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« November 2002 | Main | January 2003 » December 30, 2002Get Search Engine forms With SearchEnginez
A nice collection of search engines complete with forms integrated into the site is available at SearchEngines ( http://searchenginez.com/ ). The front page provides a drop-down menu of several different search categories at the top of the page, including search...
Continue reading "Get Search Engine forms With SearchEnginez" » December 27, 2002New Software Products
There are plenty of places where you can find directories of software, but where can you find directories of new or recent software? One place is the searchable subject index New Software Products ( http://www.newsoftwareproducts.com/ ). Developers who have released...
December 25, 2002Reader Response -- Mailing Lists HostsInternet Search Engine Database
I like ISEDB.com, the Internet Search Engine Database, at http://www.isedb.com/ . This site provides information on directories and search engines, as well as articles and news. From the front page you'll see pages for listings of search engines and directories....
Vintage Phonograph Recordings
One of my favorite things about the Library of Congress site is the online collections of old music and old film. It's not part of the LOC, but Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine, at http://www.dismuke.org/ , is an equally great visit....
December 24, 2002What Are Pump Clips, Anyway?
I confess I had no idea what pump clips were until I visited the site at http://www.cix.co.uk/~dalecu/ -- DeeCee's Pump Clips. As DeeCee explains, "Pump clips are badges fitted to beer pump handles to indicate which real ales are available."...
December 23, 2002Japan and Stamp Collecting, All In One Directory
I must admit, stamp collecting is not the first thing that pops into my mind when I think about Japan. However, some people are interested in both stamp collecting and Japan, thus this directory of links at http://www.japan-japan.com/jlinks.htm . Here...
Continue reading "Japan and Stamp Collecting, All In One Directory" » Google Goes To Australia, Starts New Doodle Series
Google's opened up the Australian version of their search site at http://www.google.com.au/ . As with the other country-specific Google sites, the search includes the option to search Australian Web sites only as well as the entire Web. Also speaking of...
Continue reading "Google Goes To Australia, Starts New Doodle Series" » December 20, 2002CBC Radio And Television Archives Now Available
There are over a thousand news and current affairs radio and TV clips at the CBC Radio & Television Archives Web site at http://archives.cbc.ca/ . The site is searchable by keyword or browsable by categories. Categories include sports, life &...
Continue reading "CBC Radio And Television Archives Now Available" » FAST Increases Relevance, Begins Indexing Word Docs
Search engine FAST, otherwise known as AlltheWeb ( http://www.alltheweb.com ) has announced an increased relevance to its search results. Their announcement includes the quote, "FAST has added the use of the proximity of search terms within a document to its...
Continue reading "FAST Increases Relevance, Begins Indexing Word Docs" » December 19, 2002Boeing Offers Database of Almost 500 Images
Normally I do not cover stores or anything like that, but this database of images is well-annotated and a very focused subject, so I'm breaking my rule this time. The BoeingPhotoStore ( http://www.boeingphotostore.com ) contains a database of almost 500...
Continue reading "Boeing Offers Database of Almost 500 Images" » December 18, 2002Yahoo Releases Archive of AP News Documents
Yahoo has released an archive of almost a million Associated Press (AP) articles going back to 1998. The archives can be found by searching Yahoo's News site ( ). This is not a free database, however. Articles will cost $1.50...
Continue reading "Yahoo Releases Archive of AP News Documents" » Menu Image Database
The Los Angeles Public Library has a database of menu images. Yes they do. It's at http://pubindex.lapl.org/pages/ele_nei/menus-elenei.htm . On this page you can search by keyword, restaurant, cuisine, and date. Searching for 18** under date brought a list of results...
New Browser Releases From Opera and Mozilla
Three new browser releases to tell you about. Opera has released Opera 6 for Mac OS 8.6-10.2 -- you can get more information about that at http://www.opera.com/mac/changelogs/600/ . Also, Opera has released Beta 2 for Opera 7 for Windows; more...
Continue reading "New Browser Releases From Opera and Mozilla" » December 17, 2002WWII Radio Broadcasts in Flash-Based Exhibit
Voices of World War II, at http://www.umkc.edu/lib/spec-col/ww2/main.htm , contains more than 200 clips from the World War II era. The primary version of the exhibit is Flash-based but there is a text-based version available if you don't have Flash. I...
Continue reading "WWII Radio Broadcasts in Flash-Based Exhibit" » HotBot Revamps and Relaunches
Speaking of search engines I don't think about much anymore, HotBot has revamped and relaunched into a meta-search engine integrating FAST, Google, Inktomi, and Teoma. The URL for the engine is still http://www.hotbot.com/ , and HotBot is still using that...
December 16, 2002Junglewalk Offers Animal Audio, Video Clips
Animal pictures! Animal videos! Animal noises! You'll find them all at Junglewalk ( http://www.junglewalk.com/ ). From the front page you can search for animals by keyword or view them alphabetically or by category (categories include all animals, single-celled animals, insects,...
