Search Engines rated by Group 3 COS Library Tech program students

 

Search Engine Strengths Number of 1st place votes
Google www.google.com

  • Large database

  • Familiarity to 9-12

  • not many ads

  • good for obscure

  • easy to use

 1
37.com  www.37.com 

  • metasearch engine

  • user friendly

  • (may need to be filtered for content)

  
Yahoo www.yahoo.com 

  • familiar

  • User friendly

  • large database

  • non case sensitive

  • change languages

  
Ask Jeeves www.ask.com 

  • checks spelling

  • use natural language

  
KidsClick www.sunsite.berkeley.edu/kidsclick 

  • user friendly

  • subject index easy to use

  • reading levels

  • done by librarians

  • word search for kids

  • no ads

  • picture search capabilities

  • clear instructions

 2
AOL schools www.school.aol.com 

  • good subject indexes

  • grade level index

  • current events

  
Ask Jeeves for kids www.ajkids.com 

  • natural language 

  • questions accepted

  • good study tools

  • spell check

  • G rated

  • links to dictionary and thesaurus

  • live response to questions

  • other users' questions listed

  
Yahooligans www.yahooligans.com 

  • kids like it

  • user friendly

  • filtered

  • hand picked sites

  • links to popular cultures

  • no objectionable sites

  • joke of the day

  • trivia

 1
Alfy  www.alfy.com 

  • designed for 3-10

  • icon driven (directory)

  • easy navigation

  
Bigchalk www.bigchalk.com     
Lycoszobe www.lycoszone.com 

  • user friendly

  • specific

  • categories listed

  
kidspace http://ipl.si.umich.edu/kidspace 

  • age appropriate

  • easy to use

  • reliable

 

  

This page was created from input of the library technicians who are studying in the  College of the Sequoias Library Technician program.

 

Date this page was last edited: 08/29/2002