SEARCH HELP for SPEED SURFING
+ special search resources for education & training

UK SEARCH ENGINES  [followed by UK Directories]

• GoFromHere
  The best 'all-in-one' search page of the top search engines + useful comments about each one. It's very quick and has many extra features. It is UK-based but searches the whole web. GoFromHere used to be Surf Searcher from Melt.

  UK DIRECTORIES   [See above for UK Search Engines]

  In general ... 'directories' list any sites that are submitted and that do not contravene the rules of the directory. Site descriptions are generally written by those who submit the sites. Most directories operate like free billboards. Each directory has its own unique pattern of categories - which can be confusing.
• UK Index
• Yahoo UK and Ireland
• Lifestyle UK
• Yell.com

• UK GUIDES and AWARDS

  In general ... 'guides' are smaller, more selective than directories, with independent site descriptions written by the people who compile the guide.
• The BBC Web Guide
• .net magazine's Top 100
• Mirago's Web Guides
• LookSmart UK LookSmart.com claims to be ''the largest selective directory on the Internet''
• For a worldwide perspective see Looking for popular sites?

  HUMAN HELP

  For human help websites see below

Do you know of other UK directories or good ways of searching for UK sites?
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WORLDWIDE

• Windweaver includes: • Search Helper • Search Tool Reviews • Search Guide • Search Pages • Search Links • Search Engines.
• For direct links to Search Engines see below.

  GENERAL REFERENCE

• Itools A one-stop reference desk - dictionary, thesaurus, geography, addresses etc.
• Internet Reference Desk
• GoFromHere Choose the 'select' option from the index page.

  SPECIAL REFERENCE (A~Z)

• ACRONYMS: Acronym Finder - a huge database of 60,000 acronyms.
• COMPANIES: Kompass a searchable database of more than 1.4 million companies in over 60 countries.
• ENCYCLOPAEDIAS:
• Wikipedia
  
• HighBeam Encyclopedia
• Webopaedia Encyclopaedia about personal computers.
• E-BOOKS: www.bartleby.com Bartleby.com is the most comprehensive public reference library ever published on the Web. Reference, Verse, Fiction, Non-fiction.
• IMAGES and PICTURES:
• Foto Search Image Search Engine: search from over fifty top stock photography and image sources to find royalty-free images for sale
• ditto.com A family-friendly image search engine
• altavista.com click on AltaVista's 'images'.
• Google Image Search
• MAPS: WORLD MAPS: Worldtime interactive atlas
• MAPS: UK MAPS:
• Millennium Maps photos of the UK from the air - search by postcode or street name
• NEWSPAPERS:
• ThePaperBoy worldwide on-line newspapers.
• AJR Newslink a searchable database of thousands of newspapers, magazines, broadcasters, and news services worldwide.
• PICTURES: AV Photo Finder image searching with AltaVista.
• QUOTES:
• www.quotations.com
• WEATHER: Chubba Weather
• WEATHER: UK WEATHER: BBC Weather
• WORDS!: WordLab

Looking for POPULAR sites? Follow the crowd!

• The Webby Awards 110 sites 22 categories 100+ judges (including famous names)
• Web 100 Reviews and ratings of the web's 'best' sites.
• www.100hot.com lists the most popular sites on the web.

Looking for NEWSLETTERS? Ezines

• Ezine Articles
• Topica
• Yahoo Groups