World Wide Web Searching

 

Web Directories

Search Engines

Metasearch Engines

 

Web Directories

Yahoo!   http://dir.yahoo.com/
Yahoo! has the most extensive web directory.   To access the directory from the Yahoo! homepage, click on more and select the directory.

Internet Public Library  http://www.ipl.org
A limited directory of quality web sites aimed at young people.

About   http://www.about.com/
About is a network of sites researched by staff members for content and relationship to other sites.

Smartspot Network    http://www.startspot.com/network/
A commercial site that assigns subjects to and attempts to organize web sites.

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Search Engines

Ask  http://www.ask.com/
Ask has the advantage of using natural language searching and is best for shopping and business information.

BING  http://www.bing.com
MSN’s search engine.   Bing specializes in shopping, local, travel, and health.

Google   http://www.google.com
Google's search screen is especially user friendly because it is free of distractions.  Results from searches are generally high quality and relevant.  Web coverage is excellent.

Yahoo  http://www.yahoo.com
Yahoo’s “Search Assistant” feature is especially helpful for generating useful keywords.  The “View Notes” feature keeps a record or your searches.

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Metasearch Engines

Clusty   http://www.clusty.com/
Clusty searches several search engines, combines the results, and produces an ordered list based on comparative rankings.  Results are divided into “clusters” of similar results.

Dogpile  http://www.dogpile.com
Dogpile searches over 15 search engines and is the most popular metasearch engine among BHS students.

Metacrawler  http://www.metacrawler.com
Metacrawler covers Google, Yahoo, Ask, About, and Bing.  Results are displayed in a uniform format.  

37.com   http://www.37.com/
Your search will be conducted in 37 different search engines.

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