The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious SearcherAn essential guide for anyone who conducts research on the Internet--including librarians, teachers, students, business professionals, and writers--this fully revised handbook details what users must know to take full advantage of Internet search tools and resources. From emerging search tools Ask.com and Windows Live to standbys Google and Yahoo!, the major search engines and their myriad of services are thoroughly discussed. Recent additions to the Internet realm--RSS feeds, podcasts, alert services, wikis, and blogs--are explained, as well as tried-and-true search tools, including web directories, newsgroups, and image resources. For those with little to moderate searching experience, friendly, easy-to-follow guidelines to the world of Web research are provided, while experienced searchers will discover new perspectives on content and techniques. |
Contents
Basics for the Serious Searcher | 1 |
A Very Brief History | 2 |
The New Web | 7 |
General Strategies | 12 |
Content on the Internet | 15 |
ContentThe Invisible Web | 20 |
Copyright | 23 |
Citing Internet Resources | 25 |
Quotations | 162 |
Foreign Exchange RatesCurrency Converters | 164 |
Weather | 165 |
Gazetteers | 166 |
ZIP Codes | 167 |
Statistics | 168 |
Books | 170 |
Historical Documents | 174 |
Keeping UptoDate on Internet Resources and Tools | 26 |
General Web Directories and Portals | 29 |
Selectivity of General Web Directories | 30 |
Searchability of General Web Directories | 31 |
The Major General Web Directories | 32 |
Other General Web Directories | 39 |
General Web Portals | 41 |
Summary | 46 |
Specialized Directories | 47 |
How to Find Specialized Directories | 48 |
What to Look for in Specialized Directories and How They Differ | 49 |
Some Prominent Examples of Specialized Directories | 50 |
Search Engines The Basics | 63 |
How Search Options Are Presented | 65 |
Typical Search Options | 66 |
Search Engine Overlap | 71 |
Result Pages | 72 |
Search Engine Accounts | 73 |
Search Engine Shortcuts | 75 |
Desktop Search Programs | 76 |
Search Engines The Specifics | 79 |
Yahoo | 97 |
Windows Live | 112 |
Askcom | 119 |
Additional General Web Search Engines | 126 |
Visualization Search Engines | 129 |
Groups Newsgroups Forums and Their Relatives | 133 |
Groups | 134 |
Mailing Lists | 146 |
Instant Messaging | 150 |
An Internet Reference Shelf | 153 |
Criteria Used for Selecting the Tools Covered | 154 |
Encyclopedias | 155 |
Dictionaries | 157 |
Combined Reference Tools and Almanacs | 159 |
Addresses and Phone Numbers | 160 |
Governments and Country Guides | 175 |
Company Information | 178 |
Associations | 181 |
Professional Directories | 182 |
Colleges and Universities | 185 |
Travel | 186 |
Film | 187 |
Sights and Sounds Finding Images Audio and Video | 189 |
Images | 190 |
Audio and Video | 201 |
News Resources | 219 |
Finding NewsA General Strategy | 220 |
News Resource Guides | 222 |
Major News Networks and Newswires | 224 |
Newspapers | 227 |
Radio and TV | 229 |
Aggregation Sites | 230 |
Specialized News Services | 236 |
RSS | 238 |
Alerting Services | 240 |
Finding Products Online | 243 |
Looking for ProductsA General Strategy | 244 |
Shopping Malls | 246 |
Price Comparison Sites | 248 |
Auctions | 252 |
Product and Merchant Evaluations | 254 |
Buying Safely | 255 |
Becoming Part of the Internet Publishing | 257 |
Weblogs | 259 |
Podcasts | 263 |
Conclusion | 273 |
Glossary | 275 |
URL List | 285 |
About the Author | 307 |
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