Keyword or Crawler-typer Search Engines |
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http://www.altavista.com/ http://altavista.digital.com |
Currently the most respected search engine
in terms of its capabilities. It uses very powerful, yet straight forward syntax
rules. It has simple and advanced search capabilities. Responses are ranked
ten to a page, from best to worst.
Search Tips |
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http://www.excite.com/ |
Searches not only for the presence of
keywords within a site, but also deals with concepts. Matches are made using a
percentage 'confidence' scale. links are also made to relate to document
categories. Menu choice allows search of the WWW, Usenet newsgroups, reviewed sites
and Usenet classifieds. Search Tips |
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http://hotbot.lycos.com/ |
Uses menu options to configure both normal
and expert mode searches. Among other things, all or any keywords, phrases and URLs
can be matched. The expert mode allows for searching by geographic location and
document type. Search returns are ranked by a percentage relevance scale and
include a synopsis. |
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http://www.go.com/ |
Infoseek is now part of the Go.com
network. Popular general search engine with simple search syntax. Responses
are ranked. Menu allows search of WWW, Usenet, e-mail and corporate indexes. Search Tips |
| DejaNews |
http://www.dejanews.com/forms/dnquery.html |
Searches only the Usenet newsgroups.
Keywords are used. This will work only where Usenet access is not screened. |
Meta Crawler-type Search Engines |
| Parallel search
engines which do not have their own database but use those of other search engines.
In this way, you can search many databases at once. |
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http://www.askjeeves.com/ |
5 search engines |
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http://www.dogpile.com/ |
12 search engines, 5 Usenet, 2 FTP, 3 News |
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http://www.metacrawler.com/index.html |
Simultaneously uses the Internet's leading
search engines. 6 search engines. Does not use its own database.
Search tips |
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http://www.search.com/
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http://savvysearch.com |
CNET Search
19 search engines in over 20 languages.
No special search syntax used. Controlled by menus. |
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http://www.google.com/ |
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http://webcrawler.com |
Good general search engine with simple
search syntax. Theme based sites are provided. Menu allows display of a full
summary or titles only.
Search Tips |
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http://directorysearch.netscape.com |
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http://www.albany.net/allinone |
All-in-One |
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http://www.alltheweb.com |
Fast Search:
All the Web |
Catalogue or Directory-type Search Engines |
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http://magellan.excite.com/ |
Magellan is an Internet guide which
iincludes reviews and a star rating system for many sites. Provides site reviews on
the basis of depth, ease of use and appeal. Allows searching of the whole database
or only reviewed site. Provides theme-based links. Search Tips |
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http://www.powersearch.com/ |
Find what you need. Share what you
know. |
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http://www.yahoo.com/ |
Comprehensive search engine with excellent
thematic indexing. |
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http://vlib.org/
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WWW Virtual Library |
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http://www.lycos.com/ |
One of the first very large and reliable
search engines. A very large database that uses basic search syntax and also
thematic indexing. Responses are ranked on a percentage relevance scale.
Provides menu features to control summary detail and keyword matching accuracy.
Search Tips |
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http://www.anzwers.com.au/ |
Anzwers Search Centre
Option to search Australian or New Zealand websites only or WWW. |
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http://www.looksmart.com |
Go2Net network |
