Finding Info on the Web

Looking for something? Check here for resources for all kinds of information!

• US Consumer Gateway - Your link to Federal Consumer Information (Tips Shopping Online and Telemarketing Fraud)
• Consumer Information Center - Consumer info from US Government
• Consumer Product Safety Commission - an independent Federal regulatory agency
• Consumer Reports Online - the online version of the Consumer Reports magazine
• Purdue Educational Materials and Publications On-Line - Publications available from Purdue University
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse - Consumer-Privacy Protection
• SafeShopping.org - Info from the American Bar Association on shopping online
• State PIRGs - State Public Interest Research Groups

• Whitepages.com - Web Directory for People, Businesses
• AT&T Anywho INFO - Web Directory for People, Businesses, Toll-free Numbers and Web Sites
• SuperPages.com - Yellow Pages from Verizon
• Biography.com - Search for famous folks past and present from A&E Television Networks
• Switchboard - Directory for People and Businesses
• WhoWhere? - White Pages Plus - Lycos People and Business Search

• FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) - from the Internet FAQ Consortium

Major Search Engines & Directories

• alltheweb
• AltaVista
• Answers.com - the editors use content from over 100 authoritative encyclopedias, dictionaries, glossaries and atlases, carefully chosen for breadth and quality.
• AOL.com Search
• Ask Jeeves
• Bing
• Google
• HotBot
• LookSmart - Human-compiled directory-based with link to underlying search engine
• Lycos
• Open Directory Project - Directory-based service using human volunteer editors
• Search.Com - from CNET
• Teoma - Teoma organizes sites into naturally occurring communities
• Webcrawler
• WiseNut
• Yahoo - Human-compiled directory-based with link to underlying search engine
• Kid-Friendly Search Engines/Directories
  • Ask Jeeves Kids - "Kid Version" of the Ask Jeeves natural language search engine
  • KidsClick! - Site organized and maintained by librarians
  • Yahooligans - Web directory for kids from Yahoo

Multi-Search or Meta-Search Engines - Search several engines or do simultaneous searches from one page

• Dogpile - A multi-engine search tool
• iTools - Search multiple information sources from a single page
• MetaCrawler - Search the top search engines simultaneously
• ProFusion - Select which search engines to search simultaneously

Subject-Based/Topic Specific Search Engines and Directories

• Agrisurf! - A subject-based index maintained by Agricultural experts
• Biography Database - Search for famous folks past and present
• Bookstore Directory - Search for bookstores by name or area
• Google Groups - Search News/Usenet Groups
• FedStats - One stop shopping for Federal Statistics
• FirstGov.gov - A Search Engine for the Federal Government Sites
• Government Information Locator Service - Government Info from the Government Printing Office (GPO)
• Movies - the Internet Movie Database
• ThomasNet - A comprehensive resource for industrial information.

• FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) - from the Internet FAQ Consortium
• Internet Public Library - Reference site compiled by librarians
• Virtual Reference Desk from Purdue University Libraries
• Acronyms
  • Acronym and Abbreviation Server - Find out what those acronyms or abbreviations mean
  • The Acronym Finder - Look up acronyms about all subjects, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military.
• Dictionaries/Glossaries
  • Merriam-Webster Online
  • YourDictionary.com - A Web of On-line Dictionaries
  • Dictionary.com
• Government Statistics
  • FedStats - One stop shopping for Federal Statistics
• Maps
  • MapQuest
  • MSN Maps & Directions
  • Yahoo Maps
• Movie Info
  • The Internet Movie Database - Everything related to movies!
• Quotes
  • Quote Links - A collection of links for quotations
• Sports
  • Glossaries of Sports Terms
• Thesaurus
  • Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
• Time and Date - The World Clock

• College and University Home Pages
• Colleges and Universities from the Yahoo Directory

• Acronym and Abbreviation Server - Find out what those acronyms or abbreviations mean
• CNET - The Computer Network
• Search Engine Glossary from SearchEngineWatch.com
• ZDNet - Online Computer Magazine

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Last updated: 5 May 2010
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