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Recommended Reference Links From A to Z:

Alphabetical Index of Topics

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Art

Astronomy and Space

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Biospace

  • Biospace is a leading provider of information on life sciences linking science, business, and consumers

Books and Libraries

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Community Internet Networks

Computers

Software and Downloads

  • Tucows
  • Tech Soup, the technology place for nonprofits. Offers free downloads and discounts on some software.

Technobabble

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Demographics (Abingdon/Washington County/Tri-Cities MSA)

Directories and "People Finders"

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Earth Sciences and the environment

Economics

Education

Ethics

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Farming and Gardening

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Government

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INTERNET

Search Tools and Directories

Subject Directories

Subject directories order the web into manageable pieces. Instead of one huge haystack, there are any number of smaller haystacks to look through. In some cases this is done by individuals (At one time Yahoo! relied on real life indexers.) Librarians such as Gary Price have also attempted to tame the wild web by indexing. Below are some examples:

Search Engines and Meta Search Engines

  • New from Amazon:A9
  • Metacrawler, performs your search across multiple search engines, bringing back ranked results (may include "paid placement" results, meaning Webcrawler, like Dogpile and Mamma Metasearch, accepts payment to give certain results higher placement)
  • Alltheweb "Find it all."
  • Vivissimo, what Search Engines will probably look like in the future.

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Language and Learning

Libraries and Library Associations

Literature

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Mathematics

Medical Sciences

  • NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
  • OncoLink
  • Ask Alice, Columbia University's Health Question and Answer Internet Service

Museums

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News Media, Journalism, Publishing

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Politics and Political Activism

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Religion

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Small Business Management

Social Services

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Zoology

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