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Research Sites
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper "If you can't find it here, then you just can't find it."
This site is authored by Beege who is 10 years old and lives in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. His Dad and him use the Internet to help them with homework and to research information on the Net. They have found more than 410 terrific sites on the internet that can help you find any information that you may need.
Homework Helpers A good listing of www links to sites that can help you find answers for your homework.
Ask Dr. Science...he knows more than you do! Ask Dr. Science Web Site, the home of America's foremost authoritarian on the world around us. Or at least the world around him. "There is a thin line between ignorance and arrogance," he says, "and only I have managed to erase that line."
The Education Index An annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web. They're sorted by subject and lifestage, so you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily.
The Library of Congress Resources for libraries, information professionals, and researchers. These include Acquisitions, Cataloging, Preservation, Research, Special Programs, Standards and access to the catalogs of the Library of Congress and other libraries.
extrahelp - Cable TV's How-To Network Sections include: Petpourri, Love on the Line, In the Money, Active Life, Healthy By Choice, Computer Tutor, From House to Home
Merriam WWWebster Online Dictionary Sections include: Language Info Zone, Words from the Lighter Side, Inkwell to Internet, Word for the Wise, Word of the Day, Word Game of the Day
The Virtual Body An interactive presentation of various parts and functions of the human body, thanks to Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation.
Free Online Dictionary of Computing Terms If you've ever wondered what the term Archie means or wanted a clear explanation of anonymous FTP, then point your Web browser to this online computing dictionary--a fast way to learn the true meaning of all those techno terms. The dictionary contains over 7900 concise definitions written in easy-to-understand language.
MapQuest Geosystems' unique interactive online atlas lets you locate businesses, places of interest, entertainment and event locations, and travel resources across the United States with continuously updated maps that are detailed right down to the street level. The company is a supplier of geographic information to publishers. MapQuest's powerful search engine maps the location of your query and offers corresponding or applicable hot links for more information.
Below are links to several of the best and most popular search engines on the World Wide Web. With these resources, you should be able to find information about the topic your looking for. Many search engines are similar with respect to the way search criteria is entered, however some have their own unique search methods. It may take you some experimentation to find the best search engine for your specific task.
Good Luck in your searching!!!
The Internet Sleuth The Internet Sleuth is a bit different from other search engines you might have used. While other search engines try to index the entire Web, The Sleuth maintains an index of searchable databases most of which can be searched directly from The Sleuth to simplify searches.
555-1212.Com A search engine for any business or personal phone number in the United States, and area code listings for the world.
AltaVista Search Engine AltaVista gives you access to the largest Web index: 30 million pages found on 275,600 servers, and 4 million articles from 14,000 Usenet news groups.
Lycos Search Engine Besides being known for its search and spidering technology for topic- or word-specific searching, Lycos offers users the ability to search specifically for pictures and sounds available on the Web.
Deja News Search Engine By far the largest Usenet database, DejaNews has an 80 million article, 15,000 newsgroup Usenet. Updated daily, no place else in the universe has so much online searchable Usenet.
Open Text Index Search Engine The Open Text Index may be the fastest Search Engine available on the Web. If you wants results in a hurry, don't overlook this speed demon.
Excite Search Engine Excite includes summarys of more than 50 million web pages and more than two weeks of Usenet news. Plus it includes over 61,000 reviews of web sites written by professional journalists.
MetaSearch - Search Engine This one-stop search, software, and almost everything else shop has alot to offer. Metasearch not only maintains a very powerful Web and software search capabilities, but also contains various dictionaries and thesauruses.
Galaxy Search Engine It's the oldest browsable/searchable web directory, and has always included a Gopher and Telnet directory in addition to the web information.
Searching represents about one-half of the Web traffic at Galaxy. Our index includes only those pages actually submitted to us.
We periodically re-index sites linked to by Galaxy. During this process, we discover (and fix, where possible) bad links. We also periodically search for the "we have moved" sort of pages, and repair those entries.
Starting Point Starting Point - Everything You Need To Work the Web. Every Day.
June 4th, TechLife@inquirer - For a well written review of the latest new search engines available online today, check out this recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The article entitled, "A thrill to discover search tools and more for easier navigation" was written by tech.k12 / Joyce Kasman Valenz, of the PhillyNews Online.
Among the new tools described in the article are:
Britannica Internet Guide Indexing 65,000 sites, the guide is one of the most impressive subject directories out there.
Sites are selected and rated for depth, accuracy, quality, authority, design, frequency of revision, and quality of media.
The Mining Company A highly selective directory, the Mining Company result lists are usually shorter
and of far higher quality than those provided by the standard search tools.
They also provide links to specialized chats and zines.
Size doesn't matter (when searching the Web, that is) The comments below were taken from Jesse Berst, Editorial Director, ZDNet AnchorDesk, from his column on Thursday, April 30,1998.
"Why do search sites harp on *quantity* (how many pages in their indexes) instead of *quality* (how relevant the results are). Although I found four reasons for(slight) hope, in general the big search sites suck. That's why I have assembled this Special Edition dedicated to smarter searching. Okay, okay, size does matter. But not nearly as much as today's search services would have you think. When they bother to talk about searching, it is usually to brag about the size of their databases. In reality, all search sites are too small. Even the biggest index contains barely a third of the pages out there. Rarely do search engines talk about the quality and relevance of the results they return. Indeed, the top sites have made very little progress since I first complained of their shortcomings last fall."
Click on the above link to read the rest of his article. Search Without Getting Cranky The comments below are from an article by Liz Enbysk, Managing Editor, ZDNet AnchorDesk from her Thursday, April 30,1998 column.
"How to go from cranky to postal in five minutes flat? Why waste time on convoluted Web searches that net marginal results -- when you know the information you want is out there, ...somewhere.
I spend a lot of time in search mode putting together AnchorDesk stories. And I'm convinced there is no perfect search engine. There are very good ones -- I like HotBot, InfoSeek and Yahoo! -- but none that score a 10.
So until someone creates a mega-engine that combines all the best search features, best bet is to create your own manually.
Choose the right search engine for the job. You'll find engines that excel at people searches; others notable for delivering addresses and mapping. Trick is understanding the subtleties."
Click on the above link to read the full story.
June 4th, TechLife@inquirer
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