| BUSINESS, GENERAL |
GoProfit / Go Profit <http://www.goprofit.com/> : Search engine for business information. Searches may be on the web or within a list of categories. Site offers a mix of business news, stock market informtion, as well as subject searches.
Inomics Search Engine <http://www.inomics.com/query/search> : This search engine has only information indexed which is of interest to economists.
Sookoo: the Business Strategy Search Specialist <http://www.sookoo.com/> : Sookoo is: "Strategy Organized Online [with] Key Ordered Optimization." . This is search engine specializing in business research
| CALCULATORS |
Invisible Web <http://www.invisibleweb.com/> : The InvisibleWeb consists of sites whose contents cannot be indexed by traditional search engines.These include databases, archived material, and interactive tools such as calculators and dictionaries. Since these resources are embedded within thousands of individual Web sites, they are generally not picked up by search engines.
| CANADA |
Web Search Guide <http://www.websearchguide.ca> : The Web Search Guide is about web searching, online learning, and the Internet in Canada.
| CHEMISTRY |
Chemindustry <http://chemindustry.com/index.asp> : Comprehensive site for web information in the chemical industry. Search by subject or browse the topical list.
| CITING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION |
Noodle Tools <http://www.noodletools.com/> : NoodleBib and NoodleQuest are two utilities available on this site created by Debbie and Damon Abilock. The first is a form which takes the users' input and formats the content into ALA style bibliography. This bibliography can be saved in RTF format. NoodleQuest is an aid to assist users in adding precision to internet searches.
| COMPANY DATA |
Netpartners Company Locator <http://www.netpartners.com/locator.htm> : Search engine for finding company web pages. Use this page to search for a company's Web or FTP site. Uses the Internic's list of registered domain names as the underlying database.
| COMPUTER BASED TRAINING |
FindTutorials / Find Tutorials <http://www.findtutorials.com/> : FindTutorials.com is a search engine for finding web tutorials and online courses.This web site allows you to search for tutorials on a wide variety of subjects
Knowledge Hound <http://www.knowledgehound.com/> : Knowledge Hound is an internet directory of how-to links, lessons, tips and tricks, manuals, guides tutorials, and step-by-step instructions on any given subject.
| COMPUTERS and COMPUTING |
Nerd World Media <http://www.nerdworld.com/> :
| COUNTRY REPORTS and TRAVEL GUIDES |
Country Specific Search Engines <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/searchcountry.html> : Alphabetical list of country specific search engines arranged by continent
What's New <http://www.whatsnew.com/> : Search listings of current travel and entertainment news and tickets.
| DATABASES on the WEB |
Internet Sleuth <http://www.isleuth.com/> : Over 3000 searchable databases. Choose any topic in the home page sidebar, and you are presented with numerous searchable databases.
| EDUCATION and LEARNING |
Degree Search <http://www.degreesearch.com/lpBin/lpext.dll?f=file[search.htm]> : Search engine for degree granting institutions in U.S. Search can be by state, degree type, public or private institutions, and discipline. Results are hyperlinked to institution's home page.
Education Index <http://www.educationindex.com/education_resources.html> : Subject oriented metalist of internet sites
FindTutorials / Find Tutorials <http://www.findtutorials.com/> : FindTutorials.com is a search engine for finding web tutorials and online courses.This web site allows you to search for tutorials on a wide variety of subjects
Knowledge Hound <http://www.knowledgehound.com/> : Knowledge Hound is an internet directory of how-to links, lessons, tips and tricks, manuals, guides tutorials, and step-by-step instructions on any given subject.
SearchEdu <http://www.searchedu.com/> : Specialized search engine that indexes over 20 million University and education pages and ranks them in order of popularity.
| EMAIL DIRECTORIES |
MESA, Meta Email Search Agent <http://mesa.rrzn.uni-hannover.de/> :
| FREE DATABASES on the WEB |
FindArticles / Find Articles <http://www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml> : FindArticles.com is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for free. Constantly updated, it contains articles dating back to 1998 from more than 350 magazines and journals. You will find articles on a range of topics, including business, health, society, entertainment, sports and more. Each of the hundreds of thousands of articles in FindArticles can be read in its entirety and printed at no cost. Includes a Help tutorial. FindArticles is a content-distribution partnership between LookSmart, which provides the search infrastructure, and the Gale Group, which provides the published editorial content.
| FRENCH LANGUAGE RESOURCES |
Alta Vista Canada en français <http://www.altavista.ca/cgi-bin/query?lang=fr> : Alta Vista Canada in French. Offers links to French language sites around the world.
Canadiana: La page des ressources canadiennes <http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana/LISEZ.html> : Liste des liens vers l'information gouvernementale, vers les sites de faits et de statistiques, et vers les sites des actualités au pays.
Carrefour.net <http://www.carrefour.net/> : Répertoire comprennant les affaires, les sciences et les technologies, les médias, etc. francophone. Concentration canadienne
Francité <http://www.i3d.qc.ca/> : Le monde francophone. Arrangé par sujet comme le site Infoseek.
