Search Engines and Other Sources

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Search Engines

• Alta Vista (A very fast search engine).
• HotBot Search Engine.
• Google Search Engine. Good and fast.
• Ask Jeeves. Plain language search engine.
• InfoSeek Ultra.
• Find data not easily or entirely searchable/accessible from general search tools.
• INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
• Search the NewsGroups (DejaNews)
• WhatIs.com Search Engine
• SherlockHound Metasearcher
• ACCUFIND.COM - A powerful Meta-Search Engine
• SavvySearch (Excellent multi-site searcher).
• Northern Light Search
• Excite search engine.
• Beaucoup Search Engines (MultiLingual)
• People Helping One Another Know Stuff (PHOAKS Index)
• One Stop Internet Search.
• ArchiePlex: An Archie gateway for the World Wide Web.
• Argos: A limited area search engine.
• LawCrawler: Searches only pages of sites with legal information

Search for People

• Yahoo/Four 11 People Search
• WhoWhere Database
• WhoWhere: Phone Numbers (check phone box)
• Phone Books, White Pages, Yellow Pages
• Web Interface to Whois (InterNIC)
• Trackem: Many people search engines on one page.
• America Directory Assistance
• 555-1212.com (includes reverse phone directory)
• Switchboard People Search.
• Military Registry
• Infospace (Search for phone numbers, email and street addresses)
• Canada 411
• The Physician Locator
• National Address Server
• Acu-Mail Look-Up
• MIT Usenet Service
• World E-Mail Directory
• Bigfoot E-Mail Directory
• Internet Address Finder
• WhoWhere E-Mail Addresses (check email box)
• NetFind E-Mail Addresses
  
• Internet Address Finder

Search for Businesses

• AT&T Toll-Free Numbers plus Reverse Lookup
• Toll Free Number Lookup
• World Fax Directory
• BigBook Directory Search. National yellow pages.
• EUROPEAN INTERACTIVE DIRECTORIES.
• US West Yellow Pages
• Domain Name Search

Libraries

• Internet Public Library Excellent Resource.
• Libweb: Links to over 900 library servers worldwide.
• The Virtual Reference Desk
• San José Public Library
• San Francisco Public Library. Database searches available.
• Public Libraries With Internet Services (Search Engine).
• Yale University Library Research Workstation
• Gabriel - the information server for Europe's National Libraries
• Tomlinson Library - Research Guides.
• The Quotations Page
• InfoBahn Information Services' Library and Research Page.
• Research Databases and Internet Resources - NCSU Libraries
• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Subject Catalogue.
• The Virtual Reference Desk

Institutions, etc.

• Liszt Search for NewsGroups or Maillists of interest.
• Public Records USA Nationwide
• Public Records USA Statewide
• Electronic Journals (many have full text online)
• The DataCenter: An independent non-profit research center.
• Britannica Internet Guide by the Encyclopedia Britannica
• BiblioData: Support For The Online Researcher.
• Argus Internet Resource Guides.
• Kelley Blue Book Used Car Bluebook Values and New Car
• Insurance News Network - Auto, Home and Life Insurance
• The Gallup Poll: The world's premier source for public opinion data.
• WEB RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL WORKERS
• NonProfit Locator (by zipcode)

Government

• U.S. Census Bureau
• Social Security Death Master List Search
• TRACE USA DMV RECORDS
• The Federal Web Locator
• USPS ZIP+4 Code Lookup
• National Weather Service Welcome Page.
• National Archives and Records Administration Database.
• Canadian Government Information on the Internet

Maps and Travel

• Vicinity Corporation's MapBlast! Very good.
• MapQuest: Interactive map site.
• Maps On Us-Lucent Technologies
• The National Geographic Society Map Machine.
• The Perry-Catañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas)
• The Weather Channel
• Route Planner: Generates a complete set of directions for your trip.
• easySABRE Interactive. Travel Reservation System.
• Travelocity: Airline tickets, hotel reservations and car rentals online.
• Priceline.com: Best travel prices
• Travel Web: A global resource
• Timezones of the world.

Fee-Based Searches

• International Tracing Services, Inc. (No find, no fee offer).
• PBN Reunion Bureau: Free and fee based searches.
• Seekers of the Lost International Reunion Registry.
• WorldWide Tracers.
• Investigative Links
• The Electric Library (Search free; fee for text retrival).
• Find A Friend (Find almost anyone for a small fee).
• SearchAmerica (People Search).
• LEXIS-NEXIS.
• DialogWeb
• FYI (LA County Library Research Services)
• DOCUSEARCH.COM Investigations.
• BugNet Home Page Software and hardware defects. Subscription required for full access.
  
• Public Information Research's NameBase

Telnetable databases and libraries-Some are fee based, some not. You must have telnet capabilities to access these sites.

• HYTELNET This is the original and most comprehensive reference about government, library and university Telnet sites worldwide. Compiled by librarian Peter Scott, it is a detailed source of information about the content of thousands of Telnet sites.
• thedirectory This is a mammoth list of Telnet-accessible BBS systems and Internet Service Providers worldwide. Compiled by Los Angeles researcher Wayne Combs, this global online directory of hotlinks is organized by telephone area code in North America and alphabetically by nation elsewhere.
• Internet University Telnet Sites List Nice, easy-to-use, list of Telnet sites at educational institutions.
• Public Libraries with Telnet Services Very easy-to-use set of links to North American library systems, compiled by the able staff of the St.Joseph (Mich.) Public Libraries.
• Yale University Worldwide Libraries List An enclyclopedia of links to government, private, public and university libraries in almost every nation.
• British Library for Development Studies Links to many of the major international Telnet systems on the Internet.
• French Telnet Resources.
• Mexican Telnet Databases List.
• FedWorld Official gateway to dozens of U.S. Government Telnet sites. Enormous information resources that are not always available on the Web.
• San Jose State University Library (No fee. Login: lib)
• UnCover: The Article Access and Delivery Solution (Per article charge)
  (Select 5 for VT100 emulation, Select 1 for UnCover)
• The Electronic Newsstand (tm) (Login: enews)
• Librarian's Yellow Pages
  (Select 5 for VT100 emulation, Select 6 for Other Information and Article Databases,
  Select 45 for Librarian's Yellow Pages.
• Defense Language Institute.
  (No fee but you must register online to establish an account).
• Physicians' GenRx International (tm) (Fee)
  (Login: genrx, Password: genrx, Select 1 for vt100 emulation, Login: guest)

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