Internet Searching

Search Engines
Subject Directories
Meta Engines

Search Engines
These are some of the more widely used search engines. To obtain full coverage of a particular topic, you should plan on searching more than one engine. 

AltaVista
Northern Light
Google
HotBot
Direct Hit
Excite
Go
Ask Jeeves

For more information on search engines, visit these sights:
Search Engine Watch
Search Engine Showdown

Subject Directories
These sites are useful for people who wish to choose a broad category and then narrow it to a specific topic.

Yahoo! ... Largest directory
Looksmart ... Selects sites by popularity with other searchers
About

For academic subjects, try:

Internet Public Library
WWW Virtual Library
Librarian's Index to the Internet

Meta-engines
These are search services that will automatically submit your keyword to more than one search engine at a time.

Dogpile
InferenceFind
Internet Sleuth
Metacrawler
ProFusion
SavySearch

For tips on how to search most effectively, try the University of Texas online tutorial TILT at:

http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/

For any questions or assistance, contact the Park City Library at 435-615-5600 or pclibrary@parkcity2002.com.