Virtual Reference Desk :
Search Engines & Other Tools

Searching the Web? Try:

• Google
• Other Search Engines:
  • Ask.com
  • Google Scholar
  • Metacrawler
  • Vivisimo
  • Yahoo!
• Lists of Other Search Engines:
  • All Search Engines
  • Internet Search Engines
• Subject Directories (selected sites organized into subject categories by evaluators)
  • Academic Info
  • INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
  • Information Resources by Subject (UC Santa Barbara)
  • Martindale's The Reference Desk
  • WWW Virtual Library
  • Yahoo!
• Reviews & Searching Tips
  • How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory
  • Search Engine Showdown
  • Search Engine Watch
  • Search Tools Chart
• Evaluating what you find on the Web
  • Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial (University of California at Berkeley)
  • Hands-on Library Instruction
  • A Student's Guide to Research
  • The Virtual Chase: Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet

Looking for web sites, books, and online journal articles from one search? Try:

• Google Scholar (do not pay for journal articles without checking our free access at Journal Finder)

Need in-depth research information covering books, journal articles, and web sites? Try:

• Library's Subject Portals—one for each college or department of the University

Need an in-depth Research Database to academic journal articles in a specific discipline? Try:

• Try the Subject List of Research Databases to find specialized indexes in your field

Need access to online dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, statistics, and more? Try:

• Virtual Reference Desk

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