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General Search Engines:
Google is a very good general search engine with it's own index and ranking system. Google search forms are also located in the navigation (left) frames.

find this:  

QuickHelp:   phrase: "double quotes"
may include: OR
words in URL: allinurl:
  must include: is default
must exclude: -word
one site: site:domain.com

People Finder: CBS Switchboard "White Pages" search allows you to look up people's phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses. The last name field is required, use the rest of the form to narrow your search.

Name: First: Last: (required)

City: State: (2 letter code)


Maps.com
Free Online Driving Directions Search:
Enter your start and destination addresses to get precise driving directions, plus a map of your path:
starting point: destination:
address:

city:

state:

zip:



Yellow Pages: SMARTpages.com has Yellow Pages (biz listings), White Pages (people finder), city guides, maps & directions, and more. It pays to shop around, because all online "phone books" do not have the same content.
find this business type or name:

city: state:


First published in 1893 as America's original industrial directory, MacRAE'S BLUE BOOK is a buyer's list of 500,000 industrial products from 120,000 industrial companies. You can search MacRAE'S BLUE BOOK using the form below, or click on the text link to go to their advanced search page.
find this:

product description OR company name


Alta Vista Image Search includes a family filter that is now OFF by default. To search with the filter on, go to Alta Vista's search page. With this form you can search for photos on the web, news photos, movie promotional photos, or all at once.

find this image:

from: in this size:

in:

The DMOZ Open Directory is a Yahoo-like directory project originated by Netscape, and run entirely by volunteers. Many major search engines, such as Google, use it as their directory for browsing. Use the category selector to narrow your search.

find this: in:

Search Engine News


FeedDirect NewsFeeds

Yahoo! Search Marketing

General Search Engine Help
This page from Search Engine Showdown compares popular general search engines and shows what syntax to use with each for best results.

ResearchBuzz.com
ResearchBuzz reports on the Internet research world, providing updates on search engines, new data managing software, browser technology, large compendiums of information, Web directories, and almost anything a reference librarian might find useful.

World Phone Directories
Infobel's "Telephone Directory on the Web", with links to US and non-US phone directories.
FBI: FOIA Search Page
Search FBI documents previously released under the Freedom of Information Act.
CIA: FOIA Search Page
Search CIA documents previously released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Freedom of Information Act
The US Department of Justice FOIA website explains how to get information with a FOIA request, and has links to other federal agencies FOIA websites.

SearchPower.com Links
A directory of search engines of all kinds.
Specialized Search Engines
A list of links to hundreds of specialized search engine from Leiden University in the Netherlands.
Beaucoup Search Links
A directory of search engines of all kinds.
Internets.com Search Links
A directory of search engines for specialized databases.
CompletePlanet.com
A directory of search engines for specialized databases.
Search Engine Watch
A guide to search engines, including a free area with search engine facts, status reports, and links.

Search Engine Submissions
This page from QuickWebDev contains information and links to help you submit your web site to most major search engines.

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