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Country Based Search Engines

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Overview:: This site provide multitude listing of search engines. The definition of a search engine is not clear as the listing includes a lot of websites associated with each country. Not all the sites appear good to get information and a few are erroring out.
Type of Material:: reference
Recommended Uses:: Reference Tool
Technical Requirements:: Browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:: This site provides liks to many websites listed under each country. It may help to get some information but the listing does not provide any information regarding the website. Information can be searched on Google directly.
Target Student Population:: Students and researchers
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: None

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Strengths:: Some country specific information is provided through links to various web sites.
Concerns:: Is the list kept current? Does a local search engine perform better than the major global ones like Google, Yahoo, Bing?

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Strengths:: A research tool that helps in locating local search engines in various countries, no learning objectives here.
Concerns:: Information provided may not be authenticated as some of these sites are not even accessible today. A search using Google may be a better alternative.

Other Issues and Comments:: A lot of websites are listed here but the authenticity of the information is not validated. Search engines like Google or Bing may provide better sites to access the same information.
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