La Toile du Québec <http://www.toile.qc.ca/> : Guide thèmatique aux liens francophone sur l'internet
Le réseau Franco Science <http://www.citeweb.net/science/franco/> : Le but du site est de donner un plus grand rayonnement aux sciences dans la francophonie
Nomade <http://www.nomade.fr/> : Répertoire comprennant les affaires, les sciences et les technologies, les médias, etc. francophone. Concentration européenne.
| GOVERNMENT |
Google Government Search <http://www.google.com/unclesam> : Searches for U.S. government sites and documents
GovernmentGuide / Government Guide <http://www.governmentguide.com/> : Categorized search directory includes access to U.S. government site at the federal, state, and local level
Political Information <http://www.politicalinformation.com/> : A specialized search engine for political and policy sites
SearchGov <http://www.searchgov.com/> : Specialized search engine for locating government sites.
| GRAPHICS |
Ditto Picture Search <http://www.ditto.com> : Search engine for locating picutres.. Simple or advanced search which includes file type, picutre size, height, width, date, etc.
Finding Images Online <http://www.berinsteinresearch.com/fiolinks.htm> : This list is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather a starting point for image research on a variety of topics. Sites have been indexed under as many headings as possible to increase the chances of finding items on a topic.Thus, NASA sites might be found under Space, Astronomy, Satellite Pictures, and NASA.
GoGraphics / Go Graphics <http://www.gograph.com/> : Image search giving access to several thousand animated GIF's, icons, photos, and clip art.
Web Places Clip Art Searcher <http://www.webplaces.com/search/> :
| HEALTH and MEDICAL |
MDChoice / MD Choice <http://www.mdchoice.com/> : Medicine and Health Portal. Includes search site for both consumers and health professionals. They claim to offer physician-reviewed information
Medical World Search: Medical Intelligence At Your Fingertips <http://www.mwsearch.com/> : Search full text nearly 100,000 Web pages from thousands of SELECTED medical sites. Enter plain English - Medical World Search will automatically recognize terms from its thesaurus in your entry and hyperlink them.
| INTERNET |
FTPfind <http://www.ftpfind.com/> : Searches for files in ftp archives, by file name or subject. Also offers thematic searches for movies, Mac, Windows, Linux, sound, pictures, etc.
NetSearcher: the search engine for internet professionals <http://netsearcher.com> :
| INTERNET DIRECTORIES |
Usenet FAQ Archive Search <http://www.faqs.org/faqs/> : This archive contains Usenet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) postings in Hypertext format. Search by: By Archive-name | By Author | By Category | By Newsgroup.
| JAVA/JAVASCRIPT |
Script Search <http://www.scriptsearch.com/> : World's largest CGI and script library currently housing 5280 CGIs and scripts.
| JOURNALS, MAGAZINES, EZINES |
All Academic: the guide to free resources online <http://www.allacademic.com/> : The search index is designed to provide scholars and researchers with a refined set of results useful for academic pursuits. Links are direct from source citations to scholarly publications. All Academic catalogs free publications only! Links to commercial and fee based scholarly publications are not included in this database. Search by: Keyword, Author, Publication Title, Article Title, Advanced Search. Results by: Full Citation or MLA Citation Only
Ezine Seek <http://EzineSeek.com/> : E-mail Newsletter Directory, Can be searched or browsed within subject category
FindArticles / Find Articles <http://www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml> : FindArticles.com is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for free. Constantly updated, it contains articles dating back to 1998 from more than 350 magazines and journals. You will find articles on a range of topics, including business, health, society, entertainment, sports and more. Each of the hundreds of thousands of articles in FindArticles can be read in its entirety and printed at no cost. Includes a Help tutorial. FindArticles is a content-distribution partnership between LookSmart, which provides the search infrastructure, and the Gale Group, which provides the published editorial content.
Magomania <http://www.magomania.com/english/> : From The Canadian Magazine Publishers Association, a search engine for Canada's magazines. May be searched by keyword, subject, author, title, date, or phrase.
MagPortal <http://MagPortal.com> : This siite is a search engine for current awareness. Provided by Hot Neuron LLC, this resource helps users stay current of recent free magazine articles available on the internet.. Updated each business day, the site is organized in twelve main categories, including Business, Computers & Electronics, Finance & Investment, Internet, Family & Home, Sports, Health, and Science & Technology, Society, Politics & Culture, etc.
| LAW |
Legal Engine Search <http://www.legalengine.com/> : Metasite for legal research. Includes case law, U.S. federal law, U.S. state law, international law, discussion groups, legal topics such as intellectual property, cyberlaw, environmental law, and legal publications.
| LESS TRAVELED SEARCH ENGINES |
2Look4it <http://www.2look4it.com/> :
AOL NetFind <http://www.aol.com/netfind/> :
FindLink <http://www.findlink.com/> :
GoButton <http://www.gobutton.com/> :
HandiLinks <http://www.ahandyguide.com/> :
InfoHiway <http://www.infohiway.com/> :
InfoSpace <http://www.infospace.com/> :
Jayde <http://www.jayde.com/> :
Langenberg Search Site <http://www.langenberg.com/> : Contains multiple query forms for various search engines. Search for persons, maps, dictionaries, time zones
LinkCentre <http://linkcentre.com/> :
Linkopedia <http://www.linkopedia.com/> :
LookSmart <http://looksmart.com/> :
Meta Gopher <http://metagopher.com/> : Meta search tool. Use MetaGopher to search Yahoo!, Google, GoTo.com, Hotbot, Go Network, Webcrawler, and Altavista all at the same time.
Nerd World Media <http://www.nerdworld.com/> :
QuestFinder <http://www.questfinder.com/> : About 78,000 listings. The aim of this site is to help promote web pages.
REX:Internet Resource Exchange <http://rex.skyline.net/> :
Thunderstone <http://dwarf.thunderstone.com/texis/websearch/> :
What's New <http://www.whatsnew.com/> : Search listings of current travel and entertainment news and tickets.
