Finding information on the web can be challenging. The number of web servers and web pages is growing too fast for anyone to measure accurately. It's not uncommon for new users of the web to find its hypertext structure disorienting. When one click can send you anywhere, how can you keep track of where you are, much less get where you want to go?
Fortunately, excellent search tools are available at many web sites. Some, like Yahoo, are similar to a library's card catalog, allowing you to search hierarchical lists of links sorted by subject. Others, like Alta Vista, are indexes you can search with key words.
Keyword searching is a good strategy when you have a specific word or phrase in mind -- for example, the name of an organization or product. Browsing in subject indexes may be the best strategy if you are still figuring out what information you need.
Below are links to a few powerful search tools. These are busy sites, so you might have trouble connecting to them once in a while.
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