A Guide to Web Directories - Web directories - size, organization, search features, descriptions, ratings, etc.
Academic Resources Home Page - Lists top ten search engines ranked in order of preference.
Accessibility and Distribution of Information on the Web - Coverage and recency of search engines, search engine bias, size of the web, distribution of information on the web. NEC Research Institute studies.
Engine Reviews (at Lookoff.com) - Reviews of many major search engines and directories, reviewing over 50 characteristics, and summarizing strengths, weaknesses, and optimal uses for each tool.
Latest Information on Search Engines - A search engine research company that describes how to rank higher on search engines.
Melee's Indexing Coverage Analysis - Weekly comparison of the coverage of AltaVista and HotBot, ends.
Pay Per Click Analyst - Reviews of the largest and most popular pay per click search engines.
Pay Per Click Search Engines - Aims to review all sites that charge money for listing or ranking a site.
PC Magazine: Your Complete Guide to Searching the Net - In-depth comparison of 36 sites including the major search engines. Tests appear well formulated and results accurate. Precision: HotBot; All-Purpose: Yahoo.
Precision of World Wide Web Search Services (Search Engines) - Detailed analysis of the five major Search Engines, Alta Vista, Excite, Hotbot, Infoseek, Lycos. It concludes: "Alta Vista, Excite and Infoseek are always the services with the three highest...scores".
Rating One - Search Engines - Compares all the Web's search engines and gives them an official ranking. They tell you which is the winning engine, which continually changes with on-going testing. Tests are performed daily, so their results are very thorough and up-to-date.
Search Easy - Provides description of indexing techniques of various search engines, how to perform effective searches, drawbacks of current search engines and possible solutions.
Search Engine Reviews - Reviews of search engines and articles that offer a behind-the-scenes look at how they work.
Search Engine Shoot-out - CNET comparative review of the top search engines. Winner: HotBot.
Search Engine Showdown - Developed as a users' guide to Web searching. Covers search features, comparative analysis, strategies, discussion, and reviews of the search engines.
Search Engine Watch - A web site devoted to how search engines work, search engine news, search engine information, tips on using search engines, and more about search engines.
Search Engines for the World Wide Web: A Comparative Study and Evaluation Methodology - Comparison of AltaVista, Excite, and Lycos.
Search Engines in Review - Over 600 search engines and directories are reviewed and evaluated for accepting web sites submissions.
Search Tools Chart - InFoPeople comparison of selected search engines and directories by content and features.
SquirrelNet.com - Ranks twenty search engines by ease-of-use and quality of results.
The Search Is Over - PCComputing article. Lists attributes of 7 major search engines, and for what each is most useful.
Tool Kit for the Expert Web Searcher - Constantly updated recommendations about which Web resources are most effective in producing authoritative results for information-seekers. From the Library and Information Technology Association.
Top 50 Search Engines - From WiseCat. List with short descriptions, ranked according to usefulness.
ZDNet: Search Sites - PCMagazine review of 15 web search sites, not including Open Directory. Winners: Yahoo, Northern Light, Hotbot.