• Monitors changes to a web site page
• Other monitoring tools are available for free or 30-day trial at www.download.com

www.searchportfolio.com

• One-stop link to search too

• Affordably priced

www.searchenginecolossus.com

• International directory of search engines

www.searchengineguide.com

• Links to search engines, portals, directories   and indexes

www.searchengineshowdown.com

• Reviews of search tools

Librarian’s Index to the Internet www.lii.org

• Sponsored by the Library of California

• School of Information, University of Michigan

• "The oldest catalogue on the web"
• Topics ranging from agriculture to business, engineering, law, regional studies and recreation

www.refdesk.com

•  Dictionary, breaking news, telephone directory

www.elibrary.com

www.elibrary.ca (Canadian)

• Premium services: access to periodicals,  newspapers, e.g. USA Today, MacLean's

www.clusty.com

www.copernic.com

www.dogpile.com

www.jux2.com   

www.killerinfo.com

www.search.com

www.surfwax.com

www.vivisimo.com

• Meta search engines that search more than one search engine – saves time

• Note: UC Berkeley no longer recommends using Meta search engines, "we recommend directly searching each search engine"

• Library resources and links

Toronto Public Library www.tpl.toronto.on.ca

• Library resources and links;
• Library card required to access for some databases (e.g. Canadian Business and Current Affairs)

• Links to demographic and other consumer data prepared by academics, government, market research companies and other organizations

www.google.com

www.wisenut.com

www.gigablast.com

www.kartoo.com

• Try Google's e-mail news alerts and Advanced Search

• Wisenut, Gigablast and Kartoo are noteworthy alternative search tools; Kartoo provides useful (cartoon) mapping of results  

• Bills itself as "the Internet's only business-focused search engine and directory"

www.wilink.com

•  Links to Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Globe and Mail

•  Order annual reports

•  Virtual conference web-casts

www.internetstats.com

• Links to U.S. and Canadian market information, trends, news

• Directory of firms in Canada and the rest of the world

www.directory.bellzinc.ca 

•  Articles, tips and links to assist in running a business

• InfoUSA with links to InfoCanada
• Purchase customized lists of businesses or consumers
• Free on-line counts for business lists

• On-line local business directories for nearly 100 Canadian communities

www.macraesbluebook.com (USA)

• Information on 140,000 U.S. and Canadian companies
• Until recently, only available through premium services such as Lexis-Nexis

• European business directory using Dun & Bradstreet data
• United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Sweden are included

• Directory of 200,000 companies from 14 Middle East countries
• Company and industry news

• Guide to corporate families in USA and abroad
• Provided by Lexis-Nexis
• Free and subscription resources

• Better Business Bureau
• Two million companies
• Find a BBB in Canada or USA

www.sedar.com

• Press releases, financial statements of companies traded on Canadian stock exchanges 

http://www.sec.gov

•  U.S. securities

www.hoovers.com

•  13,000 of the largest/ fastest growing companies in U.S.

• Search by country

• Basic financial information is available for free

• Subscription packages offer more detailed information  

• Conference Board of Canada's e-Library includes economic projections to 2025 for Canada and its provinces
• Industry outlooks and related issues (e.g. outsourcing)
• Free and premium reports from Conference Board and its affiliate Conference Board of New York

• Economic and industry reports are available to Conference Board members; some reports such as "The Revolution in Retail Trade" are free
• Access organizational charts of 300 leading U.S. organizations in 16 industries for a premium
• E-mail addresses of contact person in Conference Board offices around the world

www.globeinvestor.com

•  Globe and Mail investment site; G&M's premium site includes articles

• Financial Post provides company snapshots, companies by industry, investor reports, predecessor and defunct companies, directory of directors

• Stock price trend lines (S&P 555, NASDAQ, Russell 2000); discussion boards for specific stocks 

www.thestreet.com

• Financials and commentaries of companies traded in U.S.A.

•  Business news, tips to manage money and a business

•  Wall Street Journal; free trial; low annual fee

www.corporateinformation.com

• Links to market research reports, laws, court decisions, currency rates, population – arranged by country

U.S. Federal Agencies

www.fedstats.gov

www.stat-usa.gov

www.census.gov

• Links to 100 U.S. federal agencies, including U.S. Census Bureau

Industry Canada

www.strategis.ic.gc.ca

• Industry reports

• Trademark and patent database 

Governments in Canada

http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/

• Comprehensive list of links to federal, provincial and municipal web sites in the public domain  

• Government assistance for business start-ups in Ontario, Canada