Which Tools? | For Kids

How do you decide which tool to use?

Index vs. Directory

How can you tell if a search tool is an index or a directory? Use these brief charts, developed by Ron Goral and Joanne Lenburg.

Surf, Stumble, Search & Lurch

A guide for new Internet users.

Choose the Best Search for Your Purpose

A useful chart to help you match your question with an appropriate search tool.

Things to Know Before You Begin Searching

Explains categories of search tools (search engines, subject directories and specialized databases), describing characteristics and offering examples of each.

Which search tools are intended for kids?

Yahooligans!

Perhaps the best-known directory/search tool for kids.

Ask Jeeves Kids

The youthful version of the popular adult search engine.

KidsClick!

A searchable directory for children, created by librarians at UC-Berkeley.

700+ Great Sites

The American Library Association's list of good sites for kids.

EduHound -- EduHound Español

This directory includes an alphabetical index. EduHound will help you find information in Spanish as well as in English.

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