Age of Dot Com
Links to search resources including start pages, integrated search forms, portals, engines, guides, and directories. Offers both a simple links page and a directory with descriptio…
CyberTimes Navigator
The starting point that New York Times reporters and editors use for their explorations of the Web. A straightforward list of some of the best sources on the Web for all types of …
Geniusfind
Categorizes thousands of the most useful topic-specific directories and databases, with descriptions.
Indexing the Internet
An essay by John Hubbard analyzing the question of what is the best way to index the Internet, with references.
Pandia Powersearch
List of search engines and directories. Also includes a metasearch engine, search tutorial, and a free newsletter.
Search Ability
A guide to directories of specialized search engines. Each directory is reviewed and classified in some detail.
Search Engine Colossus
Directory of hundreds of search engines, organised by country and topic.
Search Engine Showdown
A user's guide to Web searching with features, comparative analysis, strategies, discussion, news and reviews.
Search Engine Watch
Danny Sullivan's comprehensive coverage of the search engine world. Forums, reviews, articles, ratings, and frequent newsletters. Paying members receive access to extra content.
Search Tools for Web Sites and Intranets
Provides information, news and advice about web site searching technology. Includes a guide, search tools list, glossary, and opportunity to compare searches of its own site by dif…
Searchenginez
Search forms for the most effective engines in dozens of categories from Robert Skelton. Includes reviews, ratings, webmaster tools, and tutorials.
The Ultimate Search Engine Links Page
A directory of search engines: general, metasearch, pay-per-click, children's, subject, country and people search. All are described and can be rated.
Those Dark Hiding Places: The Invisible Web Revealed
Librarian Robert J. Lackie provides annotated links to directories, searchable sites, databases, and search engines useful for uncovering content that the general search engines fa…