Zen Search <http://www.zensearch.com/> : Very limited. About ten thousand sites
| LIBRARY and INFORMATION SCIENCE METASITES |
Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information <http://library.usask.ca/~dworacze/SUBJIN_A.HTM> : The Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information and the accompanying Electronic Sources of Information: A Bibliography, deal with all aspects of electronic publishing and include print and non-print materials, periodical articles, monographs and individual chapters in collected works. Over 1000 items were identified and indexed in great detail for this project. Thousands of URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) were added to various entries. Both the Index and the Bibliography are continuously updated. Maintained by Marian Dworaczek.
Suite 101 Best of Web Directory <http://www.suite101.com/> : An internet search directory, Suite101.com utilizes the Dewey Decimal Classification system as the organization structure for our Best-of-Web Directory. Currently offers 1,406 topics, 39,733 articles review articles and 43,574 links. Of note is Librarians and Information Science
SunSITE Library Super Search <http://www.librarylandindex.org/llsearch.html> : Search query forms for six library-related resources, hosted on Berkeley's SunSITE. These include Current Cites, Index Morganus,and the archives of two newgroups: Web4Lib, for systems librarians and Webmasters, and PubLib, for public librarians. Maintained by Jerry Kuntz
SunSITE Library Super Search <http://www.librarylandindex.org/llsearch.html> : Search query forms for six library-related resources, hosted on Berkeley's SunSITE. These include Current Cites, Index Morganus,and the archives of two newgroups: Web4Lib, for systems librarians and Webmasters, and PubLib, for public librarians. Maintained by Jerry Kuntz
WebSerch : The Web Research Resource <http://www.clubi.ie/webserch/> : WebSerch, the Web Research Resource, is designed to aid librarians, information professionals and the search enthusiast in the evaluation and selection of information retrieval tools and information sources, and equip the information seeker for the search process. Includes search engine evaluations and specifications.
| LIBRARY CATALOGUES |
SearchLight <http://searchlight.cdlib.org/cgi-bin/searchlight> : From the California Digital Library. With SearchLight, you can search many publicly available databases and other resources available to Internet users -- all at the same time. SearchLight will run the search and bring back the results. The public version of SearchLight does not search databases and other resources that are only available to University of California users. Two versions are available, one for Sciences and Engineering, and another for Social Sciences and Humanities. SearchLight for "Sciences and Engineering" will help you locate articles and other materials in the areas of science and engineering, biological and medical sciences, and the physical sciences. SearchLight for the "Social Sciences and Humanities" will help you locate articles and other materials in the areas of arts and humanities, social sciences, history, and area, interdiscplinary and ethnic studies.
| LISTSERVES FORUMS NEWSGROUPS and ARCHIVES |
TILENET:newsgroup, vendor, ftp site, listserve search <http://tile.net/> : Search for newsgroup, vendor, ftp site, listserve, etc. by keyword
| MARKET RESEARCH |
GoProfit / Go Profit <http://www.goprofit.com/> : Search engine for business information. Searches may be on the web or within a list of categories. Site offers a mix of business news, stock market informtion, as well as subject searches.
| META SEARCH ENGINES |
All 4 One Search Machine <http://all4one.com/> :
Ask Jeeves <http://www.askjeves.com/> : Popular search engine where questions are asked in plain English
A Collection of Special Search Engines <http://www.leidenuniv.nl/ub/biv/specials.htm> : This is a collection of links to special search engines and searchable directories, which in a number of cases can be used as an alternative for the big search engines like Hotbot, AltaVista, Excite and Infoseek. Most of them are discipline- or subject-specific, others are (collections of) national or regional search engines.
Debriefing <http://www.debriefing.com/> : Very fast meta search engine
Dogpile - Meta Search Engine <http://www.dogpile.com/> :
Express by Infoseek <http://express.infoseek.com> : Express by Infoseek is a next-generation desktop search product which brings multiple search and information sources together in one place. Excellent product to facilitate internet searching. Win95 or better equired. Software must be downloaded and installed.
FindSpot <http://www.findspot.com/> :
FTPfind <http://www.ftpfind.com/> : Searches for files in ftp archives, by file name or subject. Also offers thematic searches for movies, Mac, Windows, Linux, sound, pictures, etc.
Guide to Meta Search Engines <http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/search/meta.html> : Unlike the individual search engines and directories, meta-search engines do not have their own databases; they do not collect web pages; they do not accept URL additions; and they do not classify or review web sites. Instead, they send queries simultaneously to multiple Web search engines and/or Web directories. Many of the meta-search engines integrate search results: duplicate findings are merged into one entry; some rank the results according to various criteria; some allow selection of search engines to be searched. From Jian Liu, Reference Department, Indiana University Libraries
Inference Find <http://www.inference.com> :
Internet Sleuth <http://www.isleuth.com/> : Over 3000 searchable databases. Choose any topic in the home page sidebar, and you are presented with numerous searchable databases.
Ixquick <http://ixquick.com/> : A meta search engine that translates your search into the syntax of each individual search engine
Langenberg Search Site <http://www.langenberg.com/> : Contains multiple query forms for various search engines. Search for persons, maps, dictionaries, time zones
LastMinute Search / Last Minute Search <http://www.lastminutesearch.com/index.asp> : This site serves as a gateway to local news and search directories in over 130 countries.
Listen: The music download directory <http://www.listen.com> : listen.com is a music download directory for finding downloadable music on the Internet in various formats such as MP3, MS Audio, Liquid Audio, or a2b.
