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Frequent visitors who are looking for tips on how to use each of the major search engines most effectively may benefit from these links:

"How to Use Search Engines", by Steve Schnall

"Sorting Through Search Engines", by Alex Lange

Windweaver's Search Guide

The Spider's Apprentice: Tips on Searching the Web

Newsgroup, Web Index, and Other Basic Search Sites

BigBook: Business Yellow Pages Searches Online

DejaNews: Search Usenet Messages and Groups

eDirectory: Search Web Indexes by Country

Four-11: E-Mail Address Searches

Reference.COM (Search Engine for Newsgroups and E-mail Discussion Lists)

Switchboard: U.S. Telephone Directories Online

Tile.Net: Comprehensive Internet Reference to Discussion Lists, Newsgroups, FTP Sites, Internet and Web Design Resources

Yahoo's Business Directory

Yahoo Chat: Index of General Internet Chat Sites

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E-Mail Discussion Lists and Internet Directories

Argus Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Guides

Association of Research Libraries Directory of Electronic Journals and Newsletters

Liszt: Master Index of all E-Mail Discussion Lists

Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists Information

6th Directory of Academic Discussion Lists

Tourbus: Web and E-Mail Tips and Research

World E-Mail Directory

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Library Reference Sites and Meta-Indexes

CARL Web: Colorado Association of Research Libraries Website

The Electric Library (Updated Daily)

Electronic Journals Index

FAQ Finder: Searches Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on a Variety of Topics

The Internet Public Library

Jenny's Cybrary to the Stars, Including the Librarians' Site du Jour

Librarians' Index to the Internet (from U.C. Berkeley)

Library of Congress Home Page

Librarians' Resources and Directory on the Net

Libweb: Berkeley Digital Library Sunsite

Special Collections in the Library of Congress

UC Berkeley Digital Library Project

The Virtual Reference Desk

Webreference.com: Internet/Web Reference Guide

World Wide Web Virtual Library

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Academic Research Indexes and Online Research Guides

English Server--Carnegie-Mellon University

Voice of the Shuttle: Major Humanities Research Archive

University of Houston: Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography

University of Waterloo (Canada): Scholarly Societies Project: Scholarly Electronic Resources Directory

Internet Research Pointer

Research-It! (Master Web Research Tool)

Global Network Navigator (Net Research Tool)

MIT Intelligent Information Infrastructure Project (Research on Internet Users)

Virtual Media Resources (Online Market and Media Research)

U.S. Census Bureau Subscription Service: Assorted Statistical Resources

FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing

Hotlist Anywhere: Universal Computer Hotlink/Bookmark Searches

The Awesome Lists Reference Source

Thomas: U.S. Congress Research Services

The Market Guide (Commercial Web Site Index)

Encyclopedia Britannica Online (Limited Free Selections)

The Information Superlibrary (MacMillan Publishing Company site)

The Quotations Page

EDU2: Assorted Academic References Collected by Subject Area

The Magellan Internet Guide to Web Resources

Virtual Facts on File

Books Online: Master Directory

City.Net: Excite's Guide to Researching Cities

City Search: Searches for City Information Online

OneLook: Master Reference of Online Dictionaries

Roget's Thesaurus Online

GigaPlex: Online Research Guide for Almost Everything!

Research Anything Website

Answers.com: Online Information Service

Biography.com: Searchable Database of Over 15,000 People

Learn2.com: Tips on Many Different Topics

Study WEB: The Meta-Encyclopedia for Student Research

Quaichang Furball's Find-it Easy (Highly Recommended)

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