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Search Engines and Subject Guides

  • UHD Library Subject Guides - Start here to find the best resources in each field of study.
  • Google - A large search engine that is very good at ranking search results by relevance.
  • Google Scholar - Use Google's powerful search to find scholarly journals, books, and web sites [more details].
  • Fazzle - Search several top search engines and get a more focused set of results.
  • Clusty - Search several top search engines and get results presented in useful subcategories.
  • INFOMINE - A search engine and directory of sites relevant to "faculty, students, and research staff at the university level."
  • OAIster - Search collections of digital texts, images, audio files, and video files selected for university teaching or research.
  • Open Directory Project - A directory of well-chosen resources selected by expert volunteers and arranged by subject.
  • Scirus - A search engine specifically designed for scholarly research in science and technology.
  • WorldWideScience - Search national science search engines from every corner of the world.
  • WWW Virtual Library - A loose network of research guides that list sources on a variety of academic and popular topics.
  • Yahoo! Search - A search engine that rivals Google in size, relevance ranking, and useful features.