| 1. 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 descriptions and ratings. |
| http://www.ageof.com/ |
| 2. Aleph Search |
| A directory of directories. Links to selected information rich web resources, both unspecialised and specialised, with a strong emphasis on United Kingdom based sites. |
| http://www.alephsearch.co.uk/ |
| 3. Alt Search Engines |
| Charles Knight maintains a list of the top 100 alternative and niche search engines. Includes news, reviews and debates on search engines. |
| http://altsearchengines.com/ |
| 4. Big Search Engine Index |
| Directory listing hundreds of search engines, categorized, described and rated. |
| http://www.search-engine-index.co.uk/ |
| 5. Complete Planet |
| Directory of databases and specialty search engines from Bright Planet. |
| http://www.completeplanet.com/ |
| 6. 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 information. |
| http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/technology... |
| 7. Direct Search |
| 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. |
| http://www.freepint.com/gary/direct.htm |
| 8. FTP Search Engines |
| Rated links to ftp and mp3 search sites. |
| http://www.ftpsearchengines.com/ |
| 9. Fetchfido |
| A graphical interface of links to search engines. Multi-layered, with universal, United Kingdom, United States, European and worldwide sections. |
| http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fetchfido2/inter... |
| 10. FinderSeeker |
| Find the search engine you want by selecting a thematical category and/or country, or search by keyword. |
| http://www.finderseeker.com/ |
| 11. Geniusfind |
| Categorizes thousands of the most useful topic-specific directories and databases, with descriptions. |
| http://www.geniusfind.com/ |
| 12. ISEDB |
| A directory of search engines and directories worldwide, organized by geographical area and subject, includes articles on site submission, marketing, and optimization. |
| http://www.isedb.com/ |
| 13. Indexing the Internet |
| An essay by John Hubbard analyzing the question of what is the best way to index the Internet, with references. |
| http://www.tk421.net/essays/babel.html |
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| 14. OpenSearch |
| A collection of simple formats for the sharing of search results. Includes specifications and frequently asked questions. |
| http://www.opensearch.org/ |
| 15. Pandia Powersearch |
| List of search engines and directories. Also includes a metasearch engine, search tutorial, and a free newsletter. |
| http://www.pandia.com/powersearch/ |
| 16. Search Engine Colossus |
| Directory of hundreds of search engines, organised by country and topic. |
| http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/ |
| 17. Search Engine Relationship Chart |
| Bruce Clay's pictorial view of how search engines provide data to partner engines and directories. |
| http://www.bruceclay.com/searchenginechart.pd... |
| 18. Search Engine Showdown |
| A user's guide to Web searching with features, comparative analysis, strategies, discussion, news and reviews. |
| http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/ |
| 19. Search Engine Watch |
| A guide to search engine marketing and search engine optimization. Forums, reviews, articles, ratings, and frequent newsletters. Paying members receive access to extra content. |
| http://searchenginewatch.com/ |
| 20. Search Engines Worldwide |
| Search engines sorted by geographical location. |
| http://home.inter.net/takakuwa/search/ |
| 21. 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 different tools. Offers a free monthly email newsletter. |
| http://www.searchtools.com/ |
| 22. Searchenginez |
| Search forms for the most effective engines in dozens of categories from Robert Skelton. Includes reviews, ratings, webmaster tools, and tutorials. |
| http://searchenginez.com/ |
| 23. 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. |
| http://www.searchenginelinks.co.uk/ |
| 24. 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 fail to disclose. |
| http://www.robertlackie.com/invisible/index.h... |
| 25. Topix: Search Engines News |
| News on the search engine industry continually updated from thousands of sources around the Net. |
| http://www.topix.com/business/search-engines |
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