Are you just beginning to "surf the web"? Search engines and directories are tools to help you find what you are looking for on the World Wide Web. There are many search engines and directories available. The ones listed here are the ones we have found easiest to use.

Yahoo

Searches what Yahoo considers the "top 10%" of sites-- also has a nice directory to help you narrow your search

AltaVista

More intensive search than Yahoo

Google.com

A plain but very powerful search site with a fun feel. It utilizes a system for ranking web pages by relevance to your search.

Dogpile

Gives results from several search engines--a good tool to use when you are searching a very specific topic and have received few matches from other search engines