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Search the web

This is a list of tools for searching for information on the World Wide Web.

  
Google

Google
The most heavily used internet search tool.

Google Advanced Search
Limit your search by date, to only .edu or .gov sites, etc.
Google Scholar Advanced Search
Search for scholarly papers available on the web.
Note: not all the papers are available to read in full-text. For scholarly articles in full-text, use the Library's Article Databases A-Z list or by subject.
Google Maps
Search Google maps for maps, driving directions, and satellite maps.
Google News
Search thousands of news sources.
Google Images
Search the web for images.
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Web Directories
Librarian's Index to the Internet
Websites chosen and organized by librarians.
InfoMine
Scholarly information sources on the web chosen by university librarians.

About.com
Directory of web guides in various subjects.

Google Directory
Google's directory of websites arranged by subject.
Yahoo
One of the oldest and largest web directories.
Statistical Resources on the Web
Guide to statistical resources on the web arranged by subject, from the University of Michigan.
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Search Engines
Google
The most heavily used internet search tool.
Yahoo! Search
Yahoo's search engine.
Ask.com Search Engine
Formerly Ask Jeeves.
Image Search Engines
Google Images
Search the web for images.
Yahoo Images
Search the web for images.
ARTstor
Database of very high quality art images covering the history of art.
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