Mamma: Mother of all Search Engines <http://www.mamma.com> :
Meta Gopher <http://metagopher.com/> : Meta search tool. Use MetaGopher to search Yahoo!, Google, GoTo.com, Hotbot, Go Network, Webcrawler, and Altavista all at the same time.
Meta Search Engines <http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/MetaSearch.html> : From the Teaching Library Internet Workshops, University of California, Berkeley. Revised April 2000
Meta Search Engines <http://metasearchengines.com/> : This web site is a directory of Meta Search Engines, and is updated frequently.
MetaCrawler Searching <http://www.metacrawler.com> :
MetaFind <http://www.metafind.com> :
Metor <http://www.metor.com> : Metor is a new search and retrieval system that integrates information from hundreds of databases whose contents can not be reached by traditional search engines. Metor includes specialized databases, archives and catalogs for highly targeted information. Metor improves the efficiency and precision of Web searches by downloading and analyzing user selected results. After all documents have been retrieved, Metor creates a summary for each page by extracting the context of the query terms within the document. The context allows the user to more readily determine the relevance of results without viewing the full text. At the same time, it is ensured that the document selected still exists.
Multiple Search Engines Page <http://www.site-shop.com/websearch.htm> : Multiple forms on one page. Includes forms for email, yellow pages, etc. lookup
One2Seek Research <http://www.one2seek.com/> : Metasearch engine utilizing 45 remote search engines. Site includes a directory.
Orientation: Global Web Gateway <http://www.orientation.com/> : Locator of international search engines for regional searching and browsing. Offers breaking news as well as a categorized list of search topics.
Proteus <http://www.thrall.org/proteus.html> :
Proteus II (nonjava) <http://www.thrall.org/proteus2.html> :
The Research Zone <http://globalstudyhall.bizland.com/research_zone.htm> : Searches multiple search engines simultaneously
Researchville <http://www.researchville.com/> : Meta Search of multiple sites simultaneously for today's news, how-to guides, dictionaries, encyclopledias, reference, web guides opinions, multimedia, by submitting a question once.
Scour.net <http://www.scour.net> : Search engine and guide for finding audio, video and images on the Internet. The web site located at www.scour.net lets users find pictures, movie scenes, music clips, concerts, sporting events, etc.
Search.Com <http://www.search.com/> :
Search Power / SearchPower <http://www.searchpower.com/> : Searchpower.com is billed as the largest directory of Internet Search Engines with direct links to over 2,000 specialty search resources organized in categories such as business, legal, reference, etc.
Search Turtle <http://www.searchturtle.com/> : Searches can be limited to web, images, mp3, news, audio, video
Searchability: Guides To Specialized Search Engines <http://www.searchability.com/> : Guides (with descriptions) to thousands of search engines covering hundreds of subjects. Listed in approximate order of size and specificity of subject categories.
SearchEdu <http://www.searchedu.com/> : Specialized search engine that indexes over 20 million University and education pages and ranks them in order of popularity.
SearchGov <http://www.searchgov.com/> : Specialized search engine for locating government sites.
SearchLight <http://searchlight.cdlib.org/cgi-bin/searchlight> : From the California Digital Library. With SearchLight, you can search many publicly available databases and other resources available to Internet users -- all at the same time. SearchLight will run the search and bring back the results. The public version of SearchLight does not search databases and other resources that are only available to University of California users. Two versions are available, one for Sciences and Engineering, and another for Social Sciences and Humanities. SearchLight for "Sciences and Engineering" will help you locate articles and other materials in the areas of science and engineering, biological and medical sciences, and the physical sciences. SearchLight for the "Social Sciences and Humanities" will help you locate articles and other materials in the areas of arts and humanities, social sciences, history, and area, interdiscplinary and ethnic studies.
SearchMil <http://www.searchmil.com/> : Specialized search engine that indexes over 900,000 pages in the .mil (U.S. military and defense related sites) domain
Sookoo: the Business Strategy Search Specialist <http://www.sookoo.com/> : Sookoo is: "Strategy Organized Online [with] Key Ordered Optimization." . This is search engine specializing in business research
Starting Point <http://www.stpt.com/> : The Web and over 160 search resources
SunSITE Library Super Search <http://www.librarylandindex.org/llsearch.html> : Search query forms for six library-related resources, hosted on Berkeley's SunSITE. These include Current Cites, Index Morganus,and the archives of two newgroups: Web4Lib, for systems librarians and Webmasters, and PubLib, for public librarians. Maintained by Jerry Kuntz
Video Search Engine--AltaVista & Virage <http://video.altavista.com/cgi-bin/avsearch> : Search for video clips. Using new technology that watches, listens, and reads videos, the Virage Video Cataloger automatically extracts relevant information to create searchable indexes in real-time.
