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Search Engines
Following is a list of some of the most reliable search engines available. Search engines retrieve pages by means of computer programs that search for keywords across millions of web pages.
AltaVista
AllTheWeb.com
Go.com
Google
HotBot
Lycos
Teoma
WebCrawler
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Meta Search Engines
A meta search engine searches several search engines at one time and then returns a combined set of results from all of the engines.
AskJeeves
Best Search Tools Page
DogPile
Ixquick
Mamma.com
MetaCrawler
MetaGopher
ProFusion
SavvySearch
Vivisimo
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Subject Directories
Unlike search engines,most subject directories are hierarchical, topical arrangements of web resources gathered by people. Subject directories are easy to browse by categories, and generally easier to use than search engines.
Academic Info
Academic Resources.Net
Argus Clearinghouse
BUBL
Infomine
The Internet Collegiate Reference Collection
Internet Public Library Reference Center
Librarians' Index to the Internet
NetFirst - CWU Users Only
Refdesk.com
Reftools.com
Scout Report
WWW Virtual Library
Yahoo
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Internet Sites for Kids
AskJeeves for Kids!
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Berit's Best Sites for Children
Awesome Library for Kids
FirstGov for Kids
KidsClick Web Search
Kids' Tools for Searching the Web
Searchopolis
ThinkQuest Library
Yahooligans
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Evaluating Sites
CWU Library Guide to Evaluating Internet Resources
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Search Engine Help
Search Engine Watch
Search Engine Showdown
Search Engine Features (from Search Engine Showdown)
Search the Internet: A Graduated Approach in 4 Steps
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Search CWU Campus Webspace
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Internet Searching Tutorials
BARE BONES 101:A Very Basic Web Search Tutorial
Finding Information on the Internet
Library Instruction - Internet Search Engines
Search Engine Tutorial by Pandia
Search Strategies: Search with Peripheral Vision
SearchEngine Watch Tutorial
Web Search Tutorial
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Internet History Timelines
Hobbes' Internet Timeline
PBS Life on the Internet
History of the Internet and Web
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May 16 2002
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