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Web Search Tools

Here are a few of the many (!) search tools available for searching the World Wide Web. They are all different, with unique search features and strategies. No single search engine searches everything on the web. We advise you to choose one, read the help screens, and follow their advice. Once you are comfortable with one search tool, you may want to try another.

• Google

  http://www.google.com
  Google offers a simple search screen that gives surprisingly accurate results. Just list terms in priority order in the search box. Google prioritizes results in relevancy order, according to how close together your search terms appear in the web page. It also groups pages under their host sites, where relevant.

• Alta Vista

  http://www.altavista.com
  Alta Vista is a vast database of over 21 million World Wide Web sites and Usenet news groups. The search engine allows detailed customizing of search strategies and results through the Advanced search page.

• Excite

  http://www.excite.com
  Excite lets you search more than 50 million Web pages, 140,000 Web site listings, and thousands of Usenet postings. The Power Search feature offers a search form with drop down menus that allows you to customize your search strategy and results.

• Ingenta (formerly UnCover)

  http://www.ingenta.com/
  Ingenta, formerly called UnCover, is a document delivery and table of contents service with over 17,000 periodicals in all fields. Anyone may browse the database for citations. People who enter a user profile may order fax copies of articles, charged to a credit card.

• Lycos

  http://www.lycos.com/
  Lycos is a large database of 10 million World Wide Web Sites. The search engine allows users to customize searching with drop-down menus or to browse subject headings.

• Search.Com

  http://www.search.com
  Search.Com is a site that points to many popular search engines. "Express Search" facilitates quick searching through several search engines.

• Yahoo

  http://www.yahoo.com
  Yahoo is a major directory of WWW resources. Updated daily, this directory is organized by a hierarchy of subject headings. Topics may be narrowed by browsing or may be searched by keyword at any time. Searches work best when simple, such as proper names or common short phrases: Erik Erikson, women writers, or Boston Red Sox.

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