Internet Search Tools
Virtual Libraries - group web sites grouped by subjects. The web sites listed are most often reviewed by someone before being included.Subject Directories - group web sites by subject categories, similar to Virtual Libraries. The links are usually not evaluated before being added.
Search Engines - Also called "spiders" or "crawlers", search engines constantly visit web sites on the internet in order to create catalogs of web sites. Usually contain many more sites the virtual libraries or subject directories. Search Engines do not index web sites by subject, rather each word on page is indexed, thus results can sometimes be misleading. Meta-Search Engines - sites that allow you to input your search once and retrieve results from numerous search engines. Using one of these can save you time, however, you will lose the advantage of some advanced searching capabilities that Search Engines now offer when searched individually.Review Sites - These are useful sites for finding reviews or commentaries of other web sites and search engines.
Other Useful Sites for Using the Internet - Some sites to help familiarize the first time searcher to the Internet.