At the TELUS Learning Connection
we uses the following search engines and directories:

bullet AllTheWeb.com (also known as FAST Search) - Consistently has one of the largest indexes of the web. FAST also offers large multimedia and mobile/wireless web indexes, available from its site.
bullet Alta Vista - AltaVista is consistently one of the largest search engines on the web, in terms of pages indexed. Its comprehensive coverage and wide range of power searching commands makes it a particular favorite among researchers.
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Ask JeevesAsk Jeeves is a unique service where you enter a question, and Ask Jeeves tries to point you to the right web page that provides an answer.

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Ask Jeeves for Kids - At Ask Jeeves For Kids, answers have been vetted for appropriateness.


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Google - Google is a search engine that makes heavy use of link popularity as a primary way to rank web sites. This can be especially helpful in finding good sites in response to general searches such as "cars" and "travel," because users across the web have in essence voted for good sites by linking to them.

We use Google with SafeSearch - sites and web pages containing pornography and explicit sexual content are blocked from search results.


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KidsClick  - Backed by librarians, KidsClick lists about 5,000 web sites in various categories.


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Lycos -  Lycos started out as a search engine, depending on listings that came from spidering the web. In April 1999, it shifted to a directory model similar to Yahoo.

Lycos SearchGuard - Allows parents to screen possibly objectionable sites from Lycos search results. Formerly Lycos SafetyNet.


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Metacrawler  - A search engine that completes multiple searches using the top search engines.


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Yahoo! Canada - Yahoo! Canada highlights listings that are about Canadians or are of unique interest to Canadians.

Yahoo - Yahoo is the web's most popular search service and has a well-deserved reputation for helping people find information easily. The secret to Yahoo's success is human beings. It is the largest human-compiled guide to the web, employing about 150 editors in an effort to categorize the web.

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Yahooligans - Yahoo for kids, designed for ages 7 to 12. Sites are hand-picked to be appropriate for children.  Additionally, adult-oriented banner advertising will not appear within the service.


Still need help finding a good Search Engine?
Try these sites:

bullet Search Engine Colossus - An International Directory of Search Engines. Gain quick, efficient access to hundreds of search engines from around the world.
bullet Search Engine Watch  - An authoritative guide to searching at Internet search engines and search engine registration and ranking issues. Learn to submit URLs, use HTML meta tags and boost placement.

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WebPlaces Internet Search Guide - A collection of search engines, directories, and even some topic-specific starting places

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