IvyLynks/A to Z Reference/Internet: Search Engines, Directories, Virtual Libraries/

• About.com
  Makes use of "experts" who collect, review, and maintain lists of websites.
  http://home.about.com/     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Alltheweb
  Advanced search screen provides word and domain filters.
  http://www.alltheweb.com/advanced?advanced=1&&q=     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Altavista
  This "advanced search" screen provides date range and geographic limits to searches.
  http://www.altavista.com/web/adv     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Ask.com
  Search by asking a question, e.g. Who invented the World Wide Web?
  http://www.ask.com     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Dogpile
  Dogpile sends your search to 14 search tools including AltaVista, Google, and Yahoo.
  http://www.dogpile.com     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Google
  One of the biggest, fastest search engines; 1 billion+ web pages indexed.
  http://www.google.com     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Kartoo
  A search engine with a unique graphical display of search results
  http://www.kartoo.com     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Metacrawler
  Send search to multiple search engines
  http://www.metacrawler.com     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Michigan Electronic Library
  Virtual library, collection of websites maintained by Michigan librarians
  http://www.mel.lib.mi.us/     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Open Directory Project
  --The Open Directory is the most widely distributed data base of Web content classified by humans.--
  http://dmoz.org/     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Reference Desk
  Comprehensive listing of web reference resources.
  http://www.referencedesk.org/     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Search engines and directories--list
  A variety of search tools for the Internet
  http://www.ivytech.edu/library/reference/engines2.htm     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Search Engine Watch: Tips About Internet Search Engines & Search Engine Submission
  Information and news about Internet search engines.
  http://www.searchenginewatch.com/     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Surfwax
  --SurfWax's patent-pending design is the first to make searching a "visual process," seamlessly integrating meaning-based search with key knowledge-finding elements for effective association and recall.--
  http://www.surfwax.com/     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Ujiko
  A web search engine with a "media player" style search interface
  http://www.ujiko.com/v2a/flash.php?langue=en     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Vivisimo
  Places search results in "clusters"; offers a preview of the website in the results list. Websites can be previewed without leaving Vivisimo.
  http://vivisimo.com     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Windows Live
  http://www.live.com/     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• WWW Virtual Library
  --The VL is the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers...--
  http://vlib.org/overview.html     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]
• Yahoo!
  Very popular extensive directory of websites.
  http://www.yahoo.com     [This Link was Helpful] [Report Link as Broken] [Link Categories]