Search Engines & Information Intelligence | Research Keys, Part 1

Research Keys is a series of blog posts which will cover essential resources on search engines and information intelligence; directories and sites for kids, K-12 and university students; global search sites for jobs and travel; multimedia search engines; online library guides; content-rich subject guides by educators and professionals; resources by foundations, universities and governments; open access repositories; content curation sites; similar sites - their application in research; free Excel tutorials; global and European research scholarship websites. Although the focus is clearly on research, many of the resources are useful for business and individual targeted search (e.g. competitive intelligence sites; sites for jobs and travel; library guides and content-rich websites provide information in many areas and the websites are freely accessible; Excel resources)

Research Keys, Part 1 starts with a comprehensive collection of key search engine resources and guides – how to search effectively the internet; where to find topical search engines, dictionaries, news and marketing columns. Semantic search engines, deep web tutorials, information and competitive intelligence, big data and knowledge maangement resources are also on the list.