"Though the general Google site is often touted as the number one search engines online, college students sometimes need more specific tools to help them uncover quality information on the Web that they can use for class projects, research papers, and even job and apartment searches. This list features a huge variety of search
engines that can be useful to students, including tools that find photos, sound effects, summer internships, health and medical information, reference guides, and a lot more."
In general, we almost never see people use advanced search. And when they do, they typically use it incorrectly — partly because they use it so rarely that they never really learn how it works.
or many problems, the actual answer is right there. But the concept that you might have to sometimes go beyond search listings is getting lost
any problems, the actual answer is right there. But the concept that you might have to sometimes go beyond search listings is getting lost
Sadly, when one approach is so easy (and works much of the time), users never develop the research skills needed to try or even consider other approaches.
"Today, many users are so reliant on search that it's undermining their problem-solving abilities. Ironically, the better search gets, the more dangerous it gets as people increasingly assume that whatever the search engine coughs up must be the answer."
Create your own Google Safe Searching. Create a set of web sites for students to search without going to the wide open Internet. Great for young students or teaching about web site reliability.
Search engine - with readability built in
"Twurdy uses text analysis software to "read" each page before it is displayed in the results. Then Twurdy gives each page a readability level. Twurdy then shows the readability level of the page along with a color coded system to help users determine how easy the page will be to understand."
Use twitter as a search engine. Instead of getting information from eg google you get people when searching for a topic on twitter. People who are interested in talking about a topic at a certain time.
Can find out very interesting and sometimes specific information that is better than a google search. In some particiular circumstances there are commentators or companies who would be worth following.
A search engine that allows you to enter your query, then select a credible source to search for that term in. These include JStor, the Library of Congress, Ebscohost, Eric, the Internet Archive, and many more.