SEARCH ENGINES: LARGE, COMPREHENSIVE, BUT INDISCRIMINATE SEARCH
AllTheWeb
Exalead
Google
Google Scholar (Beta)
– specialized search tool for academic papers and books
A9
– E-commerce search engine
Alexa
Altavista
Anzwers
– Australia/New Zealand search engine
Bing
Excite
Hotbot
Lycos
Mooter
Scirus
– Science search engine
Teoma
Voila
– French search engine
Unabot
Wisenut
SUBJECT DIRECTORIES: SMALLER BUT MORE DISCRIMINATING, AND CATEGORIZED
BUBL
Infomine
Yahoo
About
Academic info
Britannica
Clearinghouse.net
– The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
Google Web Directory
Internet Public Library
LookSmart
Open Directory Project
Scout Report Archives
Suite 101
WebBrain
WWW Virtual Library
NAME DIRECTORIES: WHITE PAGES AND YELLOW PAGES OF THE INTERNET
People Search Pro
411.com
Canada 411
White Pages
Reverse Payphone Lookup
Infospace
US Zip codes
World Phone directories
Whowhere
META-SEARCHERS: SEARCH USING MULTIPLE SEARCH TOOLS SIMULTANEOUSLY
Ixquick
Search.com
Vivisimo
Dogpile
Kartoo
Mamma
Metacrawler
Searchalot
Surfwax
SEARCH TOOL COLLECTIONS: FIND A TOPIC- OR AREA-SPECIFIC SEARCH TOOL
Complete Planet
All One Search
Beaucoup
Internet Collegiate Reference Collection
FinderSeeker
Highbeam
InfoGrid
Intute
PINAKES
: A Subject Launchpad
Search.com
Search Engine Colossus
Search Engine Guide
Elib
IMAGE SEARCH: SEARCH FOR IMAGES ON THE INTERNET
Google Images
When Image is Everything
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
Criminal records USA
Criminal records Canada
Public records USA
GUIDES TO INTERNET SEARCHING:
Evaluating Internet Resources
Search the Internet
(from Berkeley)
About.com's
Web Search
Search Engine Watch
Search Engine Showdown
GENERAL REFERENCE:
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
YourDictionary
Internet Collegiate Reference Collection
iTools
Wikipedia
Britannica
MSN Encarta
Encyclopedia.com
Ask.com
Infoplease.com
Refdesk.com
Maps:
Google maps
Acronyms:
Abbreviations.com
Acronym Finder
Tech jargon:
Webopedia.com
Web archives:
Wayback Machine
How to:
eHow
How Stuff Works
Online Reference Services:
Allexperts.com
Web Help
Yahoo Answers
News Sites:
New York Times
Washington Post
CNN
ABC
CBS
MSNBC
BBC
The Independent
The Times
CBC
Al Jazeera
Le Monde
General News Sites:
Google News
Yahoo News
1st Headlines
ABYZ News Links
Newslink: Papers
Newslink: Radio/TV
JournalismNet
Mag Portal
NewsIsFree
RocketNews
--- inspired by the
UBC Library page on Internet searches
and by
journalismnet.com
