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Keyword engines allow you to search for
a keyword or phrase.
Outline engines show you web sites in an outline format.
Most search engines offer both approaches, but are better at one
approach than the other.
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Name and type
of engine
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Description
& advantages
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Drawbacks
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AKA "FAST". Claims to index
more web pages than the others. Good, simple instructions. |
Does not evaluate quality
of sources. |
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Offers simple
searches, use of quote marks to search for integral phrases, and also
allows you to use the Boolean and/or logic. Also includes an outline.
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Does not evaluate quality
of sources. Search results may be weighted to show Altavista advertisers
at top of list. |
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Offers exceptional flexibility
in searching if you know how use Boolean AND/OR logic.
| Does not evaluate quality of sources.
Search results may be weighted to show Altavista advertisers at top
of list. |
Excite
keyword engine
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Claims to be the "intelligent"
search engine. Ranks results according to "confidence" of their relevance.
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Does not evaluate quality
of sources. Sometimes produces irrelevant results, especially when
doing a narrow search. |
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A topical outline
of Maine-based web sources. |
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The Librarians' Index to the Internet
is a searchable, annotated subject directory of around 5,000 Internet
resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness
to users of public libraries. It's meant to be used by both librarians
and non-librarians as a reliable and efficient guide to described
and evaluated Internet resources. |
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"Contains only the best Internet resources,
as chosen by the editorial staff of the Scout Report, cataloged and
organized for efficient browsing and searching." Includes about 7000
websites. |
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TEOMA
keyword engine |
An excellent keyword search engine. Has useful images and groups searches and a directory option. |
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French language guide to
Quebec web sites. |
No longer available in
English, although the outline is easy to follow if you know a little
French. |
Yahoo
outline engine
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Largest of the web outlines. The name
"YAHOO" comes from "Yet Another Hierarchally Organized Outline." Includes
keyword search capability. |
Does not evaluate sources.
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