General Web Directories and Search Engines
There are many sites that allow you to "surf" the web by exploring various categories of information, or entering search criteria. Here are a few.
(NOTE: We also have a page of links to law-related web directories and search engines).
Collections of Directories and Search Engines
SearchAllInOne.com -- Includes links to Web search engines, people finders, news and weather collections, software, publications, and desk reference collections
INFOMINE -- "Scholarly Internet resource collections." According to Genie Tyburski, INFOMINE functions like a library catalog pointing researchers to information sources of superior substance and quality. All entries offer the site name and URL as well as a description and links to subject terms for related resources. (Genie Tyburski, law librarian at Ballard Spahr, produces The Virtual Chase web site.)
Ixquick -- metasearch engine
MetaEureka -- "may be the cleanest interface to querying multiple search engines that I have seen. In fact, it may be a bit too clean. " according to Genie Tyburski of The Virtual Chase.
Pandia -- "guide to Internet search engines and directories! Get tools, news, tutorials and resources."
QueryServer -- "Ten general purpose Internet search engines are queried, and the results are combined and categorized according to the options you choose."
Search.com -- very handy links to many of the same search sites, plus others, and also offers search engines in various categories, such as legal and government
Web Searching -- page of annotated links to search engines and directories, from the Internet Public Library
Specific Directories and Search Engines
- Alta Vista -- a very smart super-fast search engine offered by Digital Equipment Corporation
- Encyclopedia Britannica's eblast Internet guide
- Excite --- Includes
- HotBot -- sleek and speedy new search tool from the publishers of HotWired (fortunately, this web site doesn't suffer from the arrogant anarchic typography of the magazine)
- Go.com
- Google -- our latest favorite.
- Librarian's Index to the Internet
- Northern Light -- one of the best.
- webtaxi -- the next generation of web search tools. Start with its tips and tricks to begin to explore its power
- Yahoo -- a topical listing
General News Group Directories
Unlike the above sites, which search the world wide web, these search news groups ("usenets")
- Deja.com
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