[B]SEARCH ENGINES[/B]
Use Google for fast natural language searching. [ Search Tips ] http://www.google.ca
Use Alltheweb for comprehensive searching in one of the largest engines available.
[ Search Tips ] http://www.alltheweb.com
Use AltaVista for research topics where boolean operators can be used to focus results. [ Search Tips ] http://www.altavista.com
Use Teoma for results organized by subject communities. [ Search Tips ] http://www.teoma.com
Use WiseNut for natural language searching which categorizes results into Wiseguides. [ Search Tips ] http://www.wisenut.com
[B]META-ENGINES[/B]
Use Ixquick for a list of the top hits from 12 search tools. [ Search Tips ] http://www.ixquick.com
Use Metacrawler for a list of the top hits from 11 search engines. [ Search Tips ] http://www.metacrawler.com
Use Vivisimo for access to 12 search engines. [ Search Tips ] http://vivisimo.com
[B]SUBJECT DIRECTORIES[/B]
Use these tools to start your search with broad topics:
BUBL [national information service for the higher education community] http://bubl.ac.uk/link
Infomine [web sites gathered by University of California Libraries] http://infomine.ucr.edu
Librarians' Index to the Internet [web sites selected by librarians] http://www.lii.org
Resource Directory Network [web sites selected by specialists in the UK] http://www.rdn.ac.uk
[B]INTERNATIONAL SEARCH TOOLS[/B]
Use these tools for searching in all languages: