World Wide Web Search Tools

Understanding WWW Search Tools (by Jian Liu, Indiana University Libraries)

An on-line reference that explains how Web searching utilities actually work, with links to many such systems.

Res-Links (Internet Resource Links)

Includes a massive collection of links to Internet searching tools.

The WWW Virtual Library

(Subject Catalog)

A substantial collection of links organized by subject.

See alsoInformed ReSource News and Reference Links

Links to a variety of Internet News and Reference resources.

InfoSeek

InfoSeek maintains a free index of web sites and a fee-based service with additional access to Internet files

Lycos

Lycos maintains a large database of web and other files based on an original index established at Carnegie Mellon University

McKinley/Magellan

McKinley Internet Services' Magellan index of web site includes ratings from 1 to 4 stars based on a site's format and content.

Yahoo!

Yahoo maintains a large hierarchical database of Internet files.