Virtual LRC [Learning Resource Centre] <http://www.virtuallrc.com> : The reference search engine on the VLRC site searches the following web sites with just one search: Academic Info, InfoSeek Web Guide, Lycos Top 5%, My Virtual Reference Desk, Internet Sleuth, Bibliomania, Yahoo, StudyWeb, Michigan Electronic Library, Smithsonian, Suite101, InfoPlease.com, the LibrarySpot, and the AwesomeLibrary. Subject / information areas include: full-text magazines, newspapers, electronic text archives, art history, biography, biology, career information, psychology, history, government information, literature, medical information, social sciences, and legal information.
| MILITARY |
SearchMil <http://www.searchmil.com/> : Specialized search engine that indexes over 900,000 pages in the .mil (U.S. military and defense related sites) domain
| MISCELLANEOUS |
Notebrain <http://www.notebrain.com> : Notebrain.com provides the absolute solution for the internet surfer looking for music equipment, mp3s, or anything else related to music.
| MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH DIRECTORIES |
Academic Info <http://www.academicinfo.net/> : The Mission of Academic Info is to provide the university community with a current and reliable directory of Internet resources free of institutional or commercial constraints. Links can be browsed in subject groupings or topics searched via a search engine
Argus Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides (Michigan) <http://www.clearinghouse.net/> :
BUBL LINK: Libraries of Networked Knowledge <http://bubl.ac.uk/link/> : Organized by Dewey Decimal System
Cyberstacks <http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/> : Collection of significant World Wide Web (WWW) and other Internet resources categorized using the Library of Congress classification scheme. From G. McKiernan, Cyberstacks
Education Index <http://www.educationindex.com/education_resources.html> : Subject oriented metalist of internet sites
Guides to Internet Resources (Rice University) <http://www.rice.edu/Fondren/Netguides/netguides.html> :
Infosurf: Resources by Subject (Univ. California Santa Barbara) <http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subj/resource.html> :
Librarians' Index to the Internet <http://lii.org> : The Librarians' Index to the Internet is a searchable, evaluated, and annotated subject directory of more than 3,500 Internet resources.
MEGASOURCES <http://www.ryerson.ca/~journal/megasources.html> : School of Journalism, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Canada Strong Canadian bent.
Metaplus Directories <http://www.metaplus.com/waves.html> : Directories plus headlines and top stories
The Mining Company <http://home.miningco.com/> : Index of resources similar to Yahoo
Needle in a CyberStack - the InfoFinder <http://members.home.net/albeej/> : Very comprehensive list of sources for research
Neptune: culling the depths of the internet for the best information online <http://www.hail.icestorm.com/neptuneguide/> : Robert J. Tiess maintains this categorized meta list.
PINAKES: A Subject Launchpad <http://www.hw.ac.uk/libWWW/irn/pinakes/pinakes.html> : In ancient times, the Library of Alexandria was seen as a universal store of human knowledge. As the Library grew in size, however, it became increasingly difficult to locate relevant material. The poet Callimachus solved the problem by compiling a catalogue called The Pinakes. On a far smaller scale, these Web pages hope to provide a similar function for Internet resources, by linking to the major subject gateways.
Reporter's Desktop (Duff Wilson) <http://www.reporter.org/desktop/> : A portal-like site providing useful hot-buttoned links, ostensibly for journalists, but also for many others looking for search facilities.
Repositories of Primary Sources <http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html> : A listing of over 3300 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness. Those added within the last thirty days or so are marked {New}. From University of Idaho
Research Webring <http://webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=researchwebring;list> : The Research Webring is a collection of the best Internet websites pushing the curtain in providing this assistance. Featured websites focus on the discipline of information research - the tools and resources important in serious research including library references, commercial tools and Internet resources.
Resources of Scholarly Societies - Subject Guide <http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/subjects_soc.html> : University of Waterloo Scholarly Societies Project
The Scout Report <http://wwwscout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/index.html> : The Scout Report is the flagship publication of the Internet Scout Project. Published every Friday both on the web and by email, it provides a fast, convenient way to stay informed of valuable resources on the Internet. A team of professional librarians and subject matter experts select, research, and annotate each resource.
The Scout Toolkit Homepage <http://wwwscout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/toolkit/index.html> : Includes Scout Select Bookmarks, Searching the Internet, End User's Column, Web Tools and Internet publications. All are finding tools for the Internet
SIRS Knowledge Source <http://www.sirs.com/tree/tree.htm> :
StudyWeb / Study Web <http://www.studyweb.com/> : Categorized directory of 'research quality' websites.
Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information <http://library.usask.ca/~dworacze/SUBJIN_A.HTM> : The Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information and the accompanying Electronic Sources of Information: A Bibliography, deal with all aspects of electronic publishing and include print and non-print materials, periodical articles, monographs and individual chapters in collected works. Over 1000 items were identified and indexed in great detail for this project. Thousands of URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) were added to various entries. Both the Index and the Bibliography are continuously updated. Maintained by Marian Dworaczek.
University of Waterloo Electronic Library: Resources by Discipline <http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/discipline/discip.html> : Resources and services accessible in the discipline area selected by UW Library's subject specialist librarians.
Virtual LRC [Learning Resource Centre] <http://www.virtuallrc.com> : The reference search engine on the VLRC site searches the following web sites with just one search: Academic Info, InfoSeek Web Guide, Lycos Top 5%, My Virtual Reference Desk, Internet Sleuth, Bibliomania, Yahoo, StudyWeb, Michigan Electronic Library, Smithsonian, Suite101, InfoPlease.com, the LibrarySpot, and the AwesomeLibrary. Subject / information areas include: full-text magazines, newspapers, electronic text archives, art history, biography, biology, career information, psychology, history, government information, literature, medical information, social sciences, and legal information.
The Webliography: Internet Subject Guides (LSU) <http://www.lib.lsu.edu/weblio.html> :
Webrary Links Menu <http://www.webrary.org/ref/weblinksmenu.html> : Webrary Links pages consist of links to useful reference and informational web sites, organized by subject according to Dewey Decimal System call numbers. Produced by the Morton Grove Public Library, this site contains web links valuable to all types of libraries.
Welcome to INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections <http://lib-www.ucr.edu/> : INFOMINE offers access to over 15,000 resources (both free/fee based access) of value to researchers and students.
