Radio-Locator formerly The MIT List of RadioStations on the Internethttp://www.radio-locator.comThe History Channel: Speecheshttp://www.historychannel.com/speechesThe Movie Sounds Page h
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http://www.radio-locator.comThe History Channel: Speecheshttp://www.historychannel.com/speechesThe Movie Sounds Page
http://www.moviesounds.comBUBL LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources: Video
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/v/video.htm
Chapter 8Kidon Media-Linkhttp://www.kidon.com/media-linkNewsLink
http://newslink.orgMetagrid
http://www.metagrid.comBBC
http://news.bbc.co.ukCNN
http://www.cnn.comCNNMoneyhttp://money.cnn.comMSNBC
http://www.msnbc.com
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Radio-Locator (formerly The MIT List of Radio
Stations on the Internet)
Open Directory: Computers: Internet:
On the Web: Weblogs
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http://shopping.yahoo.comAmazon.com
http://amazon.comeBay
http://ebay.comFroogle http://froogle.comOpen Directory: Consumer Information:
Price Comparisonshttp://dmoz.org/Home/Consumer_Information/Price_Comparisons
My Simonhttp://www.mysimon.comEpinions
http://epinions.comBizRate.comhttp://bizrate.comConsumer Reports http://consumerreports.org ConsumerReview.comhttp://consumerreview.comConsumer Searchhttp://consumersearch.com
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specializes in creating and delivering customized courses on Web research
His courses have been delivered to large and small corporations, government
agencies, nongovernmental organizations, universities, and associations He
has trained searchers throughout the U.S., Austria, France, Hungary, Portugal,
Switzerland, and the U.K Ran has been a chemistry teacher and a chemistry
librarian (at MIT), and was the first Data Services Librarian at the University
of Pennsylvania For many years he held training and management positions
at DIALOG Information Services and Knight-Ridder Information Ran is the
author of The Extreme Searcher’s Guide to Web Search Engines (CyberAge
Books First edition, 1999 Second edition, 2001) He lives in Vienna, Virginia,
with his wife and two children, and hopes to someday have time to again
pur-sue his hobby of genealogy
A B O U T T H E AU T H O R
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Address lookup, Google, 96
AllTheWeb search engine, 61 See
also Lycos search engine
advanced search, 72–73, 75audio searches, 177–178Boolean syntax, 69databases, 76–77features, 74–75, 77–78, 112home page, 71, 75
image search, 168, 171–173News Search, 191–192, 245overview, 70
results pages, 75–76video searching, 180Web site, 70, 236, 243Almanacs, 138–139, 238Alt hierarchy, 117ALT tag, defined, 223AltaVista search engine, 61advanced search, 80audio searches, 177Boolean syntax, 69
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AltaVista search engine (cont.)
databases, 85–86features, 81–85, 112home page, 79–80image search, 168, 170–171News Search, 192–194, 245overview, 78–79
results pages, 85settings page, 85video searching, 180Web site, 78, 236, 243AMA Physician Select—Online Doctor
Finder, 157, 241
Amazon.com
overview, 147–148shopping, 203Web site, 147, 239, 246American Economic Association, 57
American Memory Project, 174, 243
American Society of Association
Executives Gateway to Associations,
157, 241
Ancient writings, 17
AND Boolean operation
defined, 223purpose, 13using, 66–67Yahoo!, 31Angelfire, 216–217, 247
Answers, Google, 98
AnyWho, 140, 238
AOL
defined, 223Instant Messenger, 131portal, 41, 44
Audio searches, 163, 175AllTheWeb, 77, 177–178AltaVista, 85, 177copyright issues, 163–164Lycos, 178–179
players, 175–176resources, 176–179search engines, 177–179Web sites, 176–179, 243–244Audio, streaming, 175
Australian National Botanic Gardens’National Plant Photographic Index,166
Automatic phrases, AltaVista, 84
B
Babel Fish translation software, 84–85Barnes & Noble, 148, 239
Barry’s Clipart, 175, 243Bartleby
books, 149, 150quotations, 140–142Web site, 150, 238, 240BBC, 185–186, 244Because It’s Time Network (BITNET), 4
Berners-Lee, Tim, 2, 5Bibliographic databases, 148–149, 158,
239, 242BITNET (Because It’s Time Network), 4
Biz hierarchy, 117BizRate.com, 207, 246
Blog See Weblogs
