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| About.com | Chris Sherman. Guide and links to many general and specialized search engines, as well as articles and tips about searching and search engines. |
| FreePint | Web searching tips and quality sites |
| Finding Information on the Internet | University of California Berkeley |
| Googleguide | Learn how to use Google to its potential and how Google works. |
| How To Choose a Search Engine or Directory | State University of New York at Albany. |
| Information Literacy Search Tools | Noodle Tools Debbie Abilock. Describes the best tools to use for different search needs. |
| Open Directory | Links to resources on search engines and actual search engines. |
| Research Buzz | Daily updates on search engines, browsers, directories, databases. Extensive reviews and analyses. |
| SearchEngineColossus | International directory of search engines arranged by country. |
| SearchEngineGuide | Directory for "thousands of specialty search tools," especially helpful topical sites. |
| Search Engine Showdown | Greg Notess. Comparisons of search engine and subject directory features and statistics, strategies on how to search, news, etc. |
| SearchEngineWatch | Danny Sullivan. Links to search engines, differences between them, how to effectively use them, how they are currently performing, how they work, etc. |
| Searcher | Information Today. An ejournal that "explores and deliberates on a comprehensive range of issues important to the professional database searcher". |
| StartingPage | Search engines, specialized search engines, subject guides to the Internet. |
| WebSearch | Eddy Byrne. Information on evaluating search engines and Web resources; search engine specifications; search strategies and tips; and metadata. |
| Yahoo: A Guide to WWW | Help for searching the Internet. |