Windweaver Search Pages <http://www.windweaver.com/searchpage4.htm> : An eclectic array of links to company finders, people finders, search engine tools and guides, personalized news sources, software archives, etc.
| MULTIMEDIA |
Ditto Picture Search <http://www.ditto.com> : Search engine for locating picutres.. Simple or advanced search which includes file type, picutre size, height, width, date, etc.
Listen: The music download directory <http://www.listen.com> : listen.com is a music download directory for finding downloadable music on the Internet in various formats such as MP3, MS Audio, Liquid Audio, or a2b.
Scour.net <http://www.scour.net> : Search engine and guide for finding audio, video and images on the Internet. The web site located at www.scour.net lets users find pictures, movie scenes, music clips, concerts, sporting events, etc.
Video Search Engine--AltaVista & Virage <http://video.altavista.com/cgi-bin/avsearch> : Search for video clips. Using new technology that watches, listens, and reads videos, the Virage Video Cataloger automatically extracts relevant information to create searchable indexes in real-time.
| MUSIC |
Listen: The music download directory <http://www.listen.com> : listen.com is a music download directory for finding downloadable music on the Internet in various formats such as MP3, MS Audio, Liquid Audio, or a2b.
| NEWS MEDIA |
Akoo: Search Engine for Internet Broadcasting <http://www.akoo.com> : Search for radio stations, music, videos, movie trailers, news, sports, etc.
| PUBLISHERS and VENDORS |
Book Search: The Big Link <http://www.booksearch.com/index.html> : Rare and out of print searches. They have our own database consisting of more than 1000 Rare and Out-of-Print book dealers and proprietary lists of private collectors.
Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information <http://library.usask.ca/~dworacze/SUBJIN_A.HTM> : The Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information and the accompanying Electronic Sources of Information: A Bibliography, deal with all aspects of electronic publishing and include print and non-print materials, periodical articles, monographs and individual chapters in collected works. Over 1000 items were identified and indexed in great detail for this project. Thousands of URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) were added to various entries. Both the Index and the Bibliography are continuously updated. Maintained by Marian Dworaczek.
| REFERENCE AND MISCELLANEA |
Trivia: Totally Trivia Search Engine <http://www.absolutetrivia.com/> : Facts and figures on a variety of subjects including technology, space, quotations, laws, space, sports, history, geography, inventions, words, and holidays. Updated daily
Webrary Links Menu <http://www.webrary.org/ref/weblinksmenu.html> : Webrary Links pages consist of links to useful reference and informational web sites, organized by subject according to Dewey Decimal System call numbers. Produced by the Morton Grove Public Library, this site contains web links valuable to all types of libraries.
| REGIONAL: AFRICA |
WoYaa! Information on African Web Pages <http://www.woyaa.com/> : A categorized portal to African sites. The whole site may be searched or individual countries and categories may be browsed.
| REGIONAL: EUROPE |
EuroSeek <http://www.euroseek.net/page?ifl=uk> : Search engine for Europe
Search Europe <http://searcheurope.com/index.shtml> :
| REVIEWS and PRODUCT GUIDES |
Suite 101 Best of Web Directory <http://www.suite101.com/> : An internet search directory, Suite101.com utilizes the Dewey Decimal Classification system as the organization structure for our Best-of-Web Directory. Currently offers 1,406 topics, 39,733 articles review articles and 43,574 links. Of note is Librarians and Information Science
| SCIENCE |
Le réseau Franco Science <http://www.citeweb.net/science/franco/> : Le but du site est de donner un plus grand rayonnement aux sciences dans la francophonie
| SEARCH DIRECTORIES |
2Look4it <http://www.2look4it.com/> :
Alta Vista Canada en français <http://www.altavista.ca/cgi-bin/query?lang=fr> : Alta Vista Canada in French. Offers links to French language sites around the world.
AOL NetFind <http://www.aol.com/netfind/> :
Encyberpedia <http://www.encyberpedia.com/cyberlinks/links/index.html> : Better quality categorized directory to the internet
Excite <http://www.excite.com> :
GoButton <http://www.gobutton.com/> :
GovernmentGuide / Government Guide <http://www.governmentguide.com/> : Categorized search directory includes access to U.S. government site at the federal, state, and local level
HandiLinks <http://www.ahandyguide.com/> :
HotBot <http://www.hotbot.com> :
InfiniSource Specialized Search Engines <http://www.infinisource.com/special-search-engines.html> : Specialized Search Engines is an InfiniSource Information and Support Site. Contents include: Quick Search Resources, Primary Internet Search Engines, FTP Search, Web Meta Search Engines, General News Search, Usenet and Mail-list Search Engines, E-Mail, Telephone and Zip Search Specialized Search Engines, Web Based Whois Search onInterNIC, Stock Market Quotes, Web Directories and Yellow Pages, Employment / Job Search Sites, Search Engine Information Sites and Intelligent Agents.
InfoHiway <http://www.infohiway.com/> :
InfoSeek <http://www.infoseek.com> :
InfoSpace <http://www.infospace.com/> :
Jayde <http://www.jayde.com/> :
LinkCentre <http://linkcentre.com/> :
Linkopedia <http://www.linkopedia.com/> :
LookSmart <http://looksmart.com/> :
Lycos <http://www.lycos.com> :
NBCi Search Engine <http://www.nbci.com> : Formerly operated as Snap search directory
Netscape Search <http://search.netscape.com/> :
One2Seek Research <http://www.one2seek.com/> : Metasearch engine utilizing 45 remote search engines. Site includes a directory.
