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Search Engines
General Search Engines, Meta
Search Engines, and Directories: - About.com
- Directory of Internet guides organized by subject and run by a
professional in that specific topic. Each subject guide provides
news/new content about the topic, relevant links, how-to articles,
discussion forums, and answers to common questions related to the topic
area.
- Complete Planet - Compilation
of online searchable specialty databases and search engines from the Deep
(Invisible) Web, which constitutes a large amount of Internet content that
is found deeper than the indexes and databases of the standard World Wide
Web search engines.
- Google - One of the largest
search engines and web directories on the World Wide Web. Google
indexes over 2 billion URLs including HTML files as well as PDF, Microsoft
Office, PostScript, Corel WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, and other types of
non-HTML files.
- Hotsheet - Web directory
that provides links to news sources, search portals, chat forums, finance
resources, travel resources, shopping sites, research portals, games,
entertainment/music sites, home living resources, and web
development/software sites all in one front-end page.
- Metacrawler - Metasearch
engine that searches many of the Web's best search engines
simultaneously. The site also contains a subject web directory.
- Open
Directory - Web directory compiled by a community of volunteer
editors and hosted/administered by the Netscape Communication Corporation.
- Search
Engine Watch - Resource that provides
tips/information about searching the web and analysis/comparisons of search
engines. Search Engine Watch is part of the Internet.com network.
- Yahoo - One of the
largest search engines and web directories networks on the World Wide
Web. The site contains a small business resource center, a finance
center, and many other specialized resource guides as well as offers free
e-mail.
Business Search Engines and Web Directories:
- Biz Link
- Directory that provides access to selected electronic and print
business resources and is provided by the Public Library of Charlotte and
Mecklenburg County in Charlotte, North Carolina. The site contains
sources for industry, company research, international business,
investment/personal finance, patent/trademark, tax, and other
business-related research.
- BizReport
- Source for Internet business and e-commerce news and reports.
- Biz Web
- Web business guide to companies listed in various
categories/industries including automotive, aviation, computer, electronics,
finance, food, manufacturing, medical, real estate, etc.
- Brass's Best of the
Best Business Web Sites
- Directory of business sites and sources provided by the Education
Committee of the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of the
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library
Association (ALA).
- Brint: Biz Tech Network
- Business technology knowledge portal and global community network for
e-commerce, knowledge management, online legal issues, computer security,
e-marketing, and other business technology related issues.
- Business.com
- Specialized business search engine and web directory developed by a
team of industry experts and library scientists that provides background
information about various industries/companies and product/service
information. The site also provides links to information/sources on
various business topics as well as business tools/services.
- Business Valuation Resources
- Resource for business appraisers, CPA's, and other parties interested
in business valuation subjects/sources such as valuation publications,
economic data/forecasts, industry overview/news, industry
trends/outlook/forecasts, financial benchmarking, compensation surveys,
public company information, mergers/acquisitions data, legal/tax resources,
online business research, company profiles/credit reports, trade association
directories, appraisal associations, valuation forums, and valuation
newsletters.
- CEO Express
- Directory of business information/resources arranged by categories
including daily news/magazines, financial markets/stocks, small business,
bankruptcy, internet research/surveys, banking, international business,
etc.
- Northern Light
- Business research engine that provides a focused search of business
sources, business publications, market research reports, and investment
resources. Users can search by industry, type of business report, and
date.
- Quick MBA
- Web directory for business administration resources and information
that is provided by the Internet Center for Management and Business
Administration, Inc. Subjects covered in the directory include
accounting, business law, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, management,
marketing, operations, statistics, and strategy. The directory has a
search capability provided by Business.com.
- Rutgers
University Business Subject Guides
- Business research guide that provides business and management
research resources including databases and reference books in the
collections of the Rutgers University Libraries as well as links to business
and management Internet resources.
- U.S. Business Reporter
- Online reference source for company, industry, marketing, investment,
economic, statistical research, business law, and small business research.
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