Blogger, 219, 247Bookmarks, 145, 224Books on the Internet, 17, 146–150,
203, 239–240, 246Bookstores, 147–148Boolean operations
AND See AND Boolean operation
AllTheWeb, 75AltaVista, 80, 83defined, 224
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full, 68–69
Google, 92, 121–122
HotBot, 103
NOT See NOT Boolean operation
OR See OR Boolean operation
BullsEye metasearch engine, 110
Business specialized directories, 56–57,
Clipart, 174–175, 243CNN, 186–187, 244CNNMoney, 144, 239, 244Co-occurrence, defined, 225College Search, 159, 242Colleges and universities, 159, 242Commercial image collections, 166,173–174, 243
Comp hierarchy, 117Company catalogs, 200–201Company information, 153–156, 241CompletePlanet, 21, 231
Computer Science Network (CSNET), 4Concept-based retrieval, defined, 225Concepts
identification of, 12–13narrowing technique, 13organizing the search, 11–12Consumer Reports, 207, 246Consumer Search, 207, 246ConsumerReview.com, 207, 246Content on the Internet
assessing content quality, 14–16historical documents, 17Invisible Web, 19–21journals and magazines, 17news sources, 18
old Web pages, 18–19retrospective coverage, 17, 18Cookies, defined, 225
Copernic metasearch engine, 110Copyright
image, audio and video issues,163–164, 176
information sources, 22–23journal and magazine, 17overview, 22
Web sites, 22–23, 164, 232Copyright and the Internet, 23, 232Copyright Web site, 23, 232
253INDEX
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CorporateInformation, 155, 241
Costs
hosting, 215publishing, 216reference tools, 135
Country-specific Yahoo!, 32 See also
Languages
CountryWatch.com, 152, 240
Crawler-created Web database, 30
Crawlers, 61–62, 225 See also Spiders
Cropping, 165
CSNET (Computer Science Network), 4
Currency converter, 142, 144, 238
Current site contents, 16
Customize Preference page, AllTheWeb,
77
Cyberguides See Specialized directories
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy sites, 60, 236
D
D&B Express Online, 241
D&B Small Business Solutions, 155,
241
Databases
AllTheWeb, 76–77AltaVista, 85–86bibliographic, 148–149directory size, 27Google, 94–97Date searching
AltaVista, 82Google, 91HotBot, 102overview, 66Teoma, 107Dead links, 16, 225
Deja News, 118
Delphi Forums
groups, 118, 119overview, 127Web site, 119, 127, 237Diacritical marks, defined, 225
diccionarios.com, 137, 238
Dictionaries, 137–138, 238Dictionnaire Universel Francophone EnLigne, 137, 238
Digital Librarian: A Librarian’s Choice
of the Best of the Web: Images, 167,243
Digital Scriptorium of Manuscripts,166
Direct Searchoverview, 21, 158Web site, 231, 241Directory
company, 154–156defined, 225
general See General Directories
image resources, 167professional, 157–158
specialized See Specialized
directoriesThe Directory of Online StatisticsSources, 146, 239
Documentation sources, quality of, 15DogPile metasearch engine, 110–111Domain name
defined, 225look-alike names, 15publishing, 215searching, 64–65server, 225Dreamweaver, 213, 214
Education World, 59, 236EEVL: The Internet Guide toEngineering, Mathematics, andComputing, 55, 234
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EuroDocs: Primary Historical
Documents From Western Europe,
Facts, accuracy of, 16
FastSearch, 70 See also AllTheWeb
search engine
FedStats, 146, 239
Field, defined, 225
File extension, defined, 226
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 2, 226
File type search
Finding Images Online, 167, 242
Finding tools, 6–10 See also Searching
FirstGovoverview, 58, 152Web site, 235, 240Flame wars, defined, 226Flaming, defined, 226Fodors.com, 160, 242Foreign exchange rates, 142, 144Foreign Government Resources on theWeb, 151, 235, 240
Foreign government specialized directories, 58
FreePintfeatures, 24literature databases, 158searcher, 49
Web site, 232French
dictionary, 137, 238encyclopedia, 136, 237Voila!, 41, 233WebMuseum, Paris, 174, 243Froogle, 97, 204–205, 246FTP (File Transfer Protocol), 2, 226FTP searches, AllTheWeb, 77
G
Gateway sites See Portals
Gazetteer, 143, 239Genealogy specialized directories, 60,236
General directories, 40, 45classification, 26–27database size, 27Librarians’ Index to the Internet, 39LookSmart, 36–38
open, 33–36overview, 7–8, 25Search Engine Colossus, 40search functionality, 27searchability, 27
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General directories (cont.)
