The following information is adapted from pages written by Bernie Dodge and come from the WebQuest Training Materials at http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html 

There are many specialized search engines on the WWW, as can be seen at AllSearchEngines.com. The list below is a selective subset of these, chosen because they might help you find materials useful as resources in a WebQuest. All of these links lead to sites that contain specific information that may not turn up when you do a general search of the Web using Altavista, Yahoo, and other search engines and directories.

IF you're looking for...	THEN check here:
magazine articles	AJR Newslink Magazines
newspaper articles	The Ultimate Collection of News Links AJR Newslink Newspaper Index Mail and Guardian
literature in the public domain	The online Books Page The Bartleby Library
images (including videos)	WebSeek Altavista Photo & Media Finder Tools for Searching for Image Files
live images from everywhere	EarthCam
federal legislation	Thomas
biographies	Biographical Dictionary Biography.com
maps	Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
country profiles	ABC News Country Profiles
movies, actors	Internet Movie Database
shareware & freeware	Filez C|Net Download
Directories Especially for Educators
material appropriate for foundation phase children	DIG - Disney Internet Guide Yahooligans Kids Click!
multi-subject starting points	BBC Education Web Guide Blue Web'n Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators S.C.O.R.E