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Search Strategies: Choosing the Right Search Engine for Your Needs

Boolean Searches

  • Interactive Boolean Search Tutorial  Learn how to execute a Boolean search — so that your research process will become more efficient, your searches more precise. From the NY Public Library.

Search Engines: A selected list of search engines.

Search Engines For Kids

ASK JEEVES FOR KIDS
type in a question in plain English and click "Ask"!

KIDSCLICK!
web search for kids by librarians

ITHAKI FOR KIDS
A kid's metasearch engine that searches in real time several search engines for kids like DmozKids, Yahooligans, FactMonster, ArtKIDSRule, AolKIDS, AwesomeLibrary & KidsClick

KIDS.NET
This search engine from Australia has top 10 kid's sites, a dictionary, encyclopedia and subject directory.

KID'S TOOLS FOR SEARCHING
A search portal that includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, and access to some kid search engines.  A one-stop search place.

ONELOOK
get dictionary definitions

YAHOOLIGANS
the Yahoo version for younger people

Metasearch Engines

DOGPILE
searches multiple search engines for your query, a "metasearch"

IXQUICK
searches multiple search engines for your query, a "metasearch"

ALLTHEWEB
find info, pictures, and videos

KARTOO
a highly visual meta-search engine, that presents results on a map

WEBCRAWLER
a simple, concise meta-search engine

Search Engines for Older Students & Adults

ALTAVISTA

GOOGLE
easy to use engine to find sites that contain ALL of your search terms

SOOPLE
expert search within Google

VIVISIMO
Clusters results into categories

TEOMA
results pages allow you to refine your search

WEBBRAIN
uses concept mapping to make subject categories of your search more visible

White Pages/Yellow Pages World Clock

ANYWHO
finds current telephone numbers of people and businesses

SWITCHBOARD
find a person, a business, e-mail, or create maps and directions

World Clock
Use this to set up meetings with people in different time zones

 

Image Finders

FreeFoto
large collection of free photos for non-commercial use.

Discovery School's Clip Art Gallery

GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH
easy to use engine to find images, includes content filter

ALTAVISTA IMAGE SEARCH

ALTAVISTA VIDEO SEARCH

KidsClick Image Finder

Pics4Learning

Microsoft Design Gallery Live

Sound Finders

FindSounds
Search the Web for sound effects and sample sounds. Check out what Types of Sounds are available!

Partners in Rhyme
Offers some royalty-free sound files.

AltaVista Audio/MP3 Search