Search Engines to Locate Specialized Search Engines
If you know the subject you want to search but do not know where to begin,
start with one of these search engine guides:
Beaucoup: www.beaucoup.com
This is one of the oldest guides, listing over 2,500
specialized search engines, directories, and indexes, divided into 15 subject
categories and over 40 subcategories. Beaucoup includes both academic
and general engines in the sciences, technology, politics, government, and the
humanities.
SearchPower.com: www.searchpower.com
This site contains the subtitle "world's largest
search engine directory" and lists over 16,000 specialized search
engines; 14,000 are in the City and State Guide category, and in this category
many of the engines are specific parts of larger search engines. This site is
divided into 14 subject categories and further divided into many
subcategories.
FinderSeeker: www.finderseeker.com
This site is described as the "search engine for
search engines," that is, a search engine that gives the user information
that will help in decision making about which search engine would be best for
a particular query of a particular topic. It contains hundreds of search
engines, organized into 27 subject categories. This site provides search
engines for 160 countries and lists engines for individual cities and states
in the United States.
Virtual Search Engines: www.virtualfreesites.com
This collection includes over 1,000 search engines
within 50 subject categories. It covers primarily popular subjects; however,
some professional areas such as legal and medical are included.
By Glenda Lins, Copyright 2000, Amigos
Library Services, Inc. Reprinted with permission from AMIGOS Agenda and OCLC
Connection.
Library
Home
Academics
Home
|