About Search Engines
SearchEngines.com includes information about search engines, including a directory by category.
Search Engine Watch.com provides tips and information about searching the web.

Major World Wide Web Search Engines
AlltheWeb.com
Alta Vista
Ask.com
Google
Lycos
MSN
Teoma uses Ask Jeeves technology.
Yahoo!

Meta Search Engines
Beaucoup serves as both a meta-search tool and web directory.
DogPile
MetaCrawler
Vivisimo
WebCrawler

World Wide Web Directories
DMOZ Open Directory Project
DIGG to search for RSS feeds. | Download.com's RSS Readers
Galaxy
Yahoo! Directory

Annotated Web Directories
Internet Public Library
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Intute

Questions for Web Source Evaluation

1. Who is the author or institution? (use network utilities for finding domain name or IP address ownership), see InterNIC FAQs The Domain Name System: A Non-Technical Explanation
2. Who is the intended audience?
3. Is the content accurate, objective and supported by other sources?
4. What is the purpose of the information?
5. How current is the information?