Technical Report Writing II

"Unusual" Search Engines

Vivisimo: Metasearch research tool.
Webopedia: Encyclopedia-type database that retrieves info on computers and networks.
IT Papers: Compilation of technical white papers covering information technology.
Federation of American Scientists: Organization that moniters US government projects.
ProFusion: Another metasearch research tool.
County Records Online GIS: Website providing info about properties in Clark County using addresses.
Medical Online Review and Database: Collection of articles and info from many different medical fields.
The Sports Gaming Network: Reviews of current games that deal with sports.
How Stuff Works: Extensive collection of web documents detailing how and why stuff works.
IRIB News Network: Search engine for news all over the world, in three languages (English, Arabic, Persian).
NetLingo: An award-winning dictionary of Internet terms.
Medscape: A primary source medical journal.
PriceWatch: An invaluable computer hardware vendor index.
Tom's Hardware Guide: Hard-hitting articles and reports to IT professionals and early adopters.
AllSearchEngines: Another metasearch tool.
NASA's Glenn Research Center: On-line research tools for specific topics in aerospace.
HotSheet: Another metasearch tool.
Research-it!: A one-stop reference desk.
Dogpile: A multi-engine search tool.
Alta Vista: The oldest reliable search engine.
C/Net Search: More than 250 different ways to search the Internet.
MetaCrawlerTool that searches the Internet's fastest search engines.
Starting Point: Tool to search personal homepages and check e-mail.
WebCrawler: A simple, ad-free search tool.

These tools were recommended by students in ENGL 211.

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