• Search Engines:
  use automated "robots" to retrieve lists of documents using specified keywords; most inclusive way of searching the Internet.
  • Google http://www.google.com
  • AltaVista http://www.altavista.com
  • AllTheWeb http://www.alltheweb.com
  • Ask http://www.ask.com
  • HotBot http://www.hotbot.com

• Directories:
  A list of websites organized by category; maintained by individuals
  • Open Project http://www.dmoz.org
  • About.com http://www.about.com
  • Academic Info http://www.academicinfo.us/
  • Infomine http://infomine.ucr.edu
  • The Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org

• Subject Guides or Gateways:
  Sites which provide subject-oriented listings of web sites, which have been evaluated by professionals. The Mt. San Antonio College Library Web Guide is an example.
  • WWW Virtual Library http://vlib.org/Overview.html
  • The Argus Clearinghouse http://www.clearinghouse.net
  • Best Information on the Net http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/
  • BUBL Link http://link.bubl.ac.uk/
  • Digital Librarian http://www.digital-librarian.com
  • WWW Virtual Library http://vlib.org/Overview.html

• Meta Search Engines:
  You enter a query once and the engine translates it and sends it to numerous search engines and directories.
  • Ixquick http://www.ixquick.com
  • Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com/
  • MetaCrawler http://www.metacrawler.com
  • SurfWax http://www.surfwax.com
  • Vivisimo http://www.vivisimo.com

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