Search Engines

·         Google Search tool offering the largest database of websites. Advanced search allows searches limited to country,            URL: http://www.google.com

·         Teoma Modify searches by location, date, media type to produce comprehensive results.    URL: http://www.teoma.com

·         Alta Vista Provides in depth searches within web pages. Allows easy searching for Images, audio and video.            URL: http://www.altavista.com

·         Anzwers An Australian based search engine which allows searching by location and media type. URL: http://www.anzwers.com.au

·         AskJeeves A search engine using natural language queries. Gathers search results from selected engines such as:  About.com, WebCrawler, InfoSeek, Excite and Altavista.   URL: http://www.askjeeves.com

Search Directories

·         Librarian's Index to the Internet Directory of material suitable for both academic and general public use.        URL: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/InternetIndex

·         WWW Virtual Library Includes over 100 subject areas maintained by different organisations. Good for research material.            URL: http://vlib.org/  

·         About.com Comprehensive network of Web sites. URL: http://www.about.com

·         Beyond the Black Stump Directory of the Internet, in and beyond Australia.            URL: http://www.blackstump.com.au

·         Yahoo! Selects and classifies Internet resources under subject headings which expand into further subheadings.            URL: http://www.yahoo.com  Australian site: http://www.yahoo.com.au

Meta Search Engines

·         Dogpile Searches simultaneously through 10 directories and search engines.         URL: http://www.dogpile.com

Meta Indexes

·         Beaucoup A large collection of over 600 search tools organised by category.          URL: http://www.beaucoup.com

Search Tips & Tutorials

·         webTeacher Online tutorial

·         Searching the Internet Notes from a Macquarie University course designed to teach students and staff members how to efficiently search the Internet using search tools and techniques.

·         Web for Researchers  For advanced researchers who want to learn more about the discovery and use of specialist sites to locate scholarly and research resources. Learn about directories and gateways to subject specific resources; Government and non-government websites; Research centres and the the Invisible web.

·         Search Engine Watch Keep up to date with what's happening in the world of search engines. Tutorials on improving your searching skills web pages to improve Internet search skills.  URL: http://www.searchenginewatch.com

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