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Search the Library Web

Search the library's web site by keyword to locate desired information.  Tips


Library Web at a Glance (Site Map)
Quickly locate all features on the library web site.
Library Web A to Z Index
Use this alphabetical index to find the information you need on our web.
Search the Internet
Explore a number of suggested finding aids (called "search engines" and indexes) which allow you to search the Web to locate information by topic, keyword or phrase.  
Selected Internet Resources
Let our expertise guide you to selected sites that will help you locate               information on such varied topics as business, finance, government, law,              education, literature and the arts,  just to name a few.
Internet Tutorial
Try out this tutorial to learn more about how the World Wide Web operates,             how to move around the Web, and how to search for information. Discover             other Web tutorials, and information on how to evaluate the quality of sites             once you find them.
 

Search Engines

Meta Search Engines

Subject Directories

How to find more information on the Web
Please note that not all web pages are indexed by the search engines above. If you don't find what you are looking for using these search engines and directories please try the following:

Search Engines
Citeline Professional   http://www.citeline.com/C1SE/search
This is a medical information search site.  It contains information on disease & treatment, research & trials, news & journals and healthcare organizations. 

Invisible Web @ About.com
http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/cs/invisibleweb1/index.htm
A directory of invisible web search engines.
 
Profusion   http://www.profusion.com/
Claimed to the largest collection of searchable invisible web source.  Powered by Intelliseek.

Directories   

Complete Planet   http://www.completeplanet.com
A directory of “deep” web searchable databases. It presently contains 40,000 search  sites organized into more than 4,000 subject headings.

Direct Search  http://www.freepint.com/gary/direct.htm
This site provides annotated links to over 1000 searchable and interactive databases.

Infomine Multiple Database Search  http://infomine.ucr.edu
This site focuses on scholarly resource collections, electronic journals and books, online library catalogs, and directories of researchers.  

Invisibleweb.com  http://www.invisibleweb.com/
The InvisibleWeb Catalog™ contains over 10,000 databases and searchable sources.


Learn More About How to Navigate on the Web
For a lesson to get you started on the Web, we selected the following sites which offer trainings or tips on using various search services and basic overviews of how they work:

The Library has many instructional books about the Internet and the World Wide Web.  Check the library's catalog for location and availability.

                                                                         Last update: December 15, 2006