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* Ask.com
* All the Web
* AltaVista
* Dogpile
  * Google!
* Librarians' Index
* Metacrawler
  * WorldCat
* Yahoo
* Filtered Search

Another great place to find information is the Hennepin County Library Subject Guides with relevant databases, authoritative websites, links into the library catalog, book lists, library classes, news and tips.

* Ask.com
     Provides easy to use tools including, Smart Answers, image searching, white pages, and more.
http://www.ask.com
 
* AllTheWeb
     One of the largest indexes of the web with strengths that include, it's big, fast, and search-focused; no stop words; database frequently refreshed; and customization.
http://www.alltheweb.com
 
* AltaVista
     Offers compact or detailed searches, a large database, powerful search features, International coverage, interfaces, and foreign language handling.
http://www.altavista.com
 
* Dogpile
     Dogpile searches four search engines at a time: Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Ask.
http://www.dogpile.com
 
* Google
     Uses a system for ranking web pages from billions of its indexed URLs. Google also has a spell-checker, calculator, maps, travel information and much more.
http://www.google.com
 
* Librarians' Index to the Internet
     Designed specifically for public library users. Librarians annotate and evaluate listings for their information potential.
http://lii.org/
 
* Metacrawler
     Searches the best results from the combined pool of the world's leading search engines.
http://www.metacrawler.com
 
* WorldCat
     Includes a guided search of librarian selected Internet resources. After completing your initial search in WorldCat click on "Web Resources" to limit your search to websites. Updated daily.
http://www.hclib.org/pub/search/Login.cfm?db=WorldCat
 
* Yahoo
     Users can browse and search subject categories and includes up-to-the-minute sports scores, weather, headlines, maps, yellow pages and stock quotes.
http://www.yahoo.com


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