Web portals act as tables of contents to the World-Wide Web. Some include links to everything but evaluate nothing; others link only to useful and reliable web sites. Most include a search engine that lets you search the web for specific words. Each search engine works differently; for more information, see
- Introduction to Search Engines Kansas City Public Library
- Tips on Using Search Engines Yahoo

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