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Search Engines

For a quick return of a few good hits:
Google ranks the hits.
Ixquick is a meta search engine which returns top ten results.

To focus a broad academic subject:
Librarians Index to the Internet allows you to search a subject tree.
Northern Light returns results categorized into folders.
Yahoo! is like the Librarians Index to the Internet, but commercialized.

If you think you're doing a search that has been done before:
Ask Jeeves! is a collection of answers to questions in "plain English".

If you need to include often ignored words or phrases in your search:
InfoSeek and Alta Vista include small words (such as a, be, not, the) in their searches.

If you have general keyword(s) but need to refine your search:
The Advance search in FAST Search uses a template to include or exclude specified text in the search.

Welcome to the Reference Desk!  It's where to go when you need help with your research.  Below you'll find a list of General Research and Curriculum Links. And check out our other Online Student Tools. But first, if you need help getting started . . .

Always begin with a Successful Research Strategy!
  Will you be Using Primary Sources for your research?
Looking for Tips for Using the Web Effectively? 
Are you sure about that website?  Evaluating Internet Resources.
Do it right! Check LHHS Standard Works Cited Format.

General Research and Curriculum Links

Students' Guide to the WWW
An excellent beginning for any research.  Provides comprehensive links to search engines and extensive links to websites organized by curriculum subjects.  Includes links to several web tutorials.
 
DeskRef
Subject directory of links to ready reference sources.
 
Information Please Almanac
Searches Information Please database of almanacs.
 
THOR The Online Resource
Dictionaries, Thesauri, Acronyms and Encyclopedias
 Calculators On-Line

More than just mathematical calculators, this site has links to  every sort of calculator imaginable.   Calculate speed determined by skidmarks, feed requirements for cattle, or conversion factors for energy equivalences.

 

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