Searching the Internet

Scroll to the bottom of this page for more tools.

We simplified the following search forms to make it easier for first-time users. For the full version of each, click the site name. Altavista, Inktomi, Infoseek, WebCrawler, Lycos, Magellan, Excite, Galaxy, Yahoo.

Altavista - Enter several words. You may group "words together with quotes".
Web: News Groups:

Inktomi - enter several words seperated by spaces.

Max items: 10 20 30 50 100

WebCrawler - enter several words separated by spaces.

Max items: 1025100500

Magellan - enter several words seperated by spaces. Results include ratings and summaries.

Excite - search for keywords, or better yet, for concepts.

Web Documents Usenet Discussion Groups Usenet Classifieds

Infoseek - enter several words separated by spaces. You may group "words together with quotes". (also a $$ version)

Lycos - Enter several words. Use a period after a word to match exactly. You may group "words together with quotes".

EINet Galaxy (Searches 3 databases. Use several words separated by spaces.)

Max items: 40 hits 80 hits 120 hits 160 hits 200 hits 240 hits

Yahoo (Enter multiple keywords separated by spaces.)

Hits: 25 100 200 300

Open Text Corporation Web Search Engine (This is Open Text's simple search form)

DejaNews, comprehensive Usenet searching

Track a Fedex package Enter the full Airbill # (including any dashes)

To see a list of other search services, click here

• Library Card Catalogs
• Matisse's bookmarks list. Messy.
• Glossary of Internet Terms
• Common Internet File Formats
• Browsing catalogs and lists of resources (ILC Put these resources together for Global Village)
• Click here for a link to globalcenter's library on software, a good place to find Internet Mac and Windows shareware and freeware.
• Other SLIP and PPP Resources
• Namebase A telnetable database of 80,000 names of people and groups in the Intelligence and Political Activism communities. Login as namebase
• Photos and informations on installing a leased line.