Links to search engines

Search Engines

General Search Engines

Search engines allow subject searching of a very large number of web sites. They may produce very large lists of sites.

One of the largest search engines. It uses link analysis to produce highly relevant results, but has only limited Boolean searching, and some automatic word stemming. It does have some interesting search operators.	Allows you to select the web site database you want to search, including Google, and Ask Jeeves. It gives search capabilities that you might not have accessing those engines directly.
Large database, powerful search features (proximity and truncation), international coverage, and foreign language handling.	Another very large search engine. Has full Boolean searching, and no stop words, but no proximity operators or truncation.
Allows, full Boolean searching, proximity searching, and useful search limiting features.	Includes many useful search limiting features. There is limited Boolean searching, and no truncation.

These search several leading search engines at the same time.

Broadcasts a single query across a set of Web-enabled search engines. Separate engines for the Web, News, Health, Money and Government.	Ixquick translates your search request so that each search engine will understand it, and doesn't forward your request to engines that can't understand it. It does not identify paid listings among its results.
The Vivsimo Clustering Engine automatically clusters search results into categories that are intelligently selected from the words and phrases contained in the search results themselves	Will produce results from over 1,000 search engines, Web directories, auctions, storefronts, news sources, discussion groups, reference sites, and more
Dogpile searches the Internet's top search engines, including Google, Yahoo, AltaVista, Ask Jeeves, About, FAST, FindWhat, LookSmart, and many more. It does not identify paid listings among its results.

Directories are collections of web links reviewed and edited by human beings. They should produce smaller, more relevant search results.

A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 11,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.	Over 700 specific topic areas contain original articles, selected websites, and community features like chat rooms. Each area is overseen by an "expert guide" trained by About.com.
This is a large directory maintained by many volunteers.	Yahoo catalogs sites manually, depending largely on user submissions.
One of the larger directory databases. Also, has Web and news searching.

These sites have links to many search engines, reviews of search engines, and guides to using them.

This is a great page from The University of Albany about the characteristics of many search engines.	Search engine news, reviews, ratings, comparisons and general information.
Search Engine Watch provides tips and information about searching the web, analysis of the search engine industry.	Lists many general and specialized search engines and directories.
Proteus is an ever-growing series of Internet search services used daily around the world.	This site has links to many international search engines.
This site has links to more international search engines.	Includes links to many subject specific search engines.