Updated 02/06

Search Engines, Subject Directories, Guides and Advanced Searching Sites

The following are sites for advanced searchers or anyone who wants to hone searching skills:

• Reporter's Desktop, by Duff Wilson, Seattle Times - Designed for use by journalists; very useful compilation of search options
• Search Engine Showdown, by Greg R. Notess - The users' guide to Web searching
• Google API Proximity Search (GAPS) - Allows a proximity search of the popular Google search engine
• University of California Berkeley Library, Tips for searching the Internet
• Findspot - Collection of Internet search tools combined with helpful tips
• American Library Association - Tool Kit for the Expert Web Searcher
• Search Engine Watch.com - Source for search engine marketing and customization
• SearchAbility - Guide to Specialized Search Engines
• FinderSeeker.com - Search engine for search engines
• ProFusion - Combines metasearch and directory functions

Additionally, see our page containing links to popular search engines, meta search engines and subject directories.