selectivity, 26strengths and weaknesses, 25use of, 27–28
Yahoo! See Yahoo! search engine
GeoCities, 212, 216–217, 247
Geographic region search, Teoma, 107
George Mason University copyright
Web site, 23
Global Gazetteer, 143, 239
Google search engine, 61
advanced search, 88–90, 121–122answers, 98
Boolean syntax, 69cache option, 18calculator, 98databases, 94–97features, 90–93, 113Froogle, 97, 204–205, 246groups, 119–123, 206, 237home page, 86–88
HotBot interface, 99, 100, 101identifying non-Usenet groups, 123Images Search, 168–170
messages, 122–123News Alerts, 197, 245News Search, 194–195, 245Open Directory implementation, 36overview, 86
results pages, 93–94toolbar, 98
Usenet access, 95, 119Web site, 86, 236, 243Gophers
defined, 2, 226history, 2, 5Government
country guides, 151–152specialized directories, 58–59state, 153
U.S., 152–153U.K., 153Governments on the WWW, 151, 235,
240
GPO Access, 152, 241
Grab bag of free bibliographies, 158,
241
Graphical User Interface (GUI), 2
Great Britain See United Kingdom
Great Scouts: Cyber Guides to Subject Searching on the Web, 49
Groupsdefined, 115Delphi Forums, 118, 127ezboard, 118, 119, 127–128Google, 119–123
locating and using, 119Newsgroups, 115, 227overview, 115–116
Usenet See Usenet
Web sites, 127–128, 206, 237Yahoo!, 118, 119, 123–127GUI (Graphical User Interface), 2
H
HealthFinder, 54, 234Hierarchy
browsing, 120usenet groups, 117Historical documents, 17, 151, 231, 240History
Internet, 2–5resources, 6The History Channel: Speeches, 179,244
Hobbes’ Internet Timeline, 6, 231Home page
AllTheWeb, 71, 75AltaVista, 79–80defined, 226Google, 86–88HotBot, 99–100Teoma, 104, 105Hoovers, 155, 156, 241Hosting service, 215HotBot search engineadvanced page, 102advanced version, 100–101Boolean syntax, 69features, 101–103, 104, 113home page, 99–100
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Gardens’ National Plant
Internetdefined, 226history, 2–5history resources, 6Web vs., 1–2Internet Archive, 18–19Internet Explorer start page, 42Internet History and Growth, 6, 231Internet Movie Database, 161, 242Internet Protocol (IP), 3
Internet Public Library Reference ReadyReference, 51, 234
Internet Resources Newsletter, 24, 232Internet Service Provider (ISP), 117Invisible Web, 19–21, 226
invisible-web.net, 21, 231INWG (International Network WorkingGroup), 3
IP (Internet Protocol), 3ISP (Internet Service Provider), 117ixquick metasearch engine, 110–111
J
Java, defined, 226JavaScript, 226Journals on the Internet, 17
K
Karla’s Guide to Citation Style Guide,
23, 232Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators,
59, 236Kidon Media-Linknews, 60, 184Web site, 236, 244
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searching See Language searching
translate feature, AltaVista, 84–85Yahoo! country-specific, 32
“Last updated” date, 16
Lawyers.com, 157–158, 241
Legal specialized directories, 59, 235
LEO (Link Everything Online), 138,
238
Librarians’ Index to the Internet, 39, 233
Library of Congress
bibliographic database, 148local libraries, 149
State and Local Governments, 153,241
Web site, 240Z39.50 Gateway, 51, 53Library of Congress Gateway to Library
Lists, mailing, 128–131
Listserv, 128, 130
Literature databases, 158–159, 241–242Lonely Planet Online, 160, 242
