Humboldt County Library


Search the Web

Find information on the internet right now by using the search tools below,
or learn more about how to search the web efficiently and effectively.
Yahoo! Logo
 Yahoo!  Allows you to search the web by subject.  Also, visit the Yahoo web page to see their map search, people finder, and other special searches.
Google Logo

 Google  Use Google to search the web by keyword. Also, at the top of the Google home page you will see links to search images, maps, blogs, and other special types of searches.
metacrawler Logo Metacrawler  For the widest possible net search, use a metasearch tool like Metacrawler.  A metasearch tool searches many web indexes such as LiveSearch, Yahoo and Google at the same time.  See other metasearch tools here.

Not satisfied with the quality of information you find by other searches?  The Librarians' Internet Index ( Lii ) is a searchable, annotated subject directory of  Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.

Click the icon below to search.

Librarian's Index to the Internet
Lii does not cover every topic, but can point you to reliable sites on the topics that it covers. 

Your topic not covered in Lii?  Try Beaucoup.

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Searching for information in a language other than English?

Google can be set to search for websites in any of forty two languages, by setting and saving your preferences.  Click here to see the Google Preferences page.

 For a metasearch that includes sites in languages other than English, try Ixquick. 

AltaVista Logo

 AltaVista indexes sites by keyword and covers 25 languages at present. It also features a translation service.
Yahoo en Espanol Logo
Yahoo! en Espaņol includes a directory of web sites in Spanish as well as extensive original content. Two other Spanish language portals are Starmedia and Yupi.


  

Help for beginners through advanced

Tutorials for beginners and intermediate internet users

Beyond your basic Google: Tips for intermediate and advanced internet users
Search syntax for 14 major search engines and directories:  Shows what commands you can use.

Suggested search strategies from NoodleTools.

Gateways to the Hidden Web: Indexes of specialized search sites and database content.  

If you didn't find it on Google, that doesn't mean it's not on the Web.  General search engines like Google skim the surface of the web.  If you need to seek further, maybe you need another type of search engine, one that specializes in your topic.  Or maybe you need a list of the best sites for your needs.  For this, you start with sites such as those below: 

  • Beaucoup  Tired of almost finding the information you want and then being asked for money to get the facts?  Beaucoup lists only "free information" sites (except for the "Shopping" section.)
  • Clusty  A search engine that sorts information by cluster to aid you in getting on-topic results.
  • Digital Librarian  An outstanding list of useful sites and search tools, organized by subject.
  • GeniusFind  A great list of specialized search engines and sites, organized by topic.
  • Infomine   A special search engine for scholarly information and topics, maintained by UC Riverside.
  • Internet Archive  Search the past... of the internet.  Pages you thought were gone, archived  here.
  • StumbleUpon  A wiki-style site that produces clusters of  information based on your interests