The extreme searcher's Internet handbook : a guide for the serious searcher /

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Author / Creator:Hock, Randolph, 1944-
Imprint:Medford, N.J. : CyberAge Books, c2004.
Description:xxv, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Internet searching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Web search engines -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Computer network resources -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Web sites -- Directories.
Internet addresses -- Directories.
Computer network resources.
Internet addresses.
Internet searching.
Web search engines.
Web sites.
Directories.
Handbooks and manuals.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5641480
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ISBN:0910965684 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes index.
committed to retain 20170930 20421213 HathiTrust
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations and Tables
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • About The Extreme Searcher's Web Page
  • Chapter 1. Basics for the Serious Searcher
  • The Pieces of the Internet
  • A Very Brief History
  • Searching the Internet: Web "Finding Tools"
  • General Strategies
  • A Basic Collection of Strategies
  • Content on the Internet
  • Content--The Invisible Web
  • Copyright
  • Citing Internet Resources
  • Keeping Up-to-Date on Internet Resources and Tools
  • Chapter 2. General Web Directories and Portals
  • Strengths and Weaknesses of General Web Directories
  • Selectivity of General Web Directories
  • Classification of Sites in General Web Directories
  • Searchability of General Web Directories
  • Size of Web Directory Databases
  • Search Functionality in Web Directory Databases
  • When to Use a General Web Directory
  • The Major General Web Directories
  • Other General Directories
  • General Web Portals
  • Summary
  • Chapter 3. Specialized Directories
  • Strengths and Weaknesses vs. Other Kinds of Finding Tools
  • How to Find Specialized Directories
  • What to Look for in Specialized Directories and How They Differ
  • Some Prominent Examples of Specialized Directories
  • Chapter 4. Search Engines
  • How Search Engines Are Put Together
  • How Search Options Are Presented
  • Typical Search Options
  • Search Engine Overlap
  • Results Pages
  • Profiles of Search Engines
  • AllTheWeb
  • AltaVista
  • Google
  • HotBot
  • Teoma
  • Other General Web Search Engines
  • Specialty Search Engines
  • Metasearch Engines
  • Keeping Up-to-Date on Web Search Engines
  • Chapter 5. Groups and Mailing Lists
  • What They Are and Why They Are Useful
  • Groups
  • Using Google to Find Groups and Messages
  • Yahoo! Groups
  • Other Sources of Groups
  • Mailing Lists
  • One More Category--Online Instant Messaging
  • Some Netiquette Points Relating to Internet Groups and Mailing Lists
  • Chapter 6. An Internet Reference Shelf
  • Thinking of the Internet as a Reference Collection
  • Some Sites All Researchers Should Know About
  • Encyclopedias
  • Dictionaries
  • Almanacs
  • Addresses and Phone Numbers
  • Quotations
  • Foreign Exchange Rates/Currency Converter
  • Weather
  • Maps
  • Gazetteer
  • ZIP Codes
  • Stock Quotes
  • Statistics
  • Books
  • Historical Documents
  • Governments and Country Guides
  • U.S. Government
  • U.S. State Information
  • U.K. Government Information
  • Basic Resources for Company Information
  • Associations
  • Professional Directories
  • Literature Databases
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Travel
  • Film
  • Reference Resource Guides
  • Chapter 7. Sights and Sounds: Finding Images, Audio, and Video
  • The Copyright Issue
  • Images
  • Audio and Video
  • Chapter 8. News Resources
  • Types of News Sites on the Internet
  • Finding News--A General Strategy
  • News Resource Guides
  • Major News Networks and Newswires
  • Newspapers
  • Radio and TV
  • Aggregation Sites
  • Specialized News Services
  • Alerting Services
  • Chapter 9. Finding Products Online
  • Categories of Shopping Sites on the Internet
  • Looking for Products--A General Strategy
  • Company Catalogs
  • Shopping Malls
  • Price Comparison Sites
  • Product and Merchant Evaluations
  • Buying Safely
  • Chapter 10. Becoming Part of the Internet: Publishing
  • What's Needed
  • Sites to Help You Build Your Web Sites
  • Alternatives to Your Own Web Site
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • URL List
  • About the Author
  • Index