Lecture Eight: Reading (URL) - Search Engine Watch

Within Search Engine Watch
Search Engine MathThis teaches you the basic commands that are all most people need to improve their searches.
Power Searching For AnyoneThis teaches you advanced commands to help you better control your searches.
Search Assistance FeaturesSeveral search engines offer special search assistance features that many users overlook. This page explains the ones that are particularly useful.
Online Resources
Search Engine Showdownhttp://www.searchengineshowdown.com/
Search Engine Showdown is produced by writer and Montana State University Reference Librarian Greg R. Notess. In it, you'll find good content, ranging from organized comparison charts, reviews, strategies to searching and more. In particular, Notess does long-standing surveys on search engine sizes and dead links, as well as providing tutorials and noting search "inconsistencies" for some search engines -- when they don't operate the way they are supposed to. The site is updated on a regular basis.
ResearchBuzzhttp://www.researchbuzz.com/
Produced by writer Tara Calishain, this site provides great coverage of news and opinion on search and research tools.
Pandia Search Centralhttp://www.pandia.com/
Here you'll find an extensive search tutorial, a guide to search engines and search resources, "Q-cards" with searching tips for major search engines, plus the ability to search Pandia's version of the Open Directory or to meta search.
Free Pinthttp://www.freepint.com//
A free newsletter that comes out twice per month, Free Pint always seems to be something useful here relating to searching or doing research on the web.
Google Webloghttp://google.blogspace.com/
Are you Google-obsessive? Then Aaron Swartz's site with posts about all things Google might be for you.
Finding It Online: Web Search Strategieshttp://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/main.html
Tutorial on using search engines, subject directories, and specialty databases to find information on the Internet fast and effectively.
Searching The World Wide Webhttp://www.tilburguniversity.nl/services/library/instruction/www/onlinecourse/
Comprehensive guide to searching the web.
The Spider's Apprenticehttp://www.monash.com/spidap.html
Up-to-date information and tips on how to search the web effectively.
LLRXhttp://www.llrx.com
LLRX.com is a unique, free Web journal dedicated to providing legal and library professionals with the most up-to-date information on a wide range of Internet research and technology-related issues, applications, resources and tools. Don't let the focus on legal issues fool you -- it's an excellent resource for searchers in all fields.
TVC Alerthttp://www.virtualchase.com/tvcalert/
TVC Alert, a free weekday research news bulletin published by legal librarian and search expert Genie Tyburski, features information industry news affecting library and legal professionals who conduct research on the Internet. Genie also offers tested research strategies for finding information of potential interest to library and legal professionals, and regularly reviews quality Web sites. TVC Alert is a companion to Genie's The Virtual Chase web site, which is loaded with useful information for searchers.
Abondancehttp://www.abondance.com/
This is a Search Engine Watch-like site for France and French-speakers. There are search tips, guides to major search engines, comparison testing and more. An outstanding resource that makes me wish I'd had more than a year of French.