Internet Sources
Fall 2000
GED 579 / GSA 591
Class Favorites
| Search Engines | Includes broad and subject specific search engines |
| Meta Engines | Search more than one Search Engine at a time |
| Directories | email, phone, etc |
| Full Text Journals/Magazines | Free fulltext journals |
| Reference Sources | Almanacs, maps, dictionaries, encyclopedias |
| Suggested Readings | Articles of interest to our class |
| Education Sources | For teachers: k-12 |
| Web Tools | Guides, Icons, Design, Headings |
| Business Sources | Finance, Investments, Marketing |
| Science Sources | Weather, Environment, Animal, Plant, etc. |
| Online Radio | Radio Waves |
| Evaluation Sites | Evaluating Web sites |
| Miscellaneous | The kitchen sink |
Google
http://www.google.com
Recently I stumbled upon google.com, before the introduction in class, and decided to test
the engine. The speed of the search and the number of hits it brought back immediately
impressed me. Although large hits can sometimes create information overload and scare
people away, google.com takes what 'it believes' to be the most relevant searches and
places them first. This allows the user to quickly search through the headings and find
the appropriate sights.
Google.com allows the user to browse other search engines, thus not limiting the use to its own page. It gives categories to look under for the topic of choice, tips to use the engine and the ability to advertise. It allows the user to search within the results and even to customize the users personal menu bar for direct access to google.com and its features. I found google.com to be user friendly, easily searchable and realistic. [Jessica]
NETSEARCHER....
Librarians' Index to the Internet
http://www.lii.org.
It was created in 1990 by a reference librarian, is modified daily, and contains links to
other search engines and several thousand web sites. It is the place to go to find the
answer to almost any question quickly and easily. It allows for advanced searches and
lists search tools for both young and old. Users can download graphics for their own web
pages, e-mail is available, daily updates are available via free subscription, and it is
the most user friendly site I have ever visited.
Just click onto the URL and you'll see what I mean. My students love it and so do I. [Dorothy]
Northern Light
http://www.northernlight.com
Northern Light is the world's first research engine. The Northern Light research engine
uses patented classification intelligence and precision relevancy ranking to improve Web
searching. It delivers accurate, relevant results from the Web and their Special
Collection™ of over 6,900 respected full-text publications not otherwise available to
Web searchers. These are organized into Custom Search Folders™ so that users don't
have to waste time weeding through useless information. [Angela]
Northern Lights
http://www.northernlight.com/
Northern Light power search is my favorite search engine for research type questions. Very
specific kinds of information can be retrieved because the search engine allows proximity,
Boolean and field searching. If the searchis too broad, the site allows the opportunity
for a narrowed search within its custom folders organized by topic. In addition to its
huge database of web pages, it has a "special collections" feature of materials,
which are full text. The draw back is that they include a fee to access them. There are,
however, enough hits returned in a search that can be very useful for those particularly
focused searches. I have introduced this search engine to my children in college and they
have been very successful with it. [Barb]
Yahoo and AOL
http://www.aol.com and http://www.yahoo.com
It would be hard to say which is my favorite because I use each for different purposes. If
I can not find what I want on one I will go to the other to see if I can get more
information. As you do require a preference I would have to say AOL is the search engine I
prefer. The ability to limit categories and search by phrases helps. It is also very user
friendly giving you additional options for your search to help you narrow your search. [Mary]
Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/
My favorite search engine so far has been Yahooligans and i will explain why. My students
are in grades pre-k to 2nd. and I am always trying to find appropriate
"research" sites for them. These are my reasons for recommending Yahooligans.
The colors are bright which young children like. The information is easy to access and
there are actually picture icons that young kids can click on. The info. presented is
interesting for children and there's a teacher and parent guide button. The current events
is well written and easy to read. I clicked the Harry Potter button and was able to read
how to correctly pronounce many of the names and terms in the books. [Judy]
Browser option
I never really had a favorite search engine that I use. I usually let my browser choose
one for me. After doing this assignment I now know what to look for in a search engine.
For me a search engine that lets me really refine my search would be more helpful. I
always know exactly
what I'm looking for and I want to find it fast. I believe it may take me a little while
to evaluate some of the search engines out there before I find one I really like. [Claude]
SEARCHBUG
http://www.searchbug.com/
Why. No particular reason. It does have 300 searches in 15
directories. Your searches can be of the most popular search engines know, Meta search
engines, general purpose, regional (state, country, or by continent). You can find Auction
sites, companies byname or type, shop, and even locate people. There is even a government
directory which is really neat. [Robert]
BookMarks - Research Fast Track.
