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Tools for Internet
Searching
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Popular Search Engines
Other Helpful Engines
Librarian Live
Image and Multimedia Searches
Invisible Web
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Information/Help on Search Engines, How they
work, Hints on how to Search,etc.
//www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Google.htm
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ALLTHEWEB
(search
engine)
Another comprehensive search engine (like Google) which indexes
web pages. Offers access in 49 languages and claims to be the
largest engine. Indexes not only web pages but multimedia, audio
and FTP files, as well as PDF and MS Word files.
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Direct
Search
(meta-search engine)
Direct Search is a growing
compilation of links to the search interfaces of resources that
contain data not easily or entirely searchable/accessible from
general search tools like Alta Vista, Google, or Hotbot. Material
"hidden" from the general search tools is said to reside on the
Invisible Web. This tool helps you search that "invisible web".
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INFOMINE
(meta-search engine)
"INFOMINE is a librarian-built virtual library of Internet
resources relevant to faculty, students, and [researchers]. It
contains useful ... resources such as databases, electronic
journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online
library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and
[more]." It is built and maintained by librarians from the
University of California, Wake Forest University, California State
University, the University of Detroit - Mercy, and others. It is
constantly being updated and changed so as to keep it useful and
accurate.
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Profusion
(meta-search engine)
Amazing customizable meta-search engine for reaching those
really hard to find places in the invisible web. Allows you to
utilize thirteen large search engines plus millions of databases
and other types of resources which the regular web can't see.
Very powerful and easy to use. You can use pick lists to select
categories in which to search, or you can create traditional
boolean searches. Very versatile and massive.
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Landmarks
for Schools:
Now provides links to information building blocks: Web sites,
pages, and interactive tools that provide information in the form
of a raw material. The information and data that Landmarks...
points to can be imported into other information processing tools
and used in the meaningful construction of unique and valuable
information products, within the context of social studies,
science, mathematics, and other disciplines.
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ASK.COM
www.ask.com
returns results in subject clusters.
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Librarian Live! is a
Virtual Reference Desk: a live, online chat-based reference service
that lets you ask questions and get answers in real time!
Virtual Reference Hours:
Mon-Thur 4PM -
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Searching the Invisible Web
"Everyone" knows that the Internet is a growing, living entity that
cannot be measured accurately. "Everyone also realizes that anyone
can put anything they want on the web from anywhere in the world.
But, do
YOU know...
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that when you "search the web" with any of the traditional search
"engines" you can only get to a very small percentage of the web?
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that the MOST you can see using engines like Google, Alltheweb,
Altavista, or even Yahoo is about 20% of the entire web?
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that each search engine looks at different parts of the web?
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that many engines are paid to put specific websites higher on your hit
list than others?
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that many engines look only at the first or second layer of a website
for your keywords which is why you sometimes don't get a hit on a
valuable site?
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using META-ENGINES you can enlarge your "net" of hits?
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not all search engines are created equal?
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some of the search tools you use aren't even search "engines" but
directories?
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there are thousands of search engines available for your use, some for
specific types of information?
If you didn't
know,
then here is your chance to learn some wonderful skills at improving
your searches and the results! If you did, then take some time to
refresh your knowledge and update yourself. Some things may have
changed!
Below are a
number of links to explanations for the Invisible Web and how to
search it more effectively. Each link offers explanations, links, and
training. If you take the time to look at any one of them you will
improve your ability and skill to search...and as a result produce
better work and get better grades. What more could you want?
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