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How to Find a Specialized Search Engine for Your Topic

Specialized search engines exist for thousands of topics. If you're searching for a specific topic you can use the following search engines, which will lead you to the right specialized search engine for your topic. Just enter your search terms, and your results will include links to the specialized search engines that offer the information you need.

Beaucoup!
http://www.beaucoup.com/

Merci to Beaucoup! for providing one of the best directories of search engines and portals. Beaucoup! offers links to more than 2,500 search engines and exercises strict standards in choosing each site. All search engines listed must be free and primarily noncommercial. You won't find any adult-oriented sites here. The Beaucoup!! page layout is straightforward and easy to use. Simply browse through the categories to find the search engine you need. The Beaucoup! Super Search is a speedy meta-search engine that searches many major search engines. Suitable for grades 6 to 12.

Digital Librarian: Directories
http://www.digital-librarian.com/directories.html

Digital Librarian is the "librarian's choice of the best of the Web." Its Directories section not only offers a directory of major search engines, but also includes links to search and reference tools such as the complete Library of Congress catalog, the full text of Newsweek, and art resources. The Links to Links section has even more Internet resources. In addition to these sections, Digital Librarian features links from its main page to selected Web sites in such categories as calculators, travel, Latin-American resources, and other useful sites. Suitable for grades 6 to 12.

lii.org: Librarians' Index to the Internet Guides, Search Tools, & Web Design
http://lii.org/search/file/netsearch

An excellent online guide, the Librarians' Index to the Internet features a helpful section devoted to Internet guides, search tools, and Web design. In the topic of Internet Searching, you'll find Children's Web Site Directories, Evaluation of Resources, Image Searching, Internet Searching, Invisible Web, Magazines, Search Engines, and Subject Directories. Each link leads to a number of specialized search engines. The Search Tools section provides direct access to several popular search engines. Well designed and easy to navigate, the site is sponsored by the Library of California. Suitable for grades 9 to 12.

Search Engine Watch
http://searchenginewatch.com/

Search Engine Watch ismore than just a directory of search engines. The site also offers reviews, ratings, and statistic for different search engines; search tutorials and tips; search engine news; and submission tips to help you get your won Web page listed in search engines. The site allow you to see how well a search engine lists a compnay page, check its response time, and even see how well it deals with spam. Search engine Watch also reports on the number of sites each engine searches. You can search for search engines here, too; included are general search engines, kids' search engines, specialty search engines, and more, Suitable for grades 6 to 12.

To learn more about Major Search Engines, click here.

To learn more about Search Tools, click here.