Searching The Internet

Great sites websearch.about.com and www.library.umass.edu/toolbox/tools.shtml

Searching - Definitions

Visit this site http://www.albany.edu/library/internet/search.html. And then this site for a place to get started http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/library/weekly/aa011599.htm. This site http://www.completeplanet.com/tutorials/index.asp has a good tutorial set.

Go to this site for quickie How-to Instructions- http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/library/weekly/aa031300a.htm

Web Portal - (http://webopedia.internet.com/TERM/W/Web_portal.html ) many web portals–"gateways"–began as Search Engines, and still retain the search option. Over time, to compete for users, they have added selected links, often arranged by subject, to many other resources on the web. In the latest round of improvements, some portals are adding free PIMs (Personal Information Managers), software that provides address book capability and even calendar facilities. Many other sites included here have always striven for excellence in their selection of links and topical guides. - http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/webportals/whatisit.html http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/reviews/0,6755,2327792,00.html http://www.farmlib.org/portals.html -http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/webportals

Some portals

Search (Subject) Directory (http://www.netlingo.com/lookup.cfm?term=search%20directory )- A subject directory is a service that offers a collection of links to Internet resources submitted by site creators or evaluators and organized into subject categories. Directory services use selection criteria for choosing links to include; though the selectivity varies among services. Most directories offer a search engine mechanism to query the service.

http://www.about.com
http://www.beaucoup.com
http://www.yahooligans.com
http://www.yahoo.com
http://www.clearinghouse.net
http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/library/bl_subjectmenu.htm - very good list of directories
http://dmoz.org/about.html

Specialized Searching

Searching USENET Archives

Google Groups - WONDERFUL SEARCH RESOURCE - Last Thursday (April 27), Google restored the entire DejaNews database for free. The Deja database is an archive of pretty well every message posted to Usenet newsgroups since mid-1995, roughly 650 million postings. As promised, the revamped Deja database is enhanced with Google's powerful yet easy-to-use search technology, as well as its speed.

People Finders and Genealogy

http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/msub17.htm - finding email addresses and people on the web
http://www.peoplespot.com - From the site, quickly and easily find address and phone numbers, genealogy tools, alumni and family networks, volunteer opportunities, public opinion polls, personality tests and more. Sites featured on PeopleSpot.com are hand-selected by our editorial team for their quality, content and utility.
www.nedsite.nl/search/people.htm - a wonderful site of information
www.virtualfreesites.com/search.email.html - more finding people and email addresses
websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/library/weekly/aa062299.htm - checklist of things to do to search for biographical information
websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/cs/genealogysearch/index.htm?terms=genealogy - the complete guide to genealogy web sites

Search Engine - (http://webopedia.internet.com/TERM/s/search_engine.html )

Search engines provide a useful tool to look up a topic when you don't have an appropriate web site to start from or you wish to find other sources of information on the World Wide Web. When you use a search engine, you look for pertinent web sites by searching for key words on their database. MetaSearch Engines are engines that search through multiple search engine databases.

http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/mbody.htm

There are dozens of Search Engines, all of which are a little different. Find one that you like and learn the ins and outs of narrowing a search using it. Many search engines are syntax sensitive so you may want to use these suggestions when searching:

If You Type:	It Will Search For:
cookie dough	All occurrences of cookie OR dough
+cookie +dough	All occurrences of cookie AND dough
"cookie dough"	For the phrase cookie dough: The words must be found together
-cookie +dough	All instances of the word dough but not the word cookie at the same site

Some engines

http://www.google.com

http://northernlight.com (also a search directory)

http://www.altavista.com

http://www.oingo.com - uses Meaning-Based Search not just keywords. Keying "dolphins" into the meaning-based search engine triggers a drop-down box that asks whether to limit the hunt to sites about the mammal or the football team.

http://www.hotbot.com

More Searching Information

http://www.capemaytech.net/ettc/links/internetseries3searching.html - The ETTC searching page
http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gprice/direct.htm
http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/msubhowto.htm - some search how-to lists

