Search Engines and Subject Directories Selecting the Best Way to Find Information.

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Search Engines and Subject Directories Selecting the Best Way to Find Information

Search Engines Search engines allow you to enter keywords that are run against a database of words.

Search Engines look at every page of a given web site.

Search Engines find specific pieces of information A known document - The Bible An image - The Mona Lisa A computer program - Solitare

Popular Search Engines AltaVista Excite Google HotBot Northern Light

Meta-Search Engines Meta-search engines allow you to search many search engines at once.

Popular Meta-Search Engines Dogpile.com Metacrawler.com Search.com

Subject Directories select and classify information into subject categories and sub-categories

Subject Directories usually provide a link only to a site's home page.

Subject Directories Help you narrow down your search when looking for general information like hotels near Disneyland