search engines such as Altavista, Lycos, Excite, and Inktomi. It requires a browser that supports JavaScript and Frames, Netscape or Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher are both capable of this.

Dogpile

InfoSpace

Search.com

Meta Indexes - subject based catalogues

WhoWhere is a fast and easy to use internet white page service for locating people and organizations on the internet. Also let you search initials.

Finding Internet Gold: A short guide to the best Internet directories and the best Internet sites.

Yahoo

Clearinghouse

Galaxy

WWW Virtual Library

Internet Public Library

List of Lists

BUBL

EELS

PINAKES

The Internet Sleuth is a bit different from the other search engines you might have used. While Alta Vista or Lycos search a local database of keywords and URLs, The Sleuth maintains a "database of databases". Most of these can be searched directly from the Sleuth.


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