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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.
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 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.
Ipl2 - Information you can trust. Not satisfied with the quality of information you find by other searches? The Internet Public Library 2 ( Ipl2 ) is a selective search engine that helps you find information from sites selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.

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Searching for information in a language other than English?

Google can be set to search for websites in a variety of 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. 

Search Engine Colossus - An international directory of search engines.

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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.)
  • 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