Look-alike domain names, 15
“Look and Feel” preferences,AllTheWeb, 78
LookSmartbrowsing, 37categories, 26–27database size, 27searching, 37–38Web site, 36, 233
Lycos search engine See also
AllTheWeb search engineaudio searches, 178–179features chart, 114HotBot interface, 99, 100, 101overview, 41, 108–109portal, 44
Web site, 108, 233, 236
M
Magazines on the Internet, 17, 181Mailing lists, 128–131, 237Majordomo, 128
Malls, shopping, 202–205Maps, 143, 239
MEDLINE Plus Health Topics, 54–55,234
Merchant evaluations, 206–207, 246Merriam-Webster Online, 137, 138, 238Messages, Google search, 122–123MetaCrawler metasearch engine,110–111
Metagrid, 185, 244Metasearch engines, 110–111, 226
Metasites, 47, 227 See also Specialized
directoriesMetatags, 227Misc hierarchy, 117Moreover.com, 190, 245Motivation of Web page content, 15The Movie Sounds Page, 179, 244Movies, 161, 242
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search; Video searches
NASA copyright statement, 164
National Science Foundation Network
Nolo copyright issues, 164NOT Boolean operationdefined, 227
purpose, 13using, 66–67NPR, 188–189, 245NSFNET (National Science FoundationNetwork), 4–5
O
Old Web pages, 18–19, 231The Online Books Page, 149–150, 240Online instant messaging, 131–132
Online journal, 49
Open DirectoryAdvanced Search page, 36AltaVista, 86
browsing, 33–34categories, 26Google, 36, 95locating specialty search engines,110
no inclusion fees, 26overview, 33Price Comparisons, 246publishing directory, 215searching, 34–36specialty search engines, 110Web site, 232, 247
Weblogs, 195–196, 230, 245Open Directory: Computers: Internet:
On the Web: Weblogs, 196Open Directory: Consumer Information:
Price Comparisons, 206
OR Boolean operationdefined, 227purpose, 13using, 66–67Yahoo!, 31
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The Perry-Castañeda Library Map
Collection, 143, 239
Peterson’s, 159, 242
Phone book lookup, Google, 96
Phone number references, 96, 139–140,
Picture searches, AllTheWeb, 77
Players, audio and video, 175–176
Political Resources on the Net, 59, 235
Portable Document Format (PDF), 96
Portals, 40–41
collections of tools, 41defined, 227
examples, 44personalizability, 42–43start pages, 41–42Traffick, 44, 233Web sites, 41, 44, 233Precision, defined, 227
Preferences
AllTheWeb, 77, 78Google, 97Price comparison sites, 205–206, 246
Product searches See Shopping
Professional publications, 49, 157–158,
241
Project Gutenberg
books, 149, 150overview, 52–53reference tools, 51Web site, 234, 240
Proximity, defined, 228Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists, 237Publishing
locations, 215–217overview, 211purpose, 212skills, 214–215software, 212–214time, 212
R
Radio-Locatoroverview, 178–179, 188–189Web site, 244, 245
Ranking, defined, 228Reallybig.com, 218, 247Rec hierarchy, 117Recall, defined, 228Record, defined, 228refdesk.com, 52, 234Reference shelf, 133–134, 161addresses and phone numbers, 96,139–140, 156, 238
almanacs, 138–139, 238associations, 156–157, 241bibliographic database, 148–149,
158, 239, 241books, 146–150, 239–240colleges and universities, 159, 242company information, 153–156, 241currency converter, 142, 144, 238dictionaries, 137–138, 238encyclopedias, 135–137, 237
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