Highly Recommended

• Web Searching, Sleuthing and Sifting (Angela Elkordy)

http://www.angelfire.com/in/virtuallibrarian/ismain.html
Written by Angela Elkordy, Coordinator of Electronic Resources at The Sage Colleges Libraries, this six part series includes lessons on a variety of web searching topics including using web directories, looking for images and meta-search engines. Recommended for beginners as well as advanced users.
 
• How to Choose a Search Engine or Research Database by Laura Cohen

http://www.albany.edu/library/internet/choose.html
Useful chart describing search techniques and which search engine to use.
 
• Search Engine Watch

http://searchenginewatch.com/
Very useful site containing information about search engines, their indexing schemes and how they work. Also tutorials and links to articles reviewing search engines. Go to specific topics through the "Choose another page" boxes.
Useful for novices and expert searchers.

Comparison Charts

• Choose the Best Search Engine for Your Information Needs by Debbie Abilock

http://www.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us/~debbie/library/research/adviceengine.html
Contains a chart describing an information need and which Internet search facility to use.
 
• Evaluation of Selected Internet Search Tools (Northwestern University)

http://www.library.nwu.edu/resources/internet/search/evaluate.html
Brief, informative summaries of the features of the search facilities.
 
• How to Choose a Search Engine or Research Database by Laura Cohen

http://www.albany.edu/library/internet/choose.html
Contains in-depth charts describing information needs and which search facilities to use.
 
• Robot-Driven Search Engine Evaluation Overview by Gillian Westera

http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/library/staffpages/gwpersonal/senginestudy/
Includes a useful table comparing popular search engines' capabilities ("Cheat sheet") and a glossary of terms. Concise and to-the-point.
 
• Search Tools Chart by the InfoPeople

http://infopeople.berkeley.edu:8000/src/chart.html
This table contains useful information about such as database sizes, Boolean and other search options and miscellaneous special features.
 
• A Summary of Major Search Engine Features

http://www.library.nwu.edu/resources/internet/search/strategies/features.html
Explanation of Boolean logic as pertaining to searching.
Useful for the novice and intermediate searcher.

Articles

• Guide to Meta Search Engines

http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/search/meta.html
Written by Jian Liu, this article discusses meta search engines in general and provides an annotated listing of sites.
 
• How to do Field Searching in Web Search Engines by Ran Hock

http://www.onlineinc.com/onlinemag/OL1998/hock5.html
A relatively recent article on field searching using the major search engines.

Tutorials

• Web Searching Sleuthing and Sifting (Angela Elkordy)

http://www.angelfire.com/in/virtuallibrarian/ismain.html
Written by Angela Elkordy, Coordinator of Electronic Resources at The Sage Colleges Libraries, this six part series includes lessons on a variety of web searching topics including using web directories, looking for images and meta-search engines. Recommended for beginners as well as advanced users.
 
• Finding It Online  (Debbie Flanagan)

http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/main.html
Contains general information on how to search; also information on selected search engines and a neat "practice" facility.
 
• Guide to Effective Searching on the Internet (The Web Tools Company)

http://thewebtools.com/searchgoodies/tutorial.htm#index
Series of 12 tutorials focusing on 48 topics containing lots of tips on "Power Searching."
 
• NetLearn, the directory of Internet Learning Resources (Robert Gordon Unversity, Aberdeen)

http://www.rgu.ac.uk/~sim/research/netlearn/callist.htm
"NetLearn is a directory of resources for learning and teaching Internet skills, including resources for WWW, email and other formats. Links with descriptive and evaluative annotations are provided, covering: learning, teaching, navigating and providing information on the Internet; learning HTML; demographics; special needs and foreign language resources. " Well organized and comprehensive.
 
• The Spider's Apprentice: How to Use Search Engines

http://www.monash.com/spidap.html