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Finding Things on the Internet
Learn How to Search and Where
- Bare Bones 101: A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web - http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml
- Noodle Tools: Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need - http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
Browsing Spots
- Rodman Public Library Bookmarks – http://www.rodmanlibrary.com/bookmarks
- OPLIN – http://www.oplin.org
- Librarians' Internet Index – http://lii.org
Databases and Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia Britannica – http://search.eb.com/
- OPLIN Databases (Electric Library, EBSCO Host, NoveList, and more!) – http://www.oplin.org/main.php?Id=67&msg= (access from home with valid library card)
Web Portals & Search Engines (include sections on maps, news, entertainment, etc.)
- About.com – http://www.about.com
- Altavista – http://www.altavista.com
- Ask Jeeves – http://www.ask.com
- Fast (All the Web) – http://www.alltheweb.com
- Google - http://www.google.com
- Yahoo! – http://www.yahoo.com
People and Business Finders
- InfoSpace.com – http://www.infospace.com
- Yahoo! People Finder – http://people.yahoo.com
- SuperPages – http://www.superpages.com
- Switchboard – http://www.switchboard.com
Newsgroup Search
- Google Groups – http://groups.google.com - Post and read comments in Usenet discussion forums.
Metasearch
- Dogpile – http://www.dogpile.com
- MetaCrawler – http://www.metacrawler.com
Software
- Download.com – http://download.com
- Shareware.com – http://www.shareware.com
- Tucows – http://www.tucows.com
- ZDNet Downloads – http://www.zdnet.com/downloads
Specific Types of Information
- Books - Amazon.com – http://www.amazon.com
- Cars - NADA Guides - http://www.nadaguides.com
- Computer virus myths - Vmyths.com – http://Vmyths.com
- E-mail & Urban Legends - HoaxBusters - http://HoaxBusters.ciac.org
- Genealogy - Cyndi's List – http://www.cyndislist.com
- Library catalogs - LibDex – http://www.libdex.com
- Medical - Netwellness – http://www.netwellness.org
- Movies - The Internet Movie Database – http://www.imdb.com
- Local newspapers - Home Town News – http://www.hometownnews.com
- Song lyrics - Lyrics World - http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/summer.html
- Travel - Travelocity.com – http://travelocity.com
Further Information
- Schlein, Alan M. Find it online : the complete guide to online research (025.04 S341 2003)
- Neibauer, Alan R. How to Do Everything with Yahoo! (025.04 N397)
- MacDonald, Randall M. Successful Keyword Searching (025.04 M135)
