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AllOneSearch
Website
Search for businesses.
Books of Interest - Sources 58
Tudor, Dean
Article
2006
Reviews of books about journalism, media, and research.
The Case for Grassroots Archives
Diemer, Ulli
Article
2012
Grassroots archives play a valuable role in what has been called "the battle of memory". People's history projects such as grassroots archives preserve and share stories of resistance, hidden historie...
Dean's Digital World - Sources 58: The Invisible Web
Tudor, Dean
Article
2006
Article about the "invisible Web" or "Deep Web".
Google
Website
Leading search engine. Indexes huge number of websites, but paid ads lead the results and results are skewed by commercial considerations and resultant dumbing-down effect. Privacy protection takes se...
How Sources magnifies your Internet visibility
Article
2006
How the high Internet ranking of the Sources Web site helps magnify the public profile of organizations and companies who are listed in Sources.
Kartoo
Website
Metasearch engine with visual display interfaces. KartOO launches your query to a set of search engines, gathers the results, compiles them and represents them in a series of interactive maps.
Mooter
Website
Clusters results based on relevance to permit zeroing on on best matches.
Search Thingy: Top Ten Search Engines
Robin
Website
Features a form allowing you to search ten major search engines in sequence without having to re-enter your search string. Provides brief ratings of the search engines. Hasn't been updated in a while.
Six Tips to Protect Your Search Privacy
Eckersley, Peter; Schoen, Seth; Bankston, Kevin; Slater, Derek
Article
2006
Google, MSN Search, Yahoo!, AOL, and most other search engines collect and store records of your search queries. If these records are revealed to others, they can be embarrassing or even cause great h...
Sources (portal for journalists and writers) - Wikipedia article: Connexipedia Article
Article
2008
An information portal for journalists, freelance writers, editors, authors, and researchers, focusing especially on human sources: experts and spokespersons who are prepared to answer reporters' quest...
WebCrawler
Website
World Wide Web search utility.
Yahoo
Website
Wesite and search utility with news, games, entertainment.
Yahoo Canada
Website
Yahoo's Canadian World Wide Web subject tree and search utility.

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Sources
Sources specializes in collecting, indexing, and disseminating information to help journalists, editors, and researchers quickly reach articulate experts and spokespersons who can provide background i...

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Archeion
Archeion brings together information about archives held by organizations all over Ontario. Archeion is a service provided by the Archives Association of Ontario (AAO). Search Archeion to find records...
Controlled vocabulary
Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia
The Extreme Searcher's Guide to Web Search Engines
A Handbook for the Serious Searcher
Hock, Randolph
1999
Finding Answers
The Essential Guide to Gathering Information in Canada
Tudor, Dean
1993
Outlines the essentials of how to find and use information.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Sources Subject Index
Diemer, Ulli
1998
A careful choice of subject headings pays off in leading journalists to you when they need your expertise.
Going Beyond Google
The Invisible Web in Learning and Teaching
Devine, Jane; Egger-Sider, Francine
2009
Looks at ways to teach Invisible Web research.
Google and the future of search: Amit Singhal and the Knowledge Graph
Adams, Tim
2013
An interview with the current head of Google Search, discussing some of the thought processes behind the current functionality of 'search' and some of its possibilites for the future.
The Internet Handbook for Writers, Researchers, and Journalists
McGuire, Mary; Stilborne, Linda; McAdams, Melinda; Hyatt, Laurel
1997
Open Site Explorer
The Search Engine for Links
Search engine for links.
ResearchBuzz
News about search engines, databases, and other information collections.
SearchEngineWatch
Tips and information about searching the web, analysis of the search engine industry and help to site owners trying to improve their ability to be found in search engines.
Super Searchers on Madison Avenue
New Book Has Top Advertising and Marketing Professionals Sharing Their Online Research Strategies
Villamora, Grace Avellana
2003
Provides advertising and marketing tips, techniques and resources from large firms specializing in online searches.
Will Google's Keyword Searching Eliminate the Need for LC Cataloging and Classification?
Mann, Thomas
2005
Google Print does not "change everything" regarding the need for professional cataloging and classification of books; its limitations make cataloging and classification even more important to research...

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Alta Vista
Website
Search tool.
IceRocket
Website
Blog search tool.
Sources Select Resources
Reviews and information about print and online resources for journalists and researchers
Website
1977
Reviews and information about print and online resources for journalists and researchers.