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About search engines... The Web Search Connection is a one stop collection of general search engines, people locators, telephone directories, entertainment and travel guides, news, research, and reference resources. Search engines are useful tools used to help navigate the Internet to find information. By submitting a specific word or phrase describing what you are looking for produces a list of all the sites that contain that information. For example, if you plan to vacation in Florida and want to play golf, you might type and submit Florida golf courses in a search engine to find out where to play golf in Florida.

Many search engines were evaluated and the best in each category were selected to be represented on this site. Below is a "Search Tips" index with hints on how to enter keywords to insure that the request is submitted to obtain information efficiently and accurately. Experiment by trying out each search engine to find out which ones return the most relevant information and bookmark those that best suit your needs. It is hoped that this site will point the way to help you find what you are looking for and make your journey rewarding. Good luck and bon voyage.

Tips for doing Web searches...Boolean Operators are used on most search engines. These operators like AND, OR, NOT, and a few others allow you to combine search terms to include the information that you want and exclude all else.

Below is a list of the most common search operators and how to use them:

OPERATOR	PURPOSE	EXAMPLE
+	Use the + (plus sign) to mark each word that must appear in the query.	+florida+golf
-	Use the - (minus sign) to mark each word that cannot appear on the result list.	+florida+golf-miniature
"	Enclose multi-word phrases with " if you don't, the search engine will assume the query is a list of separate terms.	"florida golf courses"
AND	Use AND to connect two search terms, both of which must appear on each web page listed on the results.	florida and golf
OR	Use OR to connect two words, at least one of which should appear on the web page searched.	courses OR equipment
NOT	Use NOT like the minus sign. Must be used with AND or OR.	florida AND golf NOT miniature
NEAR	Use NEAR to specify two words that must appear within ten words of each other in the text of the web page result list.	golf courses NEAR miami