Virtual Reference Desk: Search Engines & Other Tools
Searching the Web? Try:
- Other Search Engines:
- Ask.com
- Clusty (cluster search engine)
- Google Scholar
- Metacrawler
- Lists of Other Search Engines:
- Subject Directories (selected sites organized into subject categories by evaluators)
- Reviews & Searching Tips
- Evaluating what you find on the Web
- Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial (University of California at Berkeley)
- A Student's Guide to Research with the WWW
- The Virtual Chase: Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet
Looking for web sites, books, and online journal articles from one search? Try:
- Google Scholar (do not pay for journal articles without checking our free access at Journal Finder)
Need in-depth research information covering books, journal articles, and web sites? Try:
- Library's Subject Portals—one for each college or department of the University
Need an in-depth Research Database to academic journal articles in a specific discipline? Try:
- Try the List of Research Databases by Subject to find specialized indexes in your field
Need access to online dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, statistics, and more? Try:
- Research Help
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