Searching the web

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Seach engines

Google UK

Fast and reliable search engine. Features valuable options for:

• image search
• map search
• news search
• advanced search (including specific languages, domains, and file formats).
• and a great many more search options

All the Web

Basic, but large and fast search engine.

Dogpile

A meta-search tool (which searches several search engines simultaneously).

Yahoo! UK & Ireland

Once the place to search the web until it was overtaken by Google, still a great resource though.

Search engines and webguides for children

- See Webtastic!

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Web directories

Open Directory Project

"The largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web". Browse, edit or search this directory of a wide variety of websites.

Yahoo! Directory

UK edition of world-wide Internet directory and search engine.

Yippy or Clusty

Uses a helpful clustering/cloud forming technique to group similar results together according to what they cover.

IPL The Internet Public Library

Links to reference works and other information on a wide range of subjects.

Pinakes

Comprehensive collection of academic subject gateways.

About searching

SearchEngineWatch

News and general information about Internet search tools and how to use them effectively. Features listings of search tools by speciality and region.

BBC raw guide

An online video tutorial with tips on searching the web.

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