Internet Resources: tools to dig deeper
A handout from the NCSWA Internet tools session that lists many of the websites discussed can be found at www.digdeep.notlong.com
Browsers:
Mozilla: http://www.mozilla.org/
FireFox: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Opera: http://www.opera.com/
Safari: http://www.apple.com/safari/
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Bookmark and Information Management Tools:
tucows: http://www.tucows.com/
Backflip: http://www.backflip.com/login.ihtml
Compass: http://www.softgauge.com/compass/
Net Snippets: http://www.netsnippets.com/
SurfSaver: http://www.surfsaver.com/
PC Magazine: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1650380,00.asp
Alert tools and Listservs:
changedetect: http://www.changedetect.com/
ResourceShelf: http://resourceshelf.freepint.com/
PowerReporting: http://www.powerreporting.com/
PassingNotes: http://www.passingnotes.com/
Profusion: http://www.profusion.com/
L-Soft: http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html
Tile: http://www.tile.net/
Search Tools:
ResourceShelf: http://resourceshelf.freepint.com/
ResearchBuzz: http://www.researchbuzz.com/
Librarians’ Index to the Internet: http://lii.org/
Patents:
U.S. www.uspto.gov
International: www.wipo.int
Government Reports:
National Academy of Sciences: http://www.nas.edu/
Accounting Office: www.gao.gov
Bioethics: www.bioethics.gov
Inspector General: http://oig.hhs.gov/
National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting: http://www.nicar.org
Some Science Data Resources:
Earthquakes: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/shakemap/
Weather: http://www.nws.noaa.gov
Fires: http://modis-fire.gsfc.nasa.gov/data.asp
Fires and Resources: http://frap.cdf.ca.gov/
Maps: http://www.gis.com/
Population: http://www.census.gov/
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
http://factfinder.census.gov/jsp/saff/SAFFInfo.jsp?_pageId=gn7_maps