Open Directory Project <http://dmoz.org/> : The Open Directory Project's goal is to produce the most comprehensive directory of the web, by relying on a vast army of volunteer editors.
Room 102 <http://www1.room102.com/> : A classified search directory with a difference. Results are presented in the form of a slide show of web pages
SmartEngine / Smart Engine <http://www.smartengine.com/> :
Starting Point <http://www.stpt.com/> : The Web and over 160 search resources
Suite 101 Best of Web Directory <http://www.suite101.com/> : An internet search directory, Suite101.com utilizes the Dewey Decimal Classification system as the organization structure for our Best-of-Web Directory. Currently offers 1,406 topics, 39,733 articles review articles and 43,574 links. Of note is Librarians and Information Science
Thunderstone <http://dwarf.thunderstone.com/texis/websearch/> :
WebBrain / Web Brain <http://www.webbrain.com> : WebBrain lets users search the Web visually, through an animated interface, providing a dynamic picture of related information, instead of searching through long lists of text. Users can browse the Open Directory Project's 1.7 million sites by category or search by keyword.
WoYaa! Information on African Web Pages <http://www.woyaa.com/> : A categorized portal to African sites. The whole site may be searched or individual countries and categories may be browsed.
YAHOO <http://www.yahoo.com> :
| SEARCH ENGINES |
ACME Labs Search Forms <http://www.acme.com/searches.html> : Aggregate of search engine query boxes. You can search most of the well known Search Engines. For each site you may choose the simple search on the form provided or going to the home page of the search engine. In addition to the general search engines there are specialised ones for news (Associated Press and Washington Post), the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), Medical and Computer Dictionaries, Thesauri, Shakespeare, the Bible, and many other reference works.
Country Specific Search Engines <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/searchcountry.html> : Alphabetical list of country specific search engines arranged by continent
Fast Search <http://www.alltheweb.com/> : Fast Search is the product of a joint venture between Dell Computer and FAST, a Norwegian company that has announced its intention to catalog the entire Internet
FindArticles / Find Articles <http://www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml> : FindArticles.com is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for free. Constantly updated, it contains articles dating back to 1998 from more than 350 magazines and journals. You will find articles on a range of topics, including business, health, society, entertainment, sports and more. Each of the hundreds of thousands of articles in FindArticles can be read in its entirety and printed at no cost. Includes a Help tutorial. FindArticles is a content-distribution partnership between LookSmart, which provides the search infrastructure, and the Gale Group, which provides the published editorial content.
Google <http://www.google.com> :
Highway 61 <http://www.highway61.com> :
Knowledge Hound <http://www.knowledgehound.com/> : Knowledge Hound is an internet directory of how-to links, lessons, tips and tricks, manuals, guides tutorials, and step-by-step instructions on any given subject.
Noodle Tools <http://www.noodletools.com/> : NoodleBib and NoodleQuest are two utilities available on this site created by Debbie and Damon Abilock. The first is a form which takes the users' input and formats the content into ALA style bibliography. This bibliography can be saved in RTF format. NoodleQuest is an aid to assist users in adding precision to internet searches.
Northern Light <http://www.nlsearch.com> : Access to government resources on the web, plus articles in private collection.
Notebrain <http://www.notebrain.com> : Notebrain.com provides the absolute solution for the internet surfer looking for music equipment, mp3s, or anything else related to music.
Oingo <http://www.oingo.com/> : Oingo is a meaning-based search engine. Meaning-based search is a search performed on the meanings of words rather than on the text alone.
Search Adobe PDF Online <http://searchpdf.adobe.com/> : Search through more than a million summaries of Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) files on the Web. Your search results will allow you to see the summaries before deciding to view the original Adobe PDF.
Simpli / SimpliFind <http://www.simpli.com/> : Using principles of linguistics and cognitive science, SimpliFind is able to understand the concept of the user's search, not merely what word(s) are entered into a search query. SimpliFind can then build a robust query based on that concept for the user. Registration is required for personalization such as storage and recall of search queries..
Snoopa <http://www.snoopa.com> : Search engine including choices for images, audio, video, mp3, shockwave
Subjex <http://www.subjex.com/> : Subjex is an Artificial Intelligence dialogue based search engine developed by PageLab Network, Inc. Subjex conducts dialogue with users to dynamically refine searches with normal human-like conversation making it the “next generation” search engine portal. Instead of a user being bombarded with potentially millions of results, Subjex talks with a user (through text) long enough to be able to accurately give only 1 to 3 results.
Web Search Guide <http://www.websearchguide.ca> : The Web Search Guide is about web searching, online learning, and the Internet in Canada.
WebBrain / Web Brain <http://www.webbrain.com> : WebBrain lets users search the Web visually, through an animated interface, providing a dynamic picture of related information, instead of searching through long lists of text. Users can browse the Open Directory Project's 1.7 million sites by category or search by keyword.
| SEARCH ENGINES COMPARISONS and TUTORIALS |
Akoo: Search Engine for Internet Broadcasting <http://www.akoo.com> : Search for radio stations, music, videos, movie trailers, news, sports, etc.
BotSpot® Monthly Newsletter <http://www.botspot.com/main.html> : Monthly Newsletter discussing Bots and Intelligent Agents on the World Wide Web and Internet. ISSN: 1521-2335
A Collection of Special Search Engines <http://www.leidenuniv.nl/ub/biv/specials.htm> : This is a collection of links to special search engines and searchable directories, which in a number of cases can be used as an alternative for the big search engines like Hotbot, AltaVista, Excite and Infoseek. Most of them are discipline- or subject-specific, others are (collections of) national or regional search engines.
