"Using the Internet as a Reference Tool"

created by Michael Sauers, an Internet Trainer for Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR).

"Bookmarks for Librarians' Internet

Toolkit for Kids"
Courtesy of the infopeople project

Federal Income Taxes:

www.irs.gov

Iowa State Taxes:

http://www.state.ia.us/tax/forms/loadform.html

Free Credit Reports: AnnualCreditReport.com is

a centralized service for consumers to request annual

credit reports. It was created by the three nationwide

consumer credit reporting companies, Equifax, Experian

and TransUnion.

BBC News: BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories.
 

Technorati: Search engine for web blogs,

RSS feeds and news

Bare Bones 101: A Very Basic Web Search Tutorial -

includes definitions, search strategies, and specific

information about top directories and search engines.

NoodleTools: Choose the best search engine for your

information needs.
 

Metor: - A new search and retrieval system that integrates

information from hundreds of databases whose contents

can not be reached by traditional search engines. Metor

includes specialized databases, archives and catalogs for

highly targeted information.

The Search Page:  A directory or hot list of 200+ hyperlinks for people who want to search the Internet and World Wide Web

(WWW) for something but don't know where to start.

FOURnet: - Lists links in the areas of entertainment, home

and garden, libraries, government, health, schools, and more. 
 

MSN: Search engine features personalization, channels of
content sites like Carpoint, and integration with Hotmail e-mail.

 

AlltheWeb: Combines one of the largest and freshest indices

with the most powerful search features that allow anyone

to find anything faster than with any other search engine
 

Planet Search: Meta search multiple search engines 

all in one search

The Links: Major search engines, plus 800 numbers,

zip codes, yellow pages and medical databases. 
 

ProFusion: The original intelligent meta-search engine on the Web. It sends user queries to multiple underlying search engines in parallel, retrieves and merges the resulting URLs. It identifies and removes duplicates and creates one relevance-ranked list.

Yahoo: Offers a comprehensive network of essential services

for Web users around the globe as well as businesses of all sizes.
 

CliffNotes: The fastest way to learn.

Yahooligans: Is a browsable, searchable directory of Internet sites for kids. The links are appropriate for kids aged 7-12.

They also have a number of fun features, including

Yahooligans! Games, Sports and News pages, Movies,

Animals, Science and Dinosaurs, a Reference section,

Parents' and Teachers' Guides, a Cool page, and lots more.

AskJeeves: A natural language search engine.
 

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