Searching the Internet

• University of Albany

  • Tutorial - Recommended sites and searching techniques

    • http://library.albany.edu/internet/search.html

  • Choosing a search Engine

    • http://library.albany.edu/internet/choose.html

      • Nice table showing which search engine to use

      • Shows how to use logic in searching

Evaluating Resources

• http://library.albany.edu/internet/evaluate.html

• http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/

• Myths about computer viruses http://www.vmyths.com/

Online Dictionary and Encyclopedia

• Dictionary

• http://www.webopedia.com/

• Encyclopedia

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia

• Atlas of Cyberspace

  • Best viewed on high speed line (graphics intensive)

  • http://www.cybergeography.org/atlas/

Digital Libraries

• Internet Public Library

• Library of Congress

• Library Spot

• Librarians' Index to the Internet

Search engines and directories

www.dogpile.com Mega search Engine

www.yahoo.com both directory and word search

www.altavista.com word search, searches web and newsgroups

www.excite.com conceptual/finds related topics

www.about.com specialist search the web for best sites and categorize them and maintain lists

www.ask.jeeves natural language search

www.search.com provides access to wide variety of search services, including multiple search sites

www.searchability.com guide to specialized search engine

www.teoma.com finds relevant web pages, lists related resources and suggest refined searches

www.searchbug.com people and company finder

Other Resources

www.searchenginewatch.com Information on making your web site found

www.versiontracker.com commercial software, shareware, freeware, and updates

www.download.com sofware, music, games

www.shareware.com freeware and shareware

www.winsite.com windows software

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