A Good Enough Search

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Choose a good enough search for your purpose

Information need	Search strategy
I need a few good hits fast.	Google relevant hits with bolded terms. Caches pages in case the site is unavailable.
I have an topic and need to explore and focus it.	Librarians' Index to the Internet - "a thinking person's Yahoo"¹
I have general keywords and need help refining my search strategy.	HotBot SuperSearch's fill-in template sharpens your search.
I bet this search has been done before.	Ask Jeeves! has prepared answers to common questions - ask in natural language.
I need books and articles for a school research project.	Nueva's Library catalog resources for the school's curriculum. Gale's databases of documents, magazine articles and news (password needed) contains valuable information for every searcher.
I need current information.	Yahoo Full Coverage news organized by editors Northern Lights Special Editions background news updated with one-click, preformed searches.
I need almanac-type facts.	Information Please almanac facts CIA World Factbook country facts
I need images or sounds.	Google Image Search over 150 million digital images FAST Multimedia Search - images, audio, video
I need a map.	National Geographic Maps - physical, political and printable
I need a virtual librarian.	Ask Kids'Connect