Ask Jeeves
User-friendly; ask questions, such as, “what is the capital of Montana” Meta search engine
C|NET Search.com
Meta search engine searches over 700 other search engines Previously SavySearch
Direct Hit
Search by topics, including health, science, reference & society
Dogpile
Meta search engine Special features: easy to search for maps & images
EBSCOhost
(Click EBSCOhost Link) Searches for newspaper & magazine articles. Good for controversial topics FOR HOME USE: www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/services/reference/refdatabases.htm Click Home Access; need Greene Co. Library Card number
Electric Library
Search magazines, newspapers, and radio/TV transcripts Click Home Access; need Greene Co. Library card number
Excite
Special feature: easy to search for news/photos
Hot Bot
Special feature: if you find a relevant page, you can choose “More like this.”
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Very good subject index Easy-to-use category listings
LookSmart
User-friendly Easy-to-use category listings
Lycos
Special feature: WhoWhere directories for government officials www.whowhere.lycos.com/GovtPages
MarcoPolo
Find educationally valid sites. No "garbage" Includes categories for many subject areas
Northern Lights
Special features: Can find more results from a source, such as UPI wire, & can specify type of source, such as, broadcast news transcripts. Has special collections not available elsewhere
ProFusion
Lets you search the entire Web or select specific search engines (AOL, LookSmart, Britannica, etc.).