Starting places & indexes of URLs

This page was written by Christopher Spry. It lists comprehensive search engines. Indexes of search engines and use of several search engines. Search for: people on Internet, Usenet postings, software & files on ftp servers, Companies with web sites on Internet, Scientific and Academic resources. 

Index:

1.   Comprehensive search engines
2.   Indexes of search engines and use of several search engines
3.   Person2Person and expert sites
4.   Search for people on Internet
5.   Search Usenet postings
6.   Software & files on ftp servers
7.   Find Companies with web sites on Internet
8.   Find Scientific and Academic resources
9.   Other databases and selected web sites
10. Information about search engines and search techniques

1. Comprehensive search engines

2. Indexes of search engines and use of several search engines

• 100 Alternative search engines published in January 2006. It lists and offers information on useful engines.
• December Communications Inc. Internet information and searching.
• DEMOZ Open Directory project of indexed URLs indexed by editors
• 'Eureka!' Access many major search engines using a single entry system.
• 'All-in-One' >180 search engines available.
• InvisibleWeb by Intelliseek, makers of the BullsEye family of search products who are also developing 'ProFusion'.
• Lookupnow, UK portal to many search resources.
• 'Meta-index' at NCSA. A loosely categorized meta-index of resource directories and indices.
• Multimeta meta search several well-known search engines.
• SearchEngine Watch. Guide and links to search engines.
• Starting points for Internet access, NCSA.
• 'W3 Search Engines' links to many different kinds of search engines: Information servers; Software; People; Publications; News/FAQs; Documentation; Online catalogues and shopping; Other Interesting Things (Jargon; Acronyms; WIRED ...); Search with human assistance; Domain names; URL registration; Tools for information access.

3. Person2Person and expert sites

• Ask Jeeves plain-language search engine.
• Ask Me Help Desk
• Keen.com
• Microsoft's Encarta.com, the MSN Network's learning channel.
• Yahoo free service links questioners with people who claim specialized knowledge in various disciplines.

4. Search for people on Internet

• BT phone numbers PhoneNetUK.
• Marketplace at Microsoft. Search for individual postal and email addresses in the USA.
• 'Friends Reunited'. Search for people by Schools attended in the UK.
• 'Internet @ddress finder'.
• 'search.com' Yellow Pages; Phone Numbers; Email Addresses; Message Boards; Software; Stock Quotes; City Maps.
• 'Switchboard' People, emails, businesses, maps etc.
• Infobel.com international white and yellow pages linked to many search resources.
• 'WhoWhere?' email white page service, Lycos.
• Yahoo! people searches.

5. Search Usenet postings

6. Software & files on ftp servers

7. Find Companies with web sites on Internet

8. Find Scientific and Academic resources

• Global Education Network (GEN) liberal arts education on-line.
• Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK (HERO) Directory of networked resources a focal point for the UK education and research communities to access information resources world-wide. (Formerly this information was at NISS).
• Research Development Network, (RDN). UK catalogues of resources selected for their quality and accuracy.
• SCRAN. UK academic database of history and culture with photos, objects, art, movies and audio.

9. Other databases and selected web sites

10. Information about search engines and search techniques

• 'Search engine watch'.

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© Christopher Spry mailto:cspry@cspry.co.uk.  This page was last updated on 30 January 2007 05:34:36.