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Search Engines
Search engines crawl specified databases to retrieve documents relevant to your search terms. Many search engines also have directories.

Directories
Directories consist of links to documents arranged by subject. Use a subject directory to browse or search a broad topic.

Argus Clearinghouse	LookSmart
Beaucoup!	Magellan
Galaxy	Open Directory
Infomine	Webcrawler
Librarians' Index to the Internet	Yahoo

Meta-Search Engines
Meta-search engines allow you to submit your search to many search engines at once. 

The Big Hub	Mamma
Debriefing	MetaGopher
Dogpile	ProFusion
Go2Net/Metacrawler	SavvySearch
InferenceFind	WebFerret

Specialty Search Engines and Directories