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Meta-search Engines || Search engines || Subject lists and directories || Use these engines to search more than one search engine from the same screen. NOTE: By using one interface to search multiple databases, meta-searching has the advantage of simplifying queries. However, not all search engines are available in meta-search engines, and you may not be able to take advantage of the search options available on each specific search engine. (Click here for Detailed Meta-search Engines Chart) Dogpile (www.dogpile.com) Can limit search to websites, newswires, newsgroups, or FTP sites. details Ixquick (ixquick.com) Supports complex searches, eliminates duplicates, can be used to search news, MP3 files, and images. details Surfwax (www.surfwax.com) Customizable lists of search sources, free & fee levels. details       || Library Online Catalog || Fulltext Magazine & Newspaper Articles || || Selected Internet Resources || Searching the Internet || Library & Internet Instruction || || About our Library || Return to the Library Home Page || Last updated 12/7/07 Georg Romero The URL of this page is http://libwww.cabrillo.edu/metatools.html