SEARCH TOOLS
* Also useful for elementary students
InfoPeople- Provides a useful chart comparing search tools. Includes an explanation and examples of Boolean operators for searching (AND, NOT, OR).
How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory - Explains how to locate and use the best search tools.
Duke Libraries Guide to Library Research - Contains a simple chart explaining Boolean operators and other search hints.
META SEARCH ENGINES
This tool searches other search engines, collects and removes duplicate results, and a list of results is returned to the viewer. Searches take a few seconds longer but are worth their "wait" in gold!
Dogpile
* Ithaki for Kids
Mamma
Metacrawler
Proteus
Search.com
SEARCH ENGINES
After searching in school databases, search engines can find additional material. However, it can be "trash or treasure." Remember, anyone can publish anything on the Internet. Look for domains that are "edu," "org," or "gov" sites.
About
AllTheWeb
AltaVista
Ask.com
* Ask for Kids
Google
Hotbot
SUBJECT DIRECTORIES
Searches are by subject categories that are organized from broad to narrow. This is useful when browsing for information about a topic.
* KidsClick!
Librarians’ Index
Yahoo!
* Yahooligans!
