Internet Search Engine Resources

Major Search Engines

Google
AlltheWeb
AltaVista
HotBot
Lycos
Clush

Specialty Search Engines

CompletePlanet
Discover and search 103,000 searchable databases and specialty search engines
INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections - Library of the University of California, Riverside, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), and Institute for Library and Museum Services (IMLS)
Search 118,326 Academically Valuable Resources

Major Subject Directories

Google Web Directory
The web organized by topic into categories.
Internet Public Library - School of Information, University of Michigan.
The first public library of and for the Internet community.
Librarians' Index to the Internet (lii.org) - Library of California
Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.
Yahoo
The first large scale directory of the Internet.

Meta-Search Tools

Dogpile - Infospace, Inc.
Parallel searcher that queries a customizable list of search engines and the Open Directory, then displays results from each search source in a separate section of the stream. Permits phrase-searches.
Metacrawler - Infospace, Inc.
Searches the top engines on the Internet simultaneously.
Search.com - CNET Networks, Inc.
Customizable metasearch of the whole web, or a large range of topics.
Vivísimo - Vivísimo, Inc.
Integrates and automatically categorizes content from one or many different search engines or other information sources.

Selected Resources For Skill Building

Search Tools and Search Tips

Boolean Searching on the Internet - University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York
A primer in Boolean logic.
Google Guide - Nancy Blachman - (Creative Commons)
An interactive tutorial on making Google searching easier
Recommended General Subject Directories: Table of Features - Library, University of California, Berkeley
Tables of features of the best subject directories.
Recommended Search Engines: Table of Features - Library, University of California, Berkeley
Features of best search engines in table format.
Search Engine Showdown: The Users' Guide to Web Searching - Greg R. Notess
Detailed analysis of Internet Search Engines, their features, databases, and strategies. Learn advanced searching secrets and more.
The Spiders's Apprentice: A Helpful Guide to Web Search Engines - Linda Barlow, Monash Information Services
Helps you use web search engines and understand search engine technology. Rates, ranks and analyzes the popular Web search engines in clear, easy-to-understand language.

Evaluating Web Pages

Evaluating Internet Resources - Frank Davis, Information and Education Services, and Rick Brewer, Access Services, Medical Center Library, University of Kentucky, HealthWeb
Links to Web resources and references to articles that will assist in the evaluative process.
Evaluating Quality on the Net - Hope N. Tillman, Director of Libraries, Babson College, Babson Park, Massachusetts
Criteria and indicators for evaluating information found on sites, their quality, and reliability.
Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources - Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library
Teach yourself how to think critically about Wolrd Wide Web resources.
Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources - Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library
Teach yourself how to think critically about discipline-based WWW resources.

Library Home Pages

Libweb - Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE
Over 6600 pages from libraries in over 115 countries.

Newsgroups and Mailing Lists

Topica
Tile.net/Lists
Google Groups