Web Sites of Interest

 Compiled by Kate Bird & Patrica Cia

The Researching Librarian

Web resources useful for librarians doing research. This site gathers links to selected web resources useful for research including freely searchable citation databases, current awareness sources, useful research tools, funding information, relevant journals, statistics and statistical methods and a discussion board. www2.msstate.edu/~kerjsmit/trl/

Bubble Chamber

This site serves as an eclectic magazine of science and technology articles. It is less concerned with the business end of technology and more with interesting articles and research. The right side contains links to magazines such as Scientific American and to specific articles in them. The left side of the opening screen has an assortment of intriguing Internet links dealing with technology, innovation, and some off-the-wall topics. This site will stimulate thinking for both scientists and lay people curious to see where technology may be going. http://bc.tensegrity.net/

All Nations Telephone Search Engine

Search by choosing the country you are trying to phone. Results will include the correct dialing prefix and any pertinent telephone directories. www.escapeartist.com/global/telephone.htm

Intranet Design Magazine

Articles, tools, tutorials http://idm.internet.com/

LibraryHQ, Resources for the Wired Librarian

Articles, catalogued web resources; International feel; Co-sponsored by SIRSI so lots of technology information, but not necessarily selling; News section is interesting. http://www.libraryhq.com/

Internet Terminology and Computer Facts

A useful reference tool , the site has 8 headings ranging from``Server Types'' to ``Country Codes and Their Domain Extensions'' to a ``Brief Timeline of the Internet''. http://webopedia.internet.com/quick_ref/

Specialized Search Engines Carve Out Niches

By Cynthia Flash at TechWeb.com August 10, 2000. For those tired of laboring through the ocean of information that accompanies traditional search engines, FizzyLab may be your answer. The Seattle based company does all the work for its clients by categorizing search requests and directing you to relevant news articles, thus saving the user the hassle of weeding through the dead wood. FizzyLab is already being used by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Denver Post. The technology developed by FizzyLab, as you might have guessed, doesn't come without a cost. Customers are charged anywhere from a $1,000 to $10,000 per month. Other search engines to keep in mind are:

• Why.com ranks websites based on popularity and returns results used the most.

• Dogpile.com and ixquick.com gather results from other search engines.

• Atomz.com and Searchbutton.com, similar to FizzyLab, are two new site specific engines that undoubtedly will be gaining in popularity once they get their feet planted.

CISTI Virtual Library hotlinks

This one featuresCompetitive Intelligence relevant sites www.nrc.ca/zone/cisti/special/hotlinks/comint_e.shtml

You might want to check out their whole list at: www.nrc.ca/zone/cisti/special/hotlinks/index_e.shtml

Whatis

Need quick "IT" definitions or overviews on terms such as XML, router, firewall, HTML, XHTML? Can't decide between website and web site? http://www.whatis.com/