Resources for Further Study

Links to major search tools can be found on our Internet Search Engines and Directories page in Passports. Below are additional Internet sites that cover this topic and help you keep current on developments in these resources.

Update/Comparison Services

• Search Engine Watch

  http://www.searchenginewatch.com/

  Excellent source for information on search engines and directories. Offers a newsletter via email to keep you up to date on changes to these tools.

• The Spider's Apprentice

  http://www.monash.com/spidap.html

  Includes basic information as well as rankings of the various search tools.

Searching Tutorials

• Finding Information of the Internet: A Tutorial (UC-Berkeley)

  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

  Detailed tutorial with advice on search strategies, using meta-search engines, evaluations of major search tools, etc.