Search Engines -- Assists Users in Finding Internet Sites

Search Engines

Google	Ask.Com	AllTheWeb
Google Scholar	Open Directory	Gigablast
HotBot	Lycos	Altavista
Scirus (scientific)	Excite	Live Search

Multi- or Meta Search Engines

MetaCrawler	WebCrawler	Ixquick
DogPile	Clusty	Search.com
mamma	OpenText	KartOO

Web Directories

Yahoo	WWW Virtual Library	Intute
Librarian's Index	Internet Public Library	Best Information on the Net
BUBL Link (academic)	Infomine	Academic Net Info
Britannica Online	Open Directory	Beaucoup!

Best Search Tools Chart -- from Infopeople

Evaluating Web Resources
Evaluating Information on the Web by Elizabeth Kirk
Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages by Jim Kapoun
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources Evaluation Criteria by Susan E. Beck
Assessing the Quality of Web Documents from Communication @ Work
Evaluating Web Resources Chart and Evaluating Journal and Periodicals
     Summary Chart from Butler University Library's Online Tutorials

Search Tips
Search Engine Showdown; The User's Guide to Web Searching; by Greg
    Notess. This site compares "the capabilities and features of Internet
    search  tools, including directories, search engines, and much more.
Search Engine Watch: The Major Search Engines
How to Search the World Wide Web: A Tutorial for Beginners and
    Non-Experts, by David P. Habib and Robert L. Balliot