Web Assistant

All the Web
Fast search engine offering searches in 36 languages.
Altavista
Large database, including audio, video, news and directories.
Ask
Former "Ask Jeeves"
Google
Popular search engine offering advanced searches, groups, news and images in additon to subject searches.
Ixquick
A metasearch engine searching across a number of databases and ranking results on number of "top ten" rankings a site receives.
Lycos
Listings by quality, and includes a fast forward feature and web blogs.
Microsoft Live
Easy to use search engine with image and map links
UK Seekport
Specially designed to meet user needs in the UK.
Yahoo
Lists topics in categories in directory format.

Search Engine Watch
Explains search engine techniques as well as giving search engine ratings and reports.

Excite
Easy to use web based email and personalised home page
Hotmail
Popular email provider, worldwide, with large email storage and virus scanning features.
Inbox.com
Promises Fast Web & Mail Search, Spam & Virus Protection, Advertisement Free and User Friendly Design & Functions .
Wanadoo
Easy access to UK email provider.
Yahoo Email
Includes security features, easy to use email service.

Email Addresses
Provides a full list of email providers and a search service for email addresses.

ALISON
Free online courses in computing
BBC Webwise
Basic online tutorial for new internet users.
myguide
Free, easy to use email account and search facility with no adverts, spam or pop-ups
UK online
Details of UK online sessions for absolute beginners. Details of how to get online through Suffolk libraries

Enquire
National chatline run by librarians
Phil's Page
Phil Bradley's web site giving information on search engines, internet searching, web page design and web logs.
Internet Training
Virtual training suite with free online tutorials in internet searching.
Internet security
Guidance about security and privacy when using the internet on public computers.