Internet Search Engines

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Internet Search Engines
	The following search engines offer a variety of access points to resources on the Internet. Always carefully evaluate Internet resources before you rely on the information.
	Academic Search Engines and Directories
	Major Search Engines
	Internet Directories
	Meta-Search Engines
	Regional Search Engines

	For a list of more search engines, reviews of search engines, and explanations of search engine technology refer to Search Engine Watch.

	Academic Search Engines and Directories Sites from academic institutions and scholarly organizations
	Academicinfo.net	Directory of sites of educational resources organized by discipline.
	Bubl Link	Catalogue of selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas.
	Infomine Scholarly Internet Resources	Contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, and directories of researchers.
	Librarians Index to the Internet	Provides a well-organized point of access for reliable, trustworthy, librarian-selected Internet resources.
	Oaister	Collection of freely available, difficult-to-access, academically-oriented digital resources
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	Major Search Engines A great place to begin searching the web; most useful for locating sites of known organizations such as a company or university.
	All The Web
	Google
	Hotbot

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	Internet Directories These sites allow you to browse by subject; sites in directories are categorized and selected by human beings as opposed to computers.
	Argus Clearinghouse
	DMOZ
	Yahoo
	Looksmart

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	Meta-Search Engines These sites allow you to search multiple search engines and directories at once with one search.
	Infogrid
	Vivisimo
	Ithaki
	Queryserver

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	Regional Search Engines These sites originate from or concentrate on certain regions of the world.
	Country Based
	Search Engine Colossus

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Last revised: July 31, 2003