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Internet Guides & Search Tools
What do you do if you don't find what you're looking for on Google (currently the most popular search engine)? There are a lot of other excellent search engines out there. We've listed several general search engines, if you don't find what you want in one, try another, they're all slightly different. Try the kid search engines for good sites for kids. If you want to search a bunch of different search engines at once, try using a meta search. For digging deep into the invisible web (resources not often found through standard search engines), try the invisible web directories. Finally, there are specialty engines for science, news, multimedia, and Houston/Texas.
- Powered by FAST, includes a customizable interface, multimedia searches, and an ftp search.
- One of the older search engines, includes multimedia searches, a news search, and a directory. Includes several other tools, including a translator.
Natural language search engine. Search by asking a question (e.g. Who is Thomas Jefferson?), a word, or a phrase.
- A no frills search engine offering an alternative to the big guys. Includes cached copies of pages like Google.
- Directory, similar to Yahoo, put together by volunteer editors.
Meta Search
- Searches multiple engines including About, Ask Jeeves, FAST, FindWhat, LookSmart, Overture.
- Search across multiple engines.
Kids
- Use natural language (i.e. Why is the sky blue?) to search for fun and educational sites for kids.
- A search directory for kids selected and reviewed by librarians.
- Yahoo! for kids.
The Invisible Web
- Expert guides to hundreds of topics.
- Directory of specialized search engines. An advanced search option lets the user build a search across databases.
- Directory and search engine of scholarly Internet resources.
- A directory of "top" lists, e.g. Top 50 Companies.
- Public records database.
Specialty Engines
- Science specific search engine.
Multimedia
- One of three multimedia search options at AltaVista. MP3/Audio and video searches are also available.
- A directory of search engines for the invisible web.
- Dedicated to image searches.
- Image search from Google!
News
- "Search and browse 4,000 continuously updated news sources."
Houston/Texas
- Links to local sites.
- Guide to sites in the Houston area.
- Portal to city and county categories.







