Search the Web
The following sources are ones that we recommend to locate information on the Web.
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Search Engines
Search engines are computer programs designed to search for information on the Web.
TIPS: All of these search engines have AND default and use quotations around words to search for phrases. They also use OR to search for either of two or more words. For more tips, see UC Berkeley's Five-Step Search Strategy guide.
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Immense, with search results ranked by
"popularity". More information and help with searching Google. Try Google Scholar to find scholarly articles on your topic. |
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20+ billion pages, with search results ranked by "relevancy". More information and help searching Yahoo. |
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8+ billion pages, with search results ranked by
"popularity". More information and help searching Exalead. |
Subject Directories
Are large indexes of reviewed web sites. They are not as comprehensive as search engines but instead are created by human editors who review and select sites for inclusion in their directories on the basis of previously determined selection criteria. For more directories, besides the ones we recommend, check UC Berkeley's page.TIP: Browse by subject or search using broad subject keywords.
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40,000+ librarian selected sites. More information and help searching ipl2. |
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125,000+ selected websites which provide access to
university level research and educational tools on the Web. More information and help searching Infomine. |
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2+ million sites. More information and help searching Yahoo Directory. |
Based on the original Find Websites page from UC Berkeley Library.
Meta-Search Engines
Allow searches to be sent to several search engines all at once and then blend all of the results into one list. Because few meta-search engines search the largest and most useful search engine databases, use with caution. Here is a list of selected metacrawlers:
| Dogpile |
| Yippy |
For more information, check Search Engine Showdown's page on meta search engines.
Virtual Reference Libraries
Provide access to an electronic reference collection (e.g. almanacs, dictionaries, handbooks, indexes….) Try the following:
| ipl2 |
| Virtual Reference Library |
| Virtual Reference Shelf |
International Search Tools
| Search Engine Colossus | |
| An international directory of search engines featuring links to search engines from 195 countries and 38 territories around the world. | |
| Country-Specific Search Engines | |
| A list of search engines by continent and country. | |
| World Yahoos | |
| Yahoo! International | |
Resources for Keeping Up to Date
| Search Engine Watch |
| Search Engine Showdown |
Last Updated: 24 September 2012
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