As Microsoft enters the internet search engine market, the BBC compare five of the main providers: Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves and A9.

Ben Edelman evaluates DNS, Google, and RealNames for their respective accuracies in providing correct and relevant content. Research suggests that Google offers the highest accuracy.

University librarian Laura Cohen gives advice in the format of "if you want A then choose B."

Comparison of selected search engines and directories by content and features.

Publishes articles and news about pay per click search engines.

Detailed analysis of the five major Search Engines, Alta Vista, Excite, Hotbot, Infoseek, Lycos.

Provides unbranded search results from the top five search engines. You can then vote on the one you find the most relevant. All users' votes are aggregated and provided in a pie chart showing voting distribution after you vote.

Comparison of AltaVista, Excite, and Lycos.

An analysis of the search results for four sample searches.

Contains reviews, interviews, and articles about the search engine industry with a focus on relevancy by Chris Fillius.

Recommendations from the Library and Information Technology Association about which Web resources are most effective in producing authoritative results for information-seekers.