Helpful search engines

Library

Searching the web

General search engines
Ask.com	Google - relevancy based on number of sites that link to it
Dogpile - searches many engines at once
Gigablast - also links to other search terms	Yahoo!

Search engines for kids
Ask for Kids	Quintura for Kids
KidsClick!

Specialized sites
Cybrarian - general reference
FirstGov - government sites	LibrarySpot -great general reference, links to libraries
HeadlineSpot - top news by media type and subject	Medline Plus - health information
HomeworkSpot - info on many school topics	Scirus - science- related sites
Librarian's Index to the Internet - comprehensive subject directory	Vivisimo - meta search tool

The Deep Web
The Deep Web finds information hidden in databases that search engines don't often reach.
CompletePlanet.com - searches 30,000 databases. A monster search site.	INFOMINE - particularly useful for K-12 resources.
Geniusfind - search engines organized in categories	Libraryspot.com - links to thousands of library catalogs. Excellent information about the Deep Web (also known as the Invisible Web).

News services
1st Headlines	Yahoo! News
Alltheweb	HeadlineSpot
CNN	News - Google