Google's search toolbar is an option. You can incorporate the code into any web page and the user has the option of choosing the web or, in your case, just your site to do a search. I know it's part of Google Adsense, where you get paid if someone uses the search bar. I'm not sure how well it performs as I cannot get it to work on my site. You have to have your own domain name, which I don't have. More info here: https://www.google.com/adsense/ws-overview Sue William McQueen wrote: > Can anyone recommend a listserv that deals with website development? I > run a simple, uncomplicated site with quite a lot of academic papers and > documents. Some folks want to be able to search the materials, I guess by > using a search engine local to the site. I think key word search is probably > another issue. > > Does anyone have any practical experience in addressing this addition to > the site. > > Cheers, > Bill in Toronto > > > > -- -------list-services-below----------- Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.