1

1
Search Engines

• Julie Shields

2
Finding Information

• Not all the information you are looking for is in
  print form
• It is out there
• One of the problems beginners have is not knowing
  where to start looking.

3
This is Where Search Engines Come In

• They gather the information into searchable
  databases
• They save you from looking through many different
  printed books

4
Major Search Engines

• Some search engines are used more often than
  others.
• They try to find the most relevant information to
  match your search.
• They are used by millions of people every day.

5
Most Used Search Engines

• Google
• Yahoo
• Search MSN
• Hotbot
• Lycos
• AlltheWeb

6
Specialty Search Engines

• Specialty search engines confine results to the
  area of research.
• This saves the searcher from sifting through
  non-pertinent information

7
Areas of Specialty

• News
• Legal
• Medical
• Government
• Kids

8
Top News Search Engines

• http//News.Altavista.com
• http//News.yahoo.com
• www.Daypop.com
• www.Moreover.com/news
• www.Net2one.com

9
Top Legal Search Engines

• FindLaw
• Lawcrawler
• Law.com
• Us Trademark Search page

10
Top Medical Search Engines

• Medhunt
• Biocrawler
• Medical World Search
• 9-11.com
• CiteLine

11
Top Government Search Engines

• FirstGov
• SearchGov.com
• Usgovsearch
• For public records
• www.searchsystems.net

12
Kid-Safe Search Engines

• On general search engines kids may innocently
  enter a keyword that brings results of
  pornography sites.
• Kid-Safe Search engines find sites that contain
  appropriate material for kids and block those
  that dont.

13
Top Kid Search Engines

• Ask jeeves for kids
• Yahooligans
• KidsClick!