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• - A directory listing thousands of search services includes engines, directories, and indices, with descriptions and metasearch tool powered by Findtarget.
  
• - Directory listing hundreds of search engines, categorized, described and rated.
  
• - 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 information.
  
• - An essay by John Hubbard analyzing the question of what is the best way to index the Internet, with references.
  
• - Bruce Clay's pictoral view of how search engines provide data to partner engines and directories. Requires Acrobat Reader.
  
• - A directory of search engines and directories worldwide, organized by geographical area and subject, includes articles on site submission, marketing, and optimization.
  
• - Find the search engine you want by selecting a thematical category and/or country, or search by keyword.
  
• - A guide to directories of specialized search engines. Each directory is reviewed and classified in some detail.
  
• - Search engines sorted by geographical location.
  
• - 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 descriptions and ratings.
  
• - A graphical interface of links to search engines. Multi-layered, with universal, United Kingdom, United States, European and worldwide sections.
  
• - Search forms for the most effective engines in dozens of categories from Robert Skelton. Includes reviews, ratings, webmaster tools, and tutorials.
  
• - Directory of hundreds of search engines, organised by country and topic.
  
• - A directory of search engines: general, metasearch, pay-per-click, children's, subject, country and people search. All are described and can be rated.
  
• - Gary Price's compilation of links to the search interfaces of resources that contain data not easily or entirely searchable/accessible from general search tools.
  
• - Rated links to ftp and mp3 search sites.
  
• - Categorizes thousands of the most useful topic-specific directories and databases, with descriptions.
  
• - 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 different tools. Offers a free monthly email newsletter.
  
• - A user's guide to Web searching with features, comparative analysis, strategies, discussion, news and reviews.
  
• - News on the search engine industry continually updated from thousands of sources around the Net.
  
• - A directory of directories. Links to selected information rich web resources, both unspecialised and specialised, with a strong emphasis on United Kingdom based sites.
  
• - Directory of databases and specialty search engines from Bright Planet.
  
• - Librarian Robert J. Lackie provides annotated links to directories, searchable sites, databases, and search engines useful for uncovering content that the general search engines fail to disclose.