Most Useful Web Search Pages

    See some information at:   Websearch.About.Com

(And... see bottom of list for more search resources).

There is no SUPERINDEX or Ultimate Guide to the Internet, although Google comes close.

    List does NOT include multiple-searchers (metasearchers) such as   Dogpile.Com   or   Clusty.


   * = Top Search Sites.   (DIR) = Directory (compiled subject lists from people.)
  • About.Com (DIR) -- About.com/ -- subject guides from specialists (was MiningCo.)

  • Ask.Com -- Ask.com/ gives ready-made answers or points to sites, "natural language" OK

  • Best of the Web (DIR) -- botw.org Best of the Web, good list.

  • BING --Bing.Com (MSN) Microsoft.

  • BUBL Link / 5:15 (DIR)-- http://bubl.ac.uk/library-selected academic links from UK

  • Cranky.Com -- Cranky.Com Search site for older people, 50 and above (noticed June '07)

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  • Digital Librarian (DIR)-- Digital Librarian fine directory from Margaret V. Anderson

  • FindArticles.Com -- FindArticles.Com Magazine / journal articles (from LookSmart).
    BE SURE TO USE LIBR. DATABASES TOO.

  • *Google! -- http://www.google.com/ - ranks by link popularity. Often top results found. Since '98.

  • Jux2.Com --Jux2.Com. Searches Google, Yahoo, and MSN and compares results.

  • Kartoo.Com (Visual Search Engine -- uses Flash) -- Kartoo.com

  • *Librarian's Index (DIR)-- http://lii.org/ librarian-selected list (Berkeley). Top sites.

  • LibrarySpot (DIR)-- Libraryspot.com/ lists best library and reference sites.

  • *MagPortal.Com -- MagPortal.Com -- finds free journal articles currently available.

  • Open Directory (DMOZ) (DIR)-- Dmoz.org/ - good, very large...compiled by volunteers.

  • Pinakes (DIR)-- www.hw.ac.uk/libWWW/irn/pinakes/pinakes.html (Scot. links to subj. gateways).

  • RefSeek.Com (Search Engine) --www.refseek.com Don't know much yet, but it's like Google without commercial sites.

  • USA.GOV -- www.usa.gov/ Government site finder.

  • Yahoo! (DIR)-- Yahoo.com/ - famous long-time guide, not as well-evaluated as others.


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      7-17-09         Also see my Selected Book and Reading Links.