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Find Something on the Internet
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page contains resources for finding information on the World Wide
Web. It contains links to popular search engines that search
regular web pages, databases of information that search engines
don't search (generally called the "invisible web"),
directories of websites, and tutorials for using the internet. |
| Bartleby.com |
You can find many online books here such as dictionaries,
encyclopedias, thesauri, writing guides, poetry, fiction, nonfiction,
and more. |
| Best
Search Tools |
This site has links and search boxes to many popular
internet search sites. |
| CompletePlanet |
Allows searches of 103,000 web databases and specialty
search engines in dozens of categories. Examples: law,
computing, education, government, health, careers, news, references,
and much more. |
| Direct
Search |
Website with links and search engine to a large number
of databases containing information not found in regular search
engines. Examples: FastFacts; almanacs; bibliographies;
Federal, state, and local government databases; customer support
and knowledge bases; encyclopedias; dictionaries; maps; email lookups;
financial aid; telephone books; and much more. |
| Finding
Information on the Internet- A Tutorial |
A great introduction to how to find something on the
Web. Be sure to check out the section on Three Families
or Types of Search Tools for charts comparing the features of
the major Web search engines and directories. |
| Google |
Widely recognized as one of the best general internet
search engines. |
| HelpDotCom |
This
site is devoted to locating information on the Web beyond that which
can be found using the normal search engines such as Google.com.
Examples: links to search sites, web databases, search tutorials,
reference sites, online books, library indexes, and much more. |
| Invisible Web |
Categorized links to many databases of information
that cannot be found with general web search engines. Examples:
many computer categories, phone and email directories, maps, yellow
pages, area codes, colleges,
government,
health, legal,
dictionaries,
and much more. |
| Learn
the Net- An Internet Guide and Tutorial |
Covers the basics on how to use the internet with
a great interactive search engine tutorial using AltaVista. |
| Librarians' Index to
the Internet |
This is a searchable, annotated subject directory
of more than 10,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by
librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. lii.org
is used by both librarians and the general public as a reliable
and efficient guide to Internet resources. Examples:
education, law and government, health, web tools and guides, phonebooks,
dictionaries,
calculators,
tutorials,
search
tools, popular
news & search engines, and much more. |
| Library
Spot |
Online reference librarian helps you find answers
to a wide variety of questions. Not only does it include the usual
encyclopedias, but also reference articles, extensive categorized
links, trivial lists, childrens' resources, teachers' resources,
and or course, much more. |
| net.TUTOR |
Excellent interactive Internet instruction program.
Once you've registered (free), there are 10 lessons you can
take covering such topics as: Getting Started on the Web; E-Mail
Basics; Make the Most of Your Browser; Searching 101; Evaluation
of Web Sites; and Smart Net Research Strategies. |
| WWW Virtual Library |
A virtual library of information with such categories
as: computing, education, information and libraries, law,
and many others. |
| Yahoo |
One of the original and biggest general search engines
that relies upon people to organize their links into categories. |
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