A brief guide to some useful search engines. Tips for search engines It's worth getting to know at least two search engines - no single one covers everything, and ranking criteria vary between engines. Start searching by using highly specific search terms. If your terms are too general, you are more likely to get larger numbers of irrelevant results. Search engines are still evolving rapidly. If you want to find out more about which has the best features for you, consider reading reviews at: Search Engine Watch Search Engine Watch Search Engine Showdown Search Engine Showdown Some search engines Google Our favourite: a search engine with limited search features but sophisticated relevance ranking of results. Google Google Scholar This engine is still in beta, but worth a try. It retrieves peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports. It is unclear how up-to-date this database is, however. Google Scholar Web Crawler A web robot with large content-based index, combining Google, Yahoo! and others. Web Crawler Yahoo Essentially a browsable and searchable subject guide to the Internet. Try Yahoo! UK & Ireland for quickest results. Yahoo This article was published on 2024-08-21
