Webhound created by the Maricopa Center for Learning and Finding Information on the Internet provided by UC Berkeley's Teaching Library. In a meta-search engine, the keywords you enter are simultaneously searched in several individual search engines. Within a few seconds, you get back a compilation of results from all the search engines queried. In subject search engines, sites are selected by editors and assigned various subject headings. It is good to start with subject indexes when looking for information on a general subject.
Searches generally search through the full text of the websites compiled in the search engine.
General search engines are most useful when looking for specific sites or very unique subjects.