|
In addition to our excellent collection of staff selected internet links, the following is a list of recommended internet search tools and special databases. Scroll through the type of information you need and select the recommended search tool.
| I need to retrieve my information quickly |
Try a search engine:
Google,
alltheweb,
altavista |
| My search engine had few results |
Try a meta search engine:
fazzle.com, turbo10.com,
ez2Find.com, searchmsn.com |
| I need high-quality information on a large topic |
Try a subject directory.
to access evaluated websites.
open directory project,
argus clearinghouse
www.about.com |
| I need quick, high quality information on a general topic |
Try an online encyclopedia
Wikipedia
Canadian Encyclopedia Online |
| I would like more academic results |
Try one of the following subject directories
Infomine
Librarians index to the Internet, |
| I need magazine articles |
Try one of the following:
Ebscohost (TBPLsubscription)
Findarticles.com
Magportal.com |
| How can I find sound effects, videos and other media files. |
Audio/mp3
altavista.com
ixquick.com
Sound Effects findsounds.com
Video Files
www.altavista.com
Pictures
freefoto.com
imagescanada.ca |
| I need Canadian Information |
Subject directories
National Library of Canada
Search Engines
altavista canada
canada.com |
| I need a global Perspective |
Try a more global search engine
Searchenginecolossus.com
Netmasters European Search
|
| I need up to date news |
Search engines with news
altavista
rocketnews
google
yahoo
Global News
newsnow - uk
daypop |
| I need to find archival resources |
Canadian databases.
CAIN and Archeion include descriptions of archival series and contact details
for the owning institution. |
| I need biographical information |
Try biography.com or
Lives, biography resource |
|
