Search Directories are different from Search Engines... although the average person thinks they are one search tool, but in reallity engiones and directories are two different tools. In the previous posted wikispace I used the website - http://www.windweaver.com/searchguide.htm , to describe as helpful for beginner users of search engines... that web site is ALSO useful for beginner users of search directories as well. The web site gives useful hits on deciding which search tool to use, directories? or engines?
I found the following information helpful (more helpful hints can be found on the web site lister in the above paragraph)
to browse a subject area?
USE Yahoo, Lookmart or the Open Directory
to search Newsgroups?
USE Yahoo, Google Newsgroups, AltaVista, HotBot
to include older gopher files in your search?
USE Webcrawler or Altavista
to search as much as the Web as possible?
USE Google or AlltheWeb.com
to search every word on a site or in a document?
USE AltaVista, or HotBot
to locate an obscure or hard-to-find document?
USE AltaVista,
to locate a fairly popular site or easy-to-find document?
USE Webcrawler or Yahoo
to retrieve a large number of results?
USE AltaVista or a metasearch engine such
as Savvy Search or Metacrawler
to retrieve few but relevant results?
USE Webcrawler
to search only titles, urls or keywords?
USE Webcrawler, Yahoo OR Alta Vista
to specify in what part of a site your search terms will occur
(including titles, urls and summaries)?
USE AltaVista (adv) or InfoSeek
to search reviewed and evaluated sites?
USE Looksmart's select directory)
I found the following information helpful (more helpful hints can be found on the web site lister in the above paragraph)
to browse a subject area?
USE Yahoo, Lookmart or the Open Directory
to search Newsgroups?
USE Yahoo, Google Newsgroups, AltaVista, HotBot
to include older gopher files in your search?
USE Webcrawler or Altavista
to search as much as the Web as possible?
USE Google or AlltheWeb.com
to search every word on a site or in a document?
USE AltaVista, or HotBot
to locate an obscure or hard-to-find document?
USE AltaVista,
to locate a fairly popular site or easy-to-find document?
USE Webcrawler or Yahoo
to retrieve a large number of results?
USE AltaVista or a metasearch engine such
as Savvy Search or Metacrawler
to retrieve few but relevant results?
USE Webcrawler
to search only titles, urls or keywords?
USE Webcrawler, Yahoo OR Alta Vista
to specify in what part of a site your search terms will occur
(including titles, urls and summaries)?
USE AltaVista (adv) or InfoSeek
to search reviewed and evaluated sites?
USE Looksmart's select directory)