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General Search Engines | Directories | Metasearch Engines | Subject Guides
General Search Engines
Google also offers specialized searches including Google Book Search, Google Scholar and Google U.S. Government Search.
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a phrase |
a space between words |
all words or phrases |
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either words or phrases |
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to exclude; ex: python -Monty |
site:edu |
to limit to educational websites
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site:gov |
to limit to government websites
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site:org |
to limit to organization websites |
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Search engine owned by Yahoo. Excellent choice for finding images, audio and video.
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a phrase |
a space between words |
all words or phrases |
or |
either words or phrases |
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to exclude; ex: python -Monty |
* |
as a wildcard |
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Directories
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Yahoo! offers both a regular search engine and their classic Yahoo Directory. Great choice for finding images.
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a phrase |
a space between words |
all words or phrases |
or |
either words or phrases |
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to exclude |
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Metasearch Engines
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This classic metasearch engine has been around since 1995. |
The metasearch engine that sorts your results into categories! Clusty is powered by Vivisimo.
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Subject Guides
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Subject "experts" organize and provide links to the "best" of the web.
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a phrase |
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to exclude |
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