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Directories

Directories search for information by subject matter. It is a hierarchical search that starts with a general subject heading and follows with a succession of increasingly more specific sub-headings. The search method it employs is known as a subject search.

·        **Google

·        Clusty

·        Open Directory Project 

·        Yahoo

 

Search Engines

Search engines search for information through use of keywords and responds with a list of references or hits. The search method it employs is known as a keyword search.

·         **Google

·         **Teomo

·         **Vivisimo

·         Clusty 

·         HotBot

·         WebCrawler

·         Excite

·         Go.com

Metasearch Engines

Metasearch engines utilizes a number of search engines in parallel. The search is conducted via keywords employing commonly used operators or plain language. It then lists the hits either by search engine employed or by integrating the results into a single listing. The search method it employs is known as a meta search.

o        Dogpile

o        **ixQuick

o        MetaCrawler

o        Profusion



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