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Internet Search Engines - Text Only

These links will take your out of the Port Washington Public Library Text Only area.

Here are links to some of the best search engines and indexes.

Glossary of Search Engine Terms

About.com
Alltheweb
AltaVista
AskJeeves
DMOZ: Open Directory Project
Dogpile
Excite
Google
HotBot
Librarians' Index to the Internet
LookSmart
Lycos
Mamma
Metacrawler
NationalDirectory
Overture
ProFusion
Search.com
Teoma
Wisenut
Yahoo
Yahooligans (especially for kids)

Filtered Search Engines
For those customers who are concerned about accessing material on the Internet that they deem objectionable we provide links to filtered search engines. These services filter out potentially mature or offensive material, including violence, adult language, explicit sex, hate speech, etc.

Please note that these filtered services are not completely effective. Due to the fluid nature of the Internet it is impossible for any system to successfully filter all potentially objectionable material. In addition, the use of filtered searching is optional and is only effective for customers who choose to use it. For specific information about how the filtered search services suggested below work, or to report a problem, please refer to the individual search services themselves.

Alltheweb
Defaults to a filtered search

Alta Vista  
*Click on "Family Filter: off" to set preferences

Ask Jeeves Kids
Safe way to ask questions online.

CleanSearch.com
Filtered search engine with listings from LookSmart

KidsClick
Web guide for kids created by librarians.

Lycos 
*Click on Parental Controls

Yahooligans
Yahoo's Web Guide for kids.

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