爱华网World Wide Web Research Tools
This is a list of search tools I use when I want to look something up. Whether you want to buy a car, find a personal fitness trainer, comparison shop for the best price on an iPod or iPhone or television, this page offers the tools you need. I try to respond to user requests, so if you have found a nifty site that performs searches or is specific to a popular subect, please let me know.
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Online Bible by Logos
Collaborative filtering, huge database. Excellent.
Ask
Natural language search engine.
Alltheweb
Large database, good results.
Web Wombat
Search engine, vertical engines, directory.
KartOO
Visual search tool.
Alta Vista
Web, Usenet. Speedy. Large database.
MSN Search
Search engine from Microsoft.
HotBot
Web, Usenet. Directory. Large database.
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Go Network
Web, Usenet, news, maps, directory, yellow pages, company profiles.
Zapmeta
Metasearch tool. Site previews.
Excite
Search and directory, sports, news, weather, reviews.
Turbo10
Deep Web metasearch tool.
Lycos
Search and pictures, sound, news, software, rated sites.
Dogpile
Performs metasearching on web, Usenet, FTP.
Starting Point
Web search and directory.
Search Engines Index
Index listing of hundreds of search engines worldwide
SweetSearch.com
A search engine for students.
Clusty
Clustering metasearch tool.
SearchEdu.com
Search engine for university sites.
Zuula
Results from several engines, tabbed format.
D i r e c t o r i e s
Yahoo
Most popular directory, image searches.
LookSmart
Nicely set up directory from Reader's Digest.
Google Directory
Google rankings applied to Open Directory. Very Good.
Online Books Page
Full text of more than 18,000 books.
Open Directory
Directory created by volunteer editors.
about.com
Directory of expert guides, including Web searching.
1UpInfo
Excellent, easy to use directory.
Librarian's Index
Very nice directory, dozens of categories
Search.com
Directory plus links to search engines.
Finding Dulcinea
Directory for students.
Education Index
Directory by educational subject, with annotated entries.
Webbrain
Really cool graphic directory with good reference links.
UniXL
Directory of education related sites.
100Hot.com
100 most popular web sites in many categories, including newspapers.
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R e f e r e n c e a n d D a t a b a s e s
Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica & Internet Guide.
Bible Gateway
Search or read several English and other versions of the Bible.
Encyclopedia.Com
17,000 short articles (Concise Columbia Encyclopedia).
InfoPlease.com
Almanacs, Encyclopedia, Dictionary.
FindHow.com
Reference to find out how to find out!
Libraryspot.com
Reference and Library site.
AllRefer
Database of articles and reference materials.
Complete Planet
Hundreds of databases by category.
Free Internet Encyclopedia
Another encyclopedia.
All Academic
Journals & other free academic content.
Dictionary.net
Excellent dictionary, multiple sources.
Bartleby
More reference works. Good.
Refdesk.com
Links to facts, encyclopedias, dictionaries, news, much more.
whatis?com
Dictionary of Computer Terms.
WWW Virtual Library
A global encyclopedia.
Dictionary.com & M-W.com
Dictionaries and Thesauruses
Onelook Dictionaries
Several hundred searchable dictionaries.
AcronymFinder
The meanings of acronyms.
Infomine
Extensive index of scholarly Internet resources.
Essential Links
Wonderful list of specific links.
AllWords
Find a word if you know only part of it.
SciCentral
Science sites.
English Dictionary
Another dictionary.
The WayBack Machine
Search archived Web content.
Stanford Encyclopedia
of Philosophy
Articles on philosophical topics.
Wikipedia
Community written encyclopedia.
The Free Dictionary
Dictionary and resources.
G r a p h i c s
Internet Archive
Audio and film archive.
Google Images
Image search from Google. Marine Art
Marine Art Information Center. Paintings, photographs, and more.
Stock Exchange
Huge, excellent, free photo site.
Art.Com
More than 100,000 art images.
Foto Search Photos
Stock image photography. Barewalls.com
Thousands of art images.
Art Find Posters of art and photography The Louvre
Many excellent art works.
National Gallery
The U. S. National Gallery of Art.
World Wide Arts
Links to all the arts, including museums. PCL Maps
Links to hundreds of online maps from library at U Texas.
National Gallery
National Gallery of London. Artcyclopedia
Encyclopedia of art and artworks.
S p e c i a l t y
Google Groups
Search discussion groups. HealthAtoZ
Directory and search for health and medicine.
InfoSpace
Directory of people, business, government, cities, more. AskMeHelpDesk
Ask real people questions.
AnyWho
Directories by AT&T of people, businesses, toll-free, more.
Superpages.com
Find businesses, get maps and directions. FindLaw
Legal resources.
AllPages.com
Yellow pages from everywhere.
Healthopedia
Info on health, disease, nutrition, medicines. Da+
White & yellow pages, reverse phone lookup.
P e r i o d i c a l s
Onlinenewspapers.com
Links to 100,000 newspapers worldwide. BUBL Information Service
Abstracts and some full text of 200+ journals.
Newslink
Links to all media. Findarticles.com Search hundreds of journals.
EasyNewspapers.com Huge list of newspapers worldwide. Columbia Journalism Review
Keeps an eye on the news media.
New York Times
News Washington Post
News and archives.
Magportal Full text magazine articles.
G o v e r n m e n t
Thomas
Legislative information.
Fedworld
Gateway to many federal government sites. U. S. Census
The U. S. Census Bureau.
FirstGov
Government info gateway. Fedstats
Gateway to statistics from many government agencies.
Govt Info Xchange
Links and search for U.S. federal, state, & local government. Foreign too. Consumer Information Center
Hundreds of consumer information items.
American Memory
Library of Congress American Memory.
Govspot.com
Lots of government links.
