Search Engines:

when searching the Internet, these programs scan documents for specified keywords and return links to relevent URL's. These sources are only a few available.

Subject Sources:

A listing of source links to information in alphabetical order by subject. This is just a sampling of what's available. If you don't see what you need, ask your librarian.

• Google: www.google.com
• Alta Vista: www.altavista.com
• Excite: www.excite.com
• Go.com:www.go.com
• HotBot: hotbot.lycos.com
• NorthernLight:northernlight.com

Meta Search Engines:

query many search engines and/or directories at the same time, summarizing the results. Some examples are:

Ask Jeeves: www.ask.com
Dogpile: www.dogpile.com
MetaCrawler: www.metacrawler.com
Search.com: www.search.com
ixquick: www.ixquick.com

General Directories & Subject Guides:

About.com: www.about.com
Network of subject guides, each run by an expert in the field.

Digital Librarian: www.digital-librarian.com
A librarian's choice of the best of the Web; maintained by Margaret Vail Anderson, a Cortland, New York librarian.

WWW Virtual Library: www.vlib.org
Web catalog run by subject area specialists.

4anything.com: www.4anything.com
Thousands of subject guide sites, all beginning with the number 4, i.e.4baseball.com.