Meta-Search Engines tutorial - by
UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops

(Note from LemmeFind^SM:
Actually, while the folks at UC Berkeley Teaching Library now have a not-so-positive opinion about meta search in general, we're still listing their page here, to demonstrate that we have no hard feelings about their opinion ☻)
 

The Trouble with Meta Search - by
Rita Vine, Librarian and Professional Researcher

(Note from LemmeFind^SM:
Excerpt from the article above: 'Consumer Web Watch columnist Angela Gunn's article, "In Search of Disclosure" explains how paid-for sites get mixed up with "real" search results in meta-search tools...'

With due respect, we'd like to draw the kind attention of Ms. Gunn as well as Ms. Vine to the fact that database-driven - or primary - search engines mix up paid-for results with natural - or 'real' - results as much as meta search engines do, often without any clear demarcation between the two classes. So, why pick on just the metas?

Also, the page with the original article by Angela Gunn seems to have expired at the Consumer Web Watch site, in case somebody wants to do something about it.

Finally, we'd like to clarify one point: LemmeFind^SM's results, as can easily be verified by running a few searches, are absolutely free of any paid-for listings.)
 

Meta-search: More heads better than one? - by
Raul Valdes-Perez, CEO and co-founded of Vivisimo

(Note from LemmeFind^SM:
This article presents a strong counter point to all the meta search nay-sayers, albeit, with a strong pro-meta-search bias, as is bound to be so, coming from the CEO of a meta search service. Nothing wrong with this, we say. Go, Raul.)
 

Metasearch Engine article at Wikipedia
 

Meta Search Engines: An Introduction - by
Chris Sharman, Executive Editor, SearchEngineWatch.com

(Note from LemmeFind^SM:
SearchEngineWatch.com, founded by Danny Sullivan back in 1996 and later acquired by Internet.com, is arguably the oldest and the most comprehensive online resource dealing with anything and everything related to the field of web searching. Search engines, search tools, related technologies, market trends - you name it, they've got it covered.)
 

Meta Search Engines  - article by
Albany University Libraries
 

Meta Search Engines  - article by
Greg R. Notess, of SearchEngineShowdown.com, another old timer in the arena of search engine reporting.
 

Guide to Meta-Search Engines - an academic paper by
Jian Liu, Reference Department, Indiana University Libraries
 

The Meta Search Engines: A Web Searcher's Best Friends - by
Daniel Bazac, of Web-Design-in-New-York.com

(Note by LemmeFind^SM:
Originally published in 2002 and cited or syndicated by many many libraries and others, this is one of the most detailed articles about meta search engines that we've been able to find on the web. Great work, Daniel, we love'ya - and not just because you've said good things about meta search either. ;-))