This CTAP Search Directory is by no means meant to be all-inclusive in
any search area. Just a place for you to jump start your search.
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Your Search Strategy
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If you need a few good hits
fast.
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If you need category specific search engines
or directories.
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If you need to focus your search.
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If you need a pinpoint search using a unique
phrase or word.
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I have a general popular or commercial topic
and need to explore or focus it.
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If you have general keyword(s) and need
help refining your search strategy.
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If you need information on keeping your students
safe on the Internet.
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If you need a quality, evaluated guide
prepared by a subject expert.
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If you need balanced information from verified
sources for a project.
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If you need to search on often-ignored words
in a phrase (e.g. "Vitamin A" or "to be or not
to be").
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If you need information on a proper name
(a place, person, or object).
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If you need biographical
information.
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If you need a company's Web
site.
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If you need government
information.
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If you need hard-to-find or late-breaking
information.
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If you need current information
from magazine or newspaper articles.
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If you need accurate, objective information
on hot topics.
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If you need perspectives from other
countries and regions.
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If you need statistical or background
data.
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If you need almanac-type information.
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If you need primary sources.
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If you need images and sounds,
media types, or file extensions
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If you need a map.
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If you need a quotation.
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If you need to get advice and opinions from
others.
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If you need a virtual librarian.
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If you need to sites just for kids.
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