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	Searching Search Engines \| Subject Directories Search Engines Definition A program that searches documents for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents or Web pages where the keywords were found. (more ...) Search Engines Non-clustered Results All the Web AltaVista Ask Jeeves Google HotBot Looksmart MSN Search Teoma Clustered Results Clush Clusty Exalead GigaBlast Grokker iBoogie KartOO WiseNut A cluster is a group of results that are centered around a common subject. For example, a search for 'Jacksonville' using such a search engine could organize clusters around the following topics: the Jacksonville Jaguars, the City of Jacksonville, Homes, Businesses, and others. [ Back to Top ] Meta-Search Engines These combine the results of multiple search engines. Dogpile ixquick KillerInfo MetaCrawler Mooter Search.Com WebCrawler [ Back to Top ] Portals Incorporate search engines, and offer additional services. Excite Go.com Lycos Yahoo! [ Back to Top ] Subject Directories Definition An Internet research tool on the World Wide Web that organizes Internet resources by subject headings and subheadings. The essential difference between search engines and subject directories is that directories involve humans in selecting, describing and organizing Web resources using selective criteria. (more ...) About.com Digital Librarian dmoz - Open Directory Project Internet Public Library Librarians' Index to the Internet
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