Ditto Picture Search <http://www.ditto.com> : Search engine for locating picutres.. Simple or advanced search which includes file type, picutre size, height, width, date, etc.
Guide to Meta Search Engines <http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/search/meta.html> : Unlike the individual search engines and directories, meta-search engines do not have their own databases; they do not collect web pages; they do not accept URL additions; and they do not classify or review web sites. Instead, they send queries simultaneously to multiple Web search engines and/or Web directories. Many of the meta-search engines integrate search results: duplicate findings are merged into one entry; some rank the results according to various criteria; some allow selection of search engines to be searched. From Jian Liu, Reference Department, Indiana University Libraries
How to Choose the Search Tools You Need <http://library.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/ToolsTables.html> : Teaching Library Internet Workshops. University of California, Berkeley
Internet Sleuth <http://www.isleuth.com/> : Over 3000 searchable databases. Choose any topic in the home page sidebar, and you are presented with numerous searchable databases.
Invisible Web <http://www.invisibleweb.com/> : The InvisibleWeb consists of sites whose contents cannot be indexed by traditional search engines.These include databases, archived material, and interactive tools such as calculators and dictionaries. Since these resources are embedded within thousands of individual Web sites, they are generally not picked up by search engines.
Meta Search Engines <http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/MetaSearch.html> : From the Teaching Library Internet Workshops, University of California, Berkeley. Revised April 2000
NetSearcher: the search engine for internet professionals <http://netsearcher.com> :
Networth Searcher <http://networth.virtualave.net/search.htm> : NetWorth Searcher is the first CGI search engine I've created using my DIFFUSE search engine model (Data Infused Free Form Unified Search Engine), which takes the most general user query and infuses it with data to maximize potential for relevant results in search engines. Created by Robert Tiess.
Reporter's Desktop (Duff Wilson) <http://www.reporter.org/desktop/> : A portal-like site providing useful hot-buttoned links, ostensibly for journalists, but also for many others looking for search facilities.
Search Engine Colossus <http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/> : International Directory of Search Engines. Regional search engine search arranged by country.
Search Engine Showdown <http://www.notess.com/search/> : This site summarizes, reviews, and compares the search features and database scope of Internet search engines and finding aids.
Search Engine Watch <http://www.SearchEngineWatch.com/> : News Tips and More About Search Engines
Search Engines <http://www.ionet.net/~johnson/search/search.shtml> :
Search Engines Compared: Which is Right for You? <http://www.llrx.com/columns/engine.htm> : Comparison of Search Engines. Includes a PDF comparison chart
Search IQ <http://www.searchiq.com/> : Search engine guide; featuring reviews, rankings and tutorials. Provides independent reviews and ratings by visiting search engines, conducting searches and evaluating these according to a published criteria
Search Tools <http://www.mmu.ac.uk/h-ss/dic/main/search.htm> : An excellent collection of search tools strong in European and U.K. search engines.
Searchability: Guides To Specialized Search Engines <http://www.searchability.com/> : Guides (with descriptions) to thousands of search engines covering hundreds of subjects. Listed in approximate order of size and specificity of subject categories.
Sookoo: the Business Strategy Search Specialist <http://www.sookoo.com/> : Sookoo is: "Strategy Organized Online [with] Key Ordered Optimization." . This is search engine specializing in business research
The Spider's Apprentice <http://www.monash.com/spidap.html> : Ratings for AltaVista, Infoseek, Excite, Webcrawler, Lycos, HotBot, and the Yahoo Directory.
Tool Kit for the Expert Web Searcher <http://www.lita.org/committe/toptech/toolkit.htm> : Developed and maintained by Pat Ensor, this page on ALA's LITA site is a good pathfinder for search tools. Covered are: [Subject Guides] [Search Engines] [Metasearch Engines and Search Engine Collections] [Multimedia Searching] [The Invisible Web] [Search Engine News]
Web Search Guide <http://www.websearchguide.ca> : The Web Search Guide is about web searching, online learning, and the Internet in Canada.
WebSearch / Web Search <http://websearch.about.com/internet/sites/websearch/> : Created by About.com this is a series of subject guides to help in searching the internet.
| SOFTWARE EVALUATIONS/ARCHIVES |
Softseek <http://digitex.softseek.com/> : SOFTSEEK.COM - The Source for Shareware, Freeware and Evaluation Software
| STOCK MARKETS |
GoProfit / Go Profit <http://www.goprofit.com/> : Search engine for business information. Searches may be on the web or within a list of categories. Site offers a mix of business news, stock market informtion, as well as subject searches.
| TRAVEL |
What's New <http://www.whatsnew.com/> : Search listings of current travel and entertainment news and tickets.
| WEB UTILITIES |
Noodle Tools <http://www.noodletools.com/> : NoodleBib and NoodleQuest are two utilities available on this site created by Debbie and Damon Abilock. The first is a form which takes the users' input and formats the content into ALA style bibliography. This bibliography can be saved in RTF format. NoodleQuest is an aid to assist users in adding precision to internet searches.
Search Adobe PDF Online <http://searchpdf.adobe.com/> : Search through more than a million summaries of Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) files on the Web. Your search results will allow you to see the summaries before deciding to view the original Adobe PDF.
| WORLD NEWS |
LastMinute Search / Last Minute Search <http://www.lastminutesearch.com/index.asp> : This site serves as a gateway to local news and search directories in over 130 countries.
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