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Specialized Search Engines
and Directories
Written by Bernie Dodge. Last updated by Mr.
Dodge---September 17, 2004
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IF
you're looking for...
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THEN
check here:
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OR
type these in the location bar:
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Encyclopedia entries
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Encarta
Wikipedia
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http://encarta.msn.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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Magazine articles
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AJR Newslink
Magazines
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http://newslink.org/mag.html
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Newspaper articles
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AJR Newslink Newspaper
Index
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http://newslink.org/
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Current news
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Google News
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http://news.google.com/
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Radio stations
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Radio-Locator
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http://www.radio-locator.com
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Literature in the public
domain
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On-Line
Books Page
Search e-Books
The Bartleby Library
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http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
http://www.searchebooks.com
http://www.bartleby.com/
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Copyrighted books in print
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Amazon
Barnes and Noble
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http://www.amazon.com
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
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Images
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Google Image Search
Pics4Learning
Fagan Finder
E-Bay Postcards
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http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search?hl=en
http://pics.tech4learning.com/
http://www.faganfinder.com/img/
http://listings.ebay.com/aw/listings/list/category914/index.html
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Images, sounds, videos of
animals
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Junglewalk
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http://www.junglewalk.com
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Live images from everywhere
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EarthCam
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http://www.earthcam.com/
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Primary source documents
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Library
of Congress American Memory
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http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/mdbquery.html
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Federal (U.S.)
legislation
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Thomas
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http://thomas.loc.gov/
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Company information
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Thomas Register
Industrial
Quick Search
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http://www.thomasregister.com/
(free membership required)
http://www.industrialquicksearch.com/
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Sounds
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findsounds.com
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http://www.findsounds.com
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Pictures and information
about any product of the last two centuries
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E-Bay
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http://www.ebay.com
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Biographies
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Biographical
Dictionary
Biography.com
Biography-Center
Lives
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http://www.s9.com/biography/
http://www.biography.com/search/
http://www.biography-center.com
http://www.amillionlives.com/
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Maps
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Perry-Castañeda
Maptech MapServer (topo)
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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html
http://mapserver.maptech.com/
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Country profiles
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Atlapedia Online
Kiosk:
Journal of Geopolitics
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http://www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm
http://www.bay.k12.fl.us/pdk/kiosk/index.html
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State & county profiles
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US
Census Dept QuickFacts
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http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html
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Medical information
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HealthCentral.com
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http://www.healthcentral.com/home/home.cfm
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Military information
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searchmil.com
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http://www.searchmil.com
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Trademarks
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T.E.S.S.
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http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=1l02i2.1.1
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Patents
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U.S.Patent
Office
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http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
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TV episodes
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Epguides
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http://epguides.master.com/texis/master/search/mysite.html?
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Movies, actors
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Internet Movie Database
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http://www.imdb.com/
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Shareware & freeware
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VersionTracker
C|Net Download
Tucows
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http://www.versiontracker.com
http://www.download.com
http://www.tucows.com/
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Even more search engines
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Search-Engines2
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http://www.search-engines-2.com/
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Directories Especially for
Educators
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Material appropriate for
children
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Yahooligans
Kids
Click!
ThinkQuest Entries
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http://www.yahooligans.com
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/
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School and university
sites
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searchedu.com
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http://www.searchedu.com
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Wired schools
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Web66 School Registry
CyberPlayGround
List
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http://web66.umn.edu/
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp
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Multi-subject starting
points
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BBC Education Web Guide
Blue
Web'n
EduHound
Education World
Kathy
Schrock's Guide
Marcopolo
S.C.O.R.E
The
Internet Scout Project
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http://db.bbc.co.uk/education-webguide/pkg_main.p_home
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
http://www.eduhound.com/
http://www.education-world.com/
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
http://www.score.k12.ca.us/
http://scout.wisc.edu/
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Children's software
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California Learning
Resource Network
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http://www.clrn.org/home/
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Lesson plans
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ALI Units
of Practice
EdHelper
Lesson Plans
Page
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http://ali.apple.com/ali/uops.shtml
http://www.edhelper.com/
http://www.lessonplanspage.com
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Curriculum standards
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Education World
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http://www.education-world.com/standards/national/index.shtml
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Info on educational issues
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ERIC
Search
ERIC
Digests
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http://ericadr.piccard.csc.com/teams/Login.do
NEW
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/index/
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