Subject Guides Prepared by the Swain Library

General Guide | Analytical Chemistry | Biotechnology | Chemical Laboratory Safety | Crystallography | Drug Information | Inorganic Chemistry | Life Scientists | Physical Chemistry | Polymer Chemistry | Searching the Internet | Spectral Information

Searching the Internet

Search Engines | Directories | Portals | General Info. | Links

General Information

Quality Checklist | Dead URLs | About Search Engines | What's New | Tutorials and Tools

Sites About Search Engines

Search Engine Watch (http://www.searchenginewatch.com/)

A resource rich site that offers a free monthly newsletter.

Search Engine Showdown (http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/)

An excellent site by Librarian Greg Notess. Contains features, reviews, strategies, etc.

SearchEngines.com (http://www.searchengines.com/generalInfo.html)

Industry watch group and a search engine optimization company. Provides searchers with tips for searching, and authors with advice for optimizing sites for search engines.

Traffick (http://www.traffick.com/)

Charts the rise of search engines with a special eye toward the business angle and search engine marketing.

SquirrelNet.com: Top 20 Search Engines (http://www.squirrelnet.com/search/ratings.htm)

Search engines rated based on relevancy and usability.