Continue reading "Junglewalk Offers Animal Audio, Video Clips" » Toy Recall Database
Just in time for Christmas, it's the Toy Recall Database at http://www.safechild.net/toyrecalldatabase/index.cfm . This site contains information on 350 major toy recalls issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission or toy manufacturers. From the front page you can search...
December 12, 2002Google Goes Froogle
Just in time for Christmas, Google's created a shopping directory. Froogle ( http://froogle.google.com/froogle ) is in beta. The site is set up like your standard searchable subject index. Choose a category and "drill down" by subcategory until you get to...
Science.Gov Launched
Science.gov ( http://www.science.gov ) has been launched as a gateway to information about science and technology from federal government organizations. The site is set up like a searchable subject index. From the front page you can browse categories including Agriculture...
December 11, 2002Reader Response -- Movable TypeGoogle Adds New Experiments to Google Labs
Yesterday, Google Labs ( http://labs.google.com ) added two new experiments to their site: Google WebQuotes and Google Viewer. Google Webquotes ( http://labs.google.com/cgi-bin/webquotes ) is an interesting application. You run a regular search, but you specify how many "WebQuotes" you want...
Continue reading "Google Adds New Experiments to Google Labs" » AlltheWeb Announces Contest Winners
AlltheWeb has announced the winners of the Alchemist contest. You can check out (and apply) the winning skins at http://www.alltheweb.com/help/alchemist/contest_winners.html . The "Medieval Manuscript" is really cool looking -- and easy to read!...
December 10, 2002Weaving Documents and Bibliographies
If you're interested in weaving, you must check out http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/ . This site, while not a searchable database per se, contains twenty tons of information on weaving. I mean, geez. Okay. The bulk of the site is available in two...
Spinal Disorder Directory
Spinal Disorders ( http://www.spinaldisorders.com/ ) is a subject directory of links relating to spinal disorders. The first thing I did when I visited this site was turn off the formatting -- the site is blue text on black background that's...
December 09, 2002Ghost Town Gallery
Ghost Town Gallery ( http://www.ghosttowngallery.com/ ) features Ghost Towns in the western sense; not haunted, but abandoned (well, I suppose they could be haunted but this site doesn't get into that.) This site features a collection of 1300 pictures from...
ECU Unveils Online Pearl Harbor Document Collection
East Carolina University has unveiled an online collection of Pearl Harbor documents online at http://www.lib.ecu.edu/SpclColl/showcase/ . The site is divided into several sections, starting with War Begins and ending with Looking Back. Each section contains an introduction to the period,...
Continue reading "ECU Unveils Online Pearl Harbor Document Collection" » December 07, 2002Monster Movie Database
This isn't the biggest database in the world, but if you like monster movies, and especially monsters, check out Great Monster Movies, at http://www.whalefish.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ . Not everything here fits my definition of a monster movie (Akira?) but the collection overall...
Google Adds Four New Domains
Google ( http://www.google.com ) has added four new domains to its collection. The new domains are: Google Finland -- http://www.google.fi Google Greece -- http://www.google.com.gr Google Singapore -- http://www.google.com.sg Google United Arab Emirates -- http://www.google.ae This brings the number of Google...
December 04, 2002The Franklin County Publication Archive Index
If you're interested in Franklin County, Massachusetts, or if you just want to see how a massive amount of archival information can be indexed, check out http://www.PublicationArchive.com , which is an index of over 8000 articles from 1870 to 1873....
Continue reading "The Franklin County Publication Archive Index" » Cars of the World
Bewildered by a Bronto? Perplexed by a Prinzing? Autoindex -- http://www.autoindex.org/ -- provides information on auto companies from all over the world. The front page lists an alphabetical index and starts with the A companies, grouping them by Europe, North...
December 03, 2002Yahoo Offers A Year In Review
Yahoo has announced the launch of Yahoo! Year In Review at http://yir.yahoo.com/ . This site brings information from several Yahoo properties together into one overview of 2002. From the front page you'll see links to several different categories, including news,...
George Washington Papers Now Online
The University of Virginia's Electronic Text Center has posted more than 17,400 papers from John C. Fitzpatrick's "The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799," at http://etext.virginia.edu/washington/fitzpatrick/ . There are 37 volumes here in addition to two...
December 02, 2002Biology Links
Interested in biology? Check out the searchable subject index of almost 70,000 links related to biology at http://www.biolinks.org/ . The front page provides you with a Yahooesque category listing, with categories including Pharmaceutical, Biology, and Careers. Each category has at...
National Geographic Unveils Online Digital Image Collection
I was going to cover this last week, but I could never get onto the site. It loaded up like a charm this morning, though. So. National Geographic has unveiled a collection of thousands of digital images at http://www.ngsimages.com/ ....
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