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.
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.
Big Search Engine Index Directory listing hundreds of search engines, categorized, described and rated.
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.
Geniusfind Categorizes thousands of the most useful topic-specific directories and databases, with descriptions.
Searchenginez Search forms for the most effective engines in dozens of categories from Robert Skelton. Includes reviews, ratings, webmaster tools, and tutorials.
FinderSeeker Find the search engine you want by selecting a thematical category and/or country, or search by keyword.
Fetchfido A graphical interface of links to search engines. Multi-layered, with universal, United Kingdom, United States, European and worldwide sections.
ISEDB A directory of search engines and directories worldwide, organized by geographical area and subject, includes articles on site submission, marketing, and optimization.
Pandia Powersearch List of search engines and directories. Also includes a metasearch engine, search tutorial, and a free newsletter.
Complete Planet Directory of databases and specialty search engines from Bright Planet.
Search Engine Colossus Directory of hundreds of search engines, organised by country and topic.
Topix: Search Engines News News on the search engine industry continually updated from thousands of sources around the Net.
Indexing the Internet An essay by John Hubbard analyzing the question of what is the best way to index the Internet, with references.
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.
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.