Useful sites

http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/library/weekly/aa052899.htm - List of web commerce sites
http://www.consumerreports.org - Consumer Reports information
http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/filters/home - a great list of help files and tutorials for all sorts of technology
http://www.onlyengines.com - search engines for law, medicine, realty, sports, shopping and more
http://www.expedia.com - travel site
http://www.travelocity.com - another travel site
http://www.etrade.com - stock information
http://www.mids.org/weather - weather reports
http://www.whowhere.lycos.com - find people on the web
http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/msub17.htm - a collection of people search sites
http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/msub13.htm - a collection of map search sites
http://www.lawdesk.com - The Legal Internet Guide is one of the largest free electronic gateways to legal information on the Internet- all from your computer desktop. This site was established by the Legal Consultants Agency (LCA) in 1996 to be the legal professional's E-Law Desk Reference online.
http://www.findflicks.com/findflicks - a new data-mining technology from search firm Endeca lets you stroll purposefully through the site's videos and DVDs by grouping products into specific areas, like genre or actor. In the mood for Alfred Hitchcock? Click "directors," and type "Hitchcock" in the search box: A list of 42 of the suspense master's films appears. Hoping for a kid-friendly flick? Sort the results by rating: The Birds is Hitchcock's sole PG-13 entrant, while among his four PGs is the classic Rear Window.

List a web site for each of the following topics:

A news or current event site
A site with stock market
A site about food
A site that allows you to find government documents and information about different government agencies.
A site to find the local weather forecast
A site that defines Internet and computer terminology
A site with clipart
A site with a WordPerfect tutorial
A site that is safe for students to use for research
A site with maps (one you can find directions to an address on)
A site you can use to find a person's email
A site with travel information
A site that has computer and software pricing.
A site that defines computer vocabulary
A site to register for a free email account
A site that discusses safety and the Internet
A site that discusses how to cite Internet resources
A magazine about education or about your favorite hobby

Go to answers

Find a web site for the following topics

A news or current event site - http://www.pressplus.com (Atlantic City Press) - http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/cs/news/index.htm - http://www.ecola.com
A site with stock market information - http://www.kidstock.com/en/default.asp http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/cs/investingresearch/index.htm?terms=stock+market
A site about food - http://swcbc.org/SHOP.html (scroll to the food section) - http://www.wsgoodcooking.com/topsites.html
A site that allows you to find government documents and information about different government agencies.- http://www.firstgov.gov
A site to find the local weather forecast - www.weather.com - http://www.mids.org/weather
A site that defines Internet and computer terminology - http://webopedia.internet.com
A site with clipart - webclipart.about.com - http://www.barrysclipart.com
A site with a WordPerfect tutorial - http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/filters/subfilter/0,7212,6004266,00.html
A site that is safe for students to use for research - http://www.refdesk.com - http://www.studyweb.com -
A site with maps (one you can find directions to an address on) www.mapquest.com - http://websearch.miningco.com/internet/websearch/msub13.htm?pid=2825&cob=home
A site you can use to find a person's email - http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/msub17.htm
A site with travel information - www.frommers.com - www.expedia.com -
A site that has computer and software pricing.- http://www.pricewatch.com - go to http://www.hotsheet.com and click the SHOPsheet link on the left side of the screen - http://www.streetprices.com - http://www.pricegrabber.com
A site that defines computer vocabulary - http://www.netlingo.com -
A site to register for a free email account - www.hotmail.com - www.yahoo.com
A site that discusses safety and the Internet - http://familyinternet.about.com/parenting/familyinternet/cs/internetsafety1/index.htm
A site that discusses how to cite Internet resources - http://www.connectedteacher.com/newsletter/citeintres.asp
A magazine about education or about your favorite hobby - http://dir.yahoo.com/news_and_media/magazines/index.html - http://www.worldhot.com/news/magazines

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