Internet Searching Tools

The following tools and services are designed for searching the Internet for sites and resources.
Note: These tools are ranked based on their interface, versatility, and ease of use. The How to Search the Internet provides useful tools to learn about Internet searching. The Best of the Rest provides an eclectic list of other useful resources for a variety of Internet searching needs.



Quick Links to the Top Twelve Search Tools by Category
Click the header for a short description of each tool and a link to the Help menu.

SEARCH TOOLS
Google Advanced Search
Yahoo! Advanced Search
Ask
Advanced Search
All the Web Advanced Search
MSN Search Advanced Search
Exalead Advanced Search
Teoma Advanced Search
Alta Vista Advanced Search
Gigablast Advanced Search
Lycos Advanced Search
HotBot Advanced Search
A9.com

METASEARCH TOOLS
Ixquick Metasearch
Vivísimo
Surfwax
ProFusion
Dogpile
Clusty
Mamma
Ithaki
KillerInfo
Beaucoup
Kartoo
Webcrawler

SUBJECT DIRECTORIES
INFOMINE
Academic Info
Best Information on the Net
Internet Public Library
Librarians' Index to the Internet
The Scout Report Archives
Direct Search
Digital Librarian
About.com
World Wide Web Virtual Library
Complete Planet:The Deep Web
Open Directory Project

     

HOW TO SEARCH THE INTERNET
Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
BARE BONES 101: A Web Search Tutorial
Web Search Tutorial by Pandia
Web Search from About.com
Search Engine Watch
Search Engine Showdown
Best Search Tools Chart
Graduated Search Strategy
How to Choose a Search Engine
Tips for Effective Internet Searching
Evaluating Web Resources
Second Generation Searching on the Web

 

THE BEST OF THE REST
Google Books
Research-It
Google UncleSam
LibrarySpot
HotSheet
Refdesk.com
FindArticles
Google Scholar
Essential Links (EL)
How Stuff Works
Search Engine Colossus
Wikipedia

 

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