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Internet Search Engines

Select any of these items to connect to an Internet Search Tool. Since they all search the Internet in different ways, they often find different documents. Thus, to be thorough, you should probably search your subject on several different search tools. If you prefer filters, use Filtered Internet Search Engines. Also, if you are interested in learning more about them, there are links below to descriptive details and to reviews and comparisons of them.

Standalone Search Engines
All the Web
Alta Vista
Ask.com
Excite
Galaxy
Go.com
Google!
...Groups ...News
HotBot
Lycos
LycosNews
MSNBC.com
Scirus...to search for science news
Searchme
Windows
Live Search

Yahoo

Meta-search Engines These use several engines simultaneously

Dogpile
Ixquick
Mamma
Metacrawler
Search.com
Surfwax.com
Virtual Search
Vivisimo

Search the Invisible Internet Try these sites that lead to databases and information not usually found with traditional search engines.
CompletePlanet
Direct Search
Those Dark Hiding Places...

** Excellent Explanation of the Invisible Web **

Best Search Tools Search Engine Watch Meta-
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Search Engine Showdown