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Subject Index: Reference: Search Engines & Directories


Children's Search Tools
Ask Jeeves for Kids KinderStart
Yahooligans  

Adult Search Tools
MetaSearch
Search Engines & Directories
Specialty Engines
IXQuick Google HealthFinder
Queryserver HotBot WebMD
AllTheWeb Altavista QS Health Search
Dogpile About SearchGov
  Yahoo  
  StartSpot  
  HotSheet News Web Directory  

Metasearch engines
will automatically search multiple search engines at one time, or several will let you choose which ones you want to search.
Search Directories
are set up by humans instead of a "spider" that creeps through a site and catalogs pages.
Search Engines
usually have "spiders" or "webots" that go out on the Internet and crawl over a site and catalog the pages for their search engine.
Specialty Engines
These engines are especially good for specific and exact searching.
Reference Directories
are usually set up by information navigators (like librarians) and have a large source of general information.