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Searching the Web
Search engines and advice on finding what you want on the Web.
Best Search Tools Chart (http://www.infopeople.org/search/chart.html, 05-14-2007)
 
Lists and compares features of Google, Yahoo! search, Ask.com, Ask for kids, meta-search engines, and subject directories.

KidsClick (http://www.kidsclick.org/, 05-14-2007)
 
Searchable directory of Web sites selected and categorized by librarians.

Picsearch (http://www.picsearch.com/, 05-14-2007)
 
Use this search engine to find images on the Web.

Search Engine Showdown (http://searchengineshowdown.com/, 05-14-2007)
 
Users' guide to Web searching compares and evaluates Internet search engines from the searcher's perspective. Developed originally as a way to keep track of search engine features and search capabilities and to share that information with others, the site has grown to include * Search engine features chart * Detailed search engine reviews * An online newsletter * Statistical analysis * Search strategies

Searching the Web (http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/internet/_Searching_the_Web/, 05-14-2007)
 
List of links to best search engines as well as subject guides, meta-search engines, portals, image search, and more.

Search Strategies @ Noodle Tools (http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html, 05-14-2007)
 
Choose the best search for your information need: Search strategies based on an analysis of your topic (also try the link to NoodleQuest, the interactive version).

Wayback Machine (http://www.archive.org/web/web.php, 05-14-2007)
 
Browse through 85 billion web pages archived from 1996 to a few months ago. The site also provides access to online archives of moving images, texts, audio, and software.

Yahoo! (http://www.yahoo.com, 05-14-2007)
 
A categorized list of Web sites. Good for finding Web sites as opposed to specific documents.

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