Search Tools

For an excellent collection of search tools look at Joyce Valenza's Never Ending Search

Search Engines

Google
Google University Search
Google Government
Google Video
Google Book
Grokker
Kartoo
Vivisimo
Clusty
       Shakespeare Searched
       Benjamin Franklin Clusty
Surf Wax
IXQuick -- Metasearch
Dogpile -- Metasearch

Subject Directories: elementary

o Kids’ Click
o Yahoo Kids
o Multnomah County Library Homework Center
o Internet Public Library Kidspace
o Colorado Virtual Library for Kids
o 42eXplore
o Ithaki for Kids
o First Gov for Kids
o Dib-Dab-Doo

Subject Directories 6-12

o Librarians Index to the Internet
o Beyond Librarians Index to the Internet
o Digital Librarian
o Internet Public Library
o Multnomah County Library
o About.com
o High School Ace

Articles and Web sites

Abilock, Debbie. Performing Precise Searches.”  Nueva.  Suggestions for good searching, explaining terminology.

Cohen, Laura.  “Boolean Searching on the Internet.”  University at Albany Libraries. July 1999.  Updated May 2006

Dodge, Bernie.  “Four NETS for Better Searching.”  Outlines the parts of the acronym NETS to help younger students search skills.

Google Fight

 
 

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