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Please use our condensed format to submit your information to us.
Do your research, find your information and submit it to us to share with others.
Here are some tools and information to help you in the process.

Prepare for Your Search

Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
This is extensive information. It may make your searches easier.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

Lookoff: Internet Search Tutorial: Offers comparions of major search engines.
For time-intensive research - consider checking this site.
http://www.lookoff.com/tactics/


Tips on Searching for Information:

Use search engines like the ones below to find information on the web.
Use specific key words and advanced searches, if the search engine
you're using offers them, to narrow the scope of your search.


Search Engines

Hotbot Advanced Searches: http://hotbot.lycos.com/

IXQuick - powerful searches: http://ixquick.com/

Ask Jeeves - easy searches, just type your question: http://www.askjeeves.com/

SavvySearch searches through over 250 search engines.http://www.savvy.com

SearchPower.com links to over 1,700 different specialized search engines http://www.searchpower.com/

Super Search links to many, many search engines http://www.easynett.com/search/


Search Newsgroups

Goggle's Usenet Archive: http://groups.google.com/

Newsgroup Search: http://members.mega.co.za/search/newsgroups.html

Magazines & Newspapers

The NewsTracker database will search approximately 300 magazines and newspapers.
Free for those who register: Excite NewsTracker: http://nt.excite.com/

Libraries

New York Public Library: http://www.nypl.org

The Internet Public Library: http://www/ipl.org/

Public Libraries on WWW Servers:
http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/homepage/PublicLibraries/PubLibSrvsGpherWWW.html#wwwsrv

The Library Spot: http://www.libraryspot.com/

Dictionaries

Medical Dictionaries: http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd/index.html

Atomica: Dictionary, Encyclopedia & other relevant info & links:
http://www.atomica.com

Dictionaries, multiple for definitions of a single word: http://www.onelook.com/

Merriam-Webster: http://www.m-w.com

More Links, Definitions & Terms

 


Encyclopedia

Medical Encyclopedia: http://www.webcrawler.com/health/

Compton's Encyclopedia Online: http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/

Britannica: http://www.britannica.com

Legal Encyclopedia: http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/index.html

 

Link to Organizations and Legislation/Regulation


TOOLS FOR TASKS:

Search Contacts - People & Business

PeopleFinder: Find by Name; Find by E-mail; Death Index; Area Codes; Find by Phone;
E-mail Finder; Family Finder; ZIP Codes; Find by Address;
http://www.search-it-all.com/peoplefinder.asp

Conversion Tools

Fluid Measure Conversion Tool: http://www.devita.net/timeless/convert.htm

Conversion Calculator: http://www.thesage.com/calcs/measures.html

Currency Exchange Rates: http://www.xe.net/currency/

Computer Solutions

All Experts: http://www.allexperts.com

Acronyms - e.g. EO for Essential Oil

Acronym Finder: http://www.acronymfinder.com

Maps

Terraserver: http://www.terraserver.com/

Useful Shipping Tool

iShip: Provides cost estimates, allowing you to compare services.
http://home.iship.com/

The Post Office: Zip +4 Finder: http://www.semaphonecorp.com
Rates: http://www.usps.gov/history/rates/test2.htm
Postage Calculations: http://postcalc.usps.gov/
USPS: gudelines for size of mail template http://www.pubserv.washington.edu/mailing/SizeRequireTemplate.html

UPS: Tract A Package: http://www.ups.com

If you have a medical condition please seek professional medical advice.

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