The extreme searcher's Internet handbook : a guide for the serious searcher /
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Author / Creator: | Hock, Randolph, 1944- |
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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 |
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
- 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