http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/World_Wide_Web/Searching_the_Web/Search_Engines_and_Directories
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/engines.shtml
http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/USA.html
http://joycevalenza.com/ (then click on Search Tools)
Resources for Knowing the Issues
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/ThingsToKnow.html#TypesOfTools
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/lesson1.shtml
http://www.sci.ouc.bc.ca/libr/connect96/search.htm#intro
http://library.albany.edu/internet/boolean.html
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/ToolsTables.html
http://library.rider.edu/scholarly/rlackie/Invisible/Inv_Web.html
http://library.albany.edu/internet/started.html
http://www.sci.ouc.bc.ca/libr/connect96/search.htm
http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/les5/pg1.html (directory v. engine)
http://www.cln.org/search
(Many of the sources listed for Issues can be explored in greater depth for speech data)
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
http://www.squirrelnet.com/search/top20.htm -- a rating of the top twenty search tools
http://www.trafficranking.com/mainframe.htm -- a ranking of the most popular sites on the net
http://library.albany.edu/internet/search.html
http://ranking.thumbshots.com/ (allows you to do your own comparisons of the effectiveness of the engines)
http://searchenginewatch.com/reports/article.php/2156461 (great for statistics on usage)
http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/ -- strengths, weaknesses, stats. It's all here!
http://searchenginewatch.com/reports/article.php/2156481#showdown (charts and graphs. Be sure to go beyond the ads.)
http://www.infopeople.org/search/chart.html
http://www.neci.nj.nec.com/homepages/lawrence/websize.html
http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/respub/guides/intertut/webintro6.html (gives examples of searches to use on different engines)
http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221 (covers features, strength and weaknsesses of search tools)
http://www.askanexpert.com/ -- you can email a computer expert to get a personalized opinion
http://www.experts-exchange.com/ -- another computer expert site
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/persuasive.html -- a how to write a persuasive speech
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~aslagell/spcm212/lect_persuasion.html#Lecture%201 -- another speech guide
http://www.rpeurifoy.com/anxiety/pubspeak.htm -- tips on fighting speaking anxiety
http://info.zoomerang.com/products.htm -- free software (requires registration) to design online surveys