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Search Engines
Check OPAC for books and eBooks at TMS.
There are also several different types of search utilities which can be used to locate information:
Directory: Directory-style programs search the Web by category. The results are indexed and grouped by humans.
Beaucoup Yahoo
Search Engine: A robot or "spider" conducts an automatic search that scans every word on every page.
AltaVista Google
MetaSearch: The program searches several search engines and reports the results.
Dogpile MetaCrawler Mamma
Natural Language searching: Submit actual questions for the program to research.
Ask.com
Scholarly Searches:
Teoma Google Scholar Infomine
Portals to Lots of Sites (Indexed by Subject):
About.com HotSheet
Search Tips:
- Use "around phrases"
- Use AND, NOT, OR to limit or expand searches.
- Use + to show the next word is needed.
- Use – to show the next word cannot be included in the search.
- Use wildcard keys, *, ! and ? to expand searches.
Check the "Help" file of the search engine for more specific help tips.

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