Search Engines
Google
- Phrases:
Enclose words in quote marks. "white
house"
- And:
Automatically "ands" words together. vacation
florida
Not:
Precede terms with minus sign. vacation
florida -miami
Truncation: Not
supported
AltaVista
Phrases:
Enclose words in quote marks. "white
house"
And:
Precede terms with plus sign. +"white
house" +president
Not:
Precede terms with minus sign. +"white
house" +clinton -hillary
Truncation: Use
asterisk after single words only. teach*
FastSearch--All
the Web
- Phrases:
Enclose words in quote marks. "white
house"
- And:
Precede terms with plus sign. +"white
house" +president
Not:
Precede terms with minus sign. +"white
house" +clinton -hillary
Truncation: Not
supported
AskJeeves
- use natural language to find an answer in this small, but very
effective database.
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Subject Directories
Yahoo!
LookSmart
Open
Directory Project
Also provides the subject directory for Google, Netscape, Lycos, Hotbot,
etc.
Britannica Internet Guide
The Internet Public Library
Michigan Electronic
Library
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