Search engines roam the Internet looking for new webpages. Once found, the engines return the URLs as a list of items that can then be scanned or searched. The following are a few sites recommended by Hunter librarians.

All-purpose search engines & directories:

• Google
• Yahoo
• All the Web
• Alta Vista
• Hot Bot
• Excite

Specialized engines & directories:

• Argus Clearinghouse*
• FirstGov
• Health Finder
• INFOMINE
• Internet Movie Database
• Internet Public Library*
• Law Crawler
• Law Runner
• Librarians's Index to the Internet*
• Scout Report
• Thomas Legislative Register
• Voice of the Shuttle

* indicates a directory that reviews all of its sites