Indexes

= **Not all search engines are born equal** =

=Indexes= Google is a general indexer that searches all the web, and it is the best. But there are also specialist indexes that are smaller but better at finding one particular topic. Indexes are good for finding popular sites and good for answering specific questions, but **there is no quality control.** Use these when looking for a specific site or researching a narrow topic: e.g. Nanjing massacre, Kyoto proyocol, J.R.R. Tolkien. Also good for finding specific types of documents: PDF, images, people, by location or date.

Alternative General indexes
A good alternative if the big guys don't deliver. Try the //Q&A// search, it'll send back sites that have Questions & Answers about your topic. //Good for KS3.// This cool search engine sorts your results in to groups which should speed up your search. A visual search engine. If you find Google's style really boring try this one. Shows your search as a visual map rather than a list.
 * [|Ask]**
 * Yippy**
 * [|WebBrain]**
 * [|Kartoo]**

Specialist Indexes
A philosophy search engine from Hong Kong Uni. A health and medicine search engine. Video search engine that check YouTube, Hulu, TV websites, etc for the best videos. Finds downloadable sounds. Anything from animal to vehicle. //Really good for finding free images.// Anything you find using this engine is free from copyright, but you should still reference it.
 * [|pSearch]**
 * [|fealth!]**
 * [|Truveo!]**
 * [|FindSounds]**
 * [|Creative Commons Search]**