Search Engines - Do you have a narrow topic or several keywords?  Are you looking for a specific site?  Do you want to find a large number of documents on your topic?  A search engine is a great  place to start.

Subject Directories - Are you just starting with your searching?  Are you searching for a broad topic? Do you have just one major keyword?  Do you want to get to the best sites on the topic quickly?  A subject directory is the right choice.

Specialized Databases and Directories -  Specialized directories offer high quality expertise on a specific topic. They cover essential sites and are very selective.
 

Search Engines

•     Academic Reference and Research Index, accessing selected reference sites - A free meta-search engine and virtual reference desk accessing tens of thousands of academic and research sites recommended by teachers and librarians.

•      SurfWax, Inc. -- Practical Tools for Finding and Using Information - uses indexes  and thesauri

•         KartOO - Meta-search engine with visual display interfaces.

•         Mooter - A clustering search engine.

•         Vivisimo - A meta-search tool.

•         Clusty - A clustering search engine.

•         GO.com - Official Home Page- Indexes every word of each Web document in its database.

Subject Directories

•        The Online Academic Hub For Teens - The Academic Homepage for High School Students

•        Internet Public Library

•        Librarians’ Index to the Internet

•        KidsClick! - Web search for kids

•        Find a Law - Browse for legal information

Specialized Searching/Gateways

• Best Information on the Net
• Infomine
• World News Digest
• World Book Online
• Magazine & Newspaper Articles
• Magazine Portal
• National Science Digital Library
• Complete Planet
• CIA - The World Factbook
• Shakespeare Quotes
• Quotation Central
• The Quote Garden - Quotes, Sayings, Quotations, Poems

Online Dictionaries

• Law Dictionary
• English to French, Italian & Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com
• Medical Dictionary

Career Research Sites

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• American Job Bank
• Salary.com

• Career Zone

• ISeek

• Opportunities in the Military

• Occupational Information Network

• Virtual Career Resources
  (from University of Manitoba)

Online Magazines

• National Geographic

• Discover Magazine

• US News & World Report

Library Sites

• Lewistown High School Library
• Mifflin County Public Library

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