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Choose the Best Search for your Information Needs
by
Debbie Abilock
Altavista
Google
Metacrawler
Searches several engines at
once, including Google,
Yahoo!, MSN Search and Ask.
Yahoo!
Search
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| Subject Directories |
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Librarian's Index to the
Internet
Searchable, annotated listing of web resources that
have been selected and evaluated by librarians.
Quality resources students can use with confidence.
Yahoo
The mother of all subject directories. Still one of the most popular sites on the Web.
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| Art Resources |
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Artcyclopedia: Guide to Museum Quality Art on the Internet
Impressive index of online exhibits of 5,000 artists on the internet. Search by artist's name or browse.
ARTstor
ARTstor Library's
initial content includes
approximately 500,000 images
covering art, architecture
and archeology.
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| Career Resources |
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America's Career InfoNet
Includes "wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market conditions" and more.
Peterson's Education & Career Center
Includes information on education from kindergarten to graduate school, studying abroad, careers and jobs, summer programs, special schools, financing education and more. Online viewbooks and brochures for many colleges and universities.
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| Chemistry Resources |
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| Evaluating Information Found on the Internet |
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Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply &
Questions to Ask
From the UC Berkeley Library
Evaluating
Web Sites
Published by the Libraries of Purdue University
How to Critically Analyze Information Sources
By the Reference Services Division of Cornell University Library
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| Fond du Lac Information |
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Fond du Lac Convention and Visitors Bureau
Fond du Lac local weather forecast
Fond du Lac Police Department
Fond du Lac Reporter (newspaper)
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| Geography |
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CountryWatch
"Comprehensive
background on the 192 countries of the world."
Maps & Geography: Online Maps, Games, Information
Put out by National Geographic.
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| Government Information |
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FedStats Home Page
"The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies."
FirstGov.gov - Official website for searching the U. S. Government
User-friendly as sites are organized by "interesting topics". Can connect to nearly all online government resources from this site. There is a keyword search available for looking for specific information.
Frequently Asked Questions of the U.S. Government
A good place to start if you are unsure about which government agency will provide the answer to your questions. These are a compilation of the most frequently asked questions received by the government via calls, letters, or email.
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| Health Resources |
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PubMed
National Library of Medicine's search service to access the almost 9 million citations found in MEDLINE, an index covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
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| History Resources |
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NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
Over 1,450 Web sites on the Middle Ages categorized by subject. Sites are also searchable by keyword or phrase.
Remembering Pearl Harbor at nationalgeographic.com
Includes multimedia map and guideline, searchable archive of survivors stories
We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement National Register Travel Itinerary
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| Library Skills |
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Library Research at Cornell
Very good information on how to go about doing library research including information on how to choose a topic, how to find the materials, and how to cite the sources.
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| Newspapers |
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Chicago Tribune
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
New York Times
The Paperboy -- Listing of world's online newspapers. May search by country or see a list of "the best".
USA Today
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| Research Papers |
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APlus Research & Writing for High School and College Students
Best Information on the Net - Hot Paper Topics
Published by the librarians at O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University in Iowa. The goal of this site is "to present accurate, objective information on controversial issues--statistics, full texts of laws and court decisions, articles, scholarly research, and equally reputable information". Many good links for popular speech and paper topics. Check it out!
Citation Styles Handbook : American Psychological
Association (APA) format
Examples from the University of Illinois Writer's
Workshop web site.
Citation Styles Handbook : Modern Language
Association (MLA) format
Examples from
the University of Illinois Writer's Workshop web
site.
Documenting Electronic Sources
By the Purdue University On-Line Writing Lab
Indispensable Writing Resources Page
Many resources to assist you in both writing and researching a paper.
Karla's Guide to Citation Style Guides
Annotated list of links covering many diverse styles, all covering the electronic citation.
UW-Madison Writing Center
Writing Handbook
Good information
including stages of the
writing process, how to
write different types of
writing assignments, how to
cite resources, and advice
on grammar, punctuation, and
style.
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| Science Resources |
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World Rainforest Information Portal
Internet gateway to rainforest information and resources
Biology Online: Information
in the Life Sciences
Includes tutorials and a
section called Biology on
the Web that contains many
links to sources.
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| Study Skills |
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Study Guides and Strategies
for Students
Many links encompassing the
full spectrum of skills
including study skills,
project management, reading
skills, writing skills and
test taking, to name a few.
Study Skills Help Page
From Middle Tennessee State University. See "Strategies for Success" and "Links to other
Useful Sites".
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| Urban Legends |
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Urban Legends Reference Pages
By the San Fernando Valley Folklore Society.
Also known as Snopes. Check
this site before forwarding
e-mail hoaxes to all your
friends.
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