http://www.businesswebsource.com/
This engine offers a large variety of information. [Mary Graves}
Nolo.com
http://www.nolo.com
It is a law site. [Robert]
ClipArt
http://www.webplaces.com as a source for clip art
which some of us may As per our assignment, I recommend for a subject specific search
engine want to incorporate into our web pages. [Dorothy]
DocFinder
http://www.docboard.org/
The Medical Boards of 16 states, including Vermont, have now made their health professional licensing databases available on the
Internet. Although this data has been public information, never has it been so
readily accessible to the public as it now is on the Web. Probably the
most popular feature of this site is DocFinder. By clicking on "Vermont," you
can bring up search boxes for a provider's last and first names. As the Search Tips
explain, searches are not case-sensitive. However, correct spelling of a provider's name
is necessary. If you are unsure of the spelling, enter only the first few letters of the
last name to bring up a list from which to choose. If you don't know or aren't sure of the
doctor's full or exact first name, simply enter the last name and choose from the list
that appears. You may limit your search by selecting physician, physician's assistant,
podiatrist, etc. if you wish, or you may search all professions, which is the default. A
search will yield such info as a provider's license status, birthdate, dates of license
origin and expiration, medical school and graduation date, specialty, and perhaps most
important, any disciplinary actions on file. If this last category has any comment other
than "No Disciplinary Action on File," go back to the main DocBoard page and
click Vermont Medical Board Home Page, then Board Action Report. Here you will find an
alphabetical list of providers against whom action has been taken by the Board from
January 1996-January 6, 2000. Details will be given of the action taken, the reasons for
said action, and the date that any resulting decision takes effect, e.g. suspension,
conditioned license, reinstatement, etc. If you do not find the provider's name listed
here and it appears that it should be, contact Barbara Neuman, the Executive Director of
the VT Medical Board. The VT Medical Board homepage offers other helpful links,
such as those to Healthfinder and Medline for reliable health info and a health care
glossary. Concerns about managed care plans can be addressed through the link to the
Division of Health Care Administration. A Kids' Page offers an online tour of the human
heart. You may also search for a board-certified doctor by specialty and geographic area,
but be aware that to be listed, a doctor must be a member of the American Board of Medical
Specialties and must subscribe to this listing service. It is interesting to note
that neither NH nor NY has put its Medical Board database on the Web to date.
Massachusetts, on the other hand, has very extensive data on the Web in its Physician
Profiles System. Doctors submit their own info on such topics as insurance plans accepted,
hospital affiliations, education and training, specialty, honors and awards, and
professional publications. Additional info not provided by providers themselves includes
malpractive info, disciplinary action by hospitals or the Board, and criminal convictions.
[Elizabeth]
My Vermont
http://www.myvermont.com/
Here is a site I use to find places and things in Vermont. It
does the job, but I have used better search engines. [Claude]
La La La' Library Land
http://www.librarylandindex.org/index3.html
--an index to resources for librarians. It uses truncation and Boolean searches and covers
a full range of library stuff. [Barbara]
My School
http://myschoolonline.com
I found this great website last year. Maybe the otherstudents
in our class would be interested in using it in their schools. [Angela]
Awesome Library
http://www.awesomelibrary.org
Another valuable source for educators is http://www.awesomelibrary.org which has a gizillion links to
information and lesson plans for teachers, administrators, librarians, and kids, too. I've
recommended it to our curriculum coordinator who has passed it on to all our staff. [Dorothy]
Milken Family Foundation
http://www.mff.org/
Milken Family Foundation for technology education [Jessica]
Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) project.
http://www.thegateway.org/
It is a special project of ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology at Syracuse
University and is designed to provide educators with easy access to thousands of
Internet-based educational materials. It allows teachers and students timesaving methods
for finding high quality lesson plans mapped to local and state standards. It has recently
partnered its technology with MCI to create the MarcoPolo project http://www.wcom.com/marcopolo/ which contains discipline-specific educational content on
the web for educators, parents and children. The areas included are humanities, science,
geography, economics, mathematics and the arts. The GEM project has been given a 3 star
rating by EBlast and is listed in Lycos Top 5%. It is a Syracuse University based project
through ERIC and the School of Information Studies. It covers thousands of websites with
its virtual card catalog. The audience is educators and people interested in education.
The point of view of this site seems to center on quality recommendations based on
national education standards. The accuracy, I suppose, is in the quality and usefulness of
the lessons acquired by a searcher. [Barbara]
Teachers.net
http://www.teachers.net/
I really like the teathers.net web site.
They're trying to create an online
community for teachers, and have all of the things you'd find at one of the
portals, but there is a wealth of teacher-specific information that might come into use. I
particularly like the lessons plans section, where you can post your own plans for others
to use as well as search for other lesson plans by keyword or topic. They also have a Web
Tools for Teachers section that has "links to precision resources for using the
Internet to teach". [[Nancy]
http://www.yucky.com/
This site is a lot of fun, and has plenty of yucky information to keep kids engaged. The
sections of the site have names like "Gross & Cool Body" and "Worm
World". Beyond all that, they have a teacher center that covers each of the sections,
so for the Worm World, there's a whole section that includes scope and sequence charts,
classroom activities, and related web links. There's also a section dealing with national
standards and how the web site relates to them. Overall, a fun resource! [Nancy]
Yale Web Style Guide
http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/contents.htm
Sun's Guide to Web Style
http://www.sun.com/styleguide/tables/Welcome.htm
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Free Clip-Art Sites
These are some clipart sights I have come
acrossed. I haven't used all of them, so I don't know how good they are. [Angela]
Web Site Garage
http://www.websitegarage.com [DL]
Offers free online diagnostic tools that automatically scan your Web pages to check for
Internet browser compatibility, search engine readiness, load time, dead links, and HTML
design.
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION TIPS
http://cgi.zdnet.com/slink?21903:3859768
Got a website? Want the search engines to list it? Click on thelink. We'll show you how to
make sure the spiders find your site.[Robert]
Clip Art Searcher [Gail]
www.webplaces.com/search/
This may be quite helpful when we are creating our web pages and wish to add icons,
pictures, clip art, etc. The site is: They use Anzwers (images and sounds), HotBot
(clipart, icons & more), Lycos (image gallery, pictures), Filez (graphics, icons), and
ArtToday.
Dow Jones Directory
http://www.businessdirectory.dowjones.com/
Substantive website directory by Dow Jones & Company,
Inc., a preeminent publisher of business- and finance-oriented resources, including
the Wall Street Journal. Covers such topics as careers, companies, economy,
financial markets, government and politics, industries, personal finance, reference, and
small business. Rates websites based on speed, content, navigation, and design. This is
the description given on the web for that site. It describes it very well. This site would
be good for someone researching business or personal finance related subjects. [Mary]