Metasearch Engines
Beaucoup- 2,000+ Search Engines, Indices and Directories
Brain Boost- this is an answer engine rather than a search engine. What that means is that "Brainboost actually finds answers to your questions posed in plain English as opposed to directing you to pages that simply mention the questions.”
Dogpile- search Google, Yahoo!, MSN, Ask, images, white and yellow pages.
Ithaki for Kids-"helps you to find the best sites just for kids via searching in real time several search engines for kids like DmozKids, Yahooligans, FactMonster, ArtKIDSRule, AolKIDS, AwesomeLibrary & KidsClick!"
iTools- search the following all at once: Google, Yahoo!, Search MSN, AOL Search, AltaVista, Lycos, Ask Jeeves, MetaCrawler, AllTheWeb, Visimo Metasearch and Teoma.
Ixquick- they say they are the "world's most powerful metasearch"
KartOO- KartOO is a metasearch engine with visual display interfaces. When you click on OK, KartOO launches the query to a set of search engines, gathers the results, compiles them and represents them in a series of interactive maps through a proprietary algorithm.
Mamma- "the mother of all search engines".
Megasearch- search by internet websites, security related material search engines, ftp software, mp3, audio & video search engines and images,covers and graphics search engines.
Metacrawler- search Google, Yahoo!, MSN and Ask all at once
Tagjag- search over 3,000 feeds
Webscout- find the net's best websites
Directories
Awesome Library-“Awesome Library organizes the Web with 31,000 carefully reviewed resources,
including the top 5 percent in education.”
Desk Reference- best online reference sites, from biography to writing.
Dewey Browse- information is classified by Dewey number.
Digital Librarian- a librarian's choice of the best of the web
Google Directory
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators- “Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.”
Librarian's Internet Index
Library Spot- “Encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations, dictionaries and more”
Multnomah County Library Homework Center- listed by subject.
Open Directory Project- in partnership with AOL
The WWW Virtual Library
Yahoo! Directory
Search Engines for Your Students
Grades 6-8
ASK For Kids
Dib Dab Doo and Dilly Too- safe for kids
KidsClick- librarians created this search for kids
One Key- Google's kid safe search engine
Grades 9-12
Answers.com- students ask a question and receive an answer
ASK.com- students can preview the site before opening it; results are grouped by subject & as a listing
Clusty- grouips results in clusters
Google Advanced Search- students can practice Boolean searching here
Google Scholar- students can search for academic literature
