| What is it? Google is a well known Internet search engine. It indexes websites so that you can find them on the Internet. |
How do I use it? Type in keywords that would bring back useful/topical websites. Use Advance Search to narrow and expand using keywords. |
What does it find?Google finds websites and more that have been indexed through a computer program looking for keywords. | Extra Info Google Help Center links you to search help and other services. Also available the Anatomy of Google. |
Engine Links Lycos Advanced AltaVista Advanced Teoma Wisenut  |
| What is it? MARVEL is a subscription based information service available for free to all Maine citizens. |
How do I use it? First choose a database to search. Use "about" or "research topic" to help. After logging in use keywords to retrieve articles and information. |
What does it find? MARVEL links to Magazine, Newspaper, Full-text Book, and Reference Databases. Many articles are Full-text |
Extra Info See FAQ for info about MARVEL. Use help in each database to learn the best way to retrieve information and limit to full-text. Explore! This is a valuable resource. MAS Ultra, NETLibrary, Proquest Newspapers, and Literature Resource Center are worth exploring.  |
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| What is it? Book-It is a category that reminds you to search for books. The way to find books is to use a catalog. |
How do I use it? Search by author, title, subject or keyword. See Blue Hill Public Library Catalog. |
What does it find?Catalogs find out if a book is available and where it can be found. You can interlibrary loan books if you can't find the book locally. | Extra Info Full-text books are available online at Project Gutenberg and at NETLibrary via MARVEL |
Catalogs Blue Hill Public Library Bangor Public Library BH Reference Catalogs Maine Statewide Library of Congress Abe Book Store Amazon Book Search Powell's Book Store |
Reference-It
| What is it? Reference-It is a category that reminds you to use reference sources. Reference sources include almanacs, encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and handbooks. |
How do I use it? First choose appropriate resource. See online ready reference at the Internet Public Library. Follow available directions in resource. |
What does it find?Reference materials locate data, statistics, definitions, overviews, maps, and more. | Extra Info Full-text books are available online at Project Gutenberg and at NETLibrary via MARVEL |
Reference Links Internet Public Library Ready Reference MIT Virtual Reference Yahoo Reference ALA Reference QUICK LINKS Ask Oxford InfoPlease Reference Changing Maine Directory How Stuff Works So You Wanna |
| What is it? Direct-It is a category that reminds you to use Web Directories, such as yahoo directory. Directories are subject hierarchies created by human beings to facilitate website retrieval. |
How do I use it? You can use a directory like a search engine and enter keywords. But, a wonderful way to use them is to "surf" the directory structure to discover new websites. |
What does it find?Web directories find websites and more. Anything can be organized into a subject hierarchy. | Extra Info Each directory has its own organizational system. Some are better than others. If the system is good, and the people organizing are ernest, this method can cull out many poor websites. |
Directories Yahoo Easy Searcher DMOZ Open Directory Project Librarians Index to the Internet Looksmart Internet Scout Project--Archives WWW Virtual Library |
Quick-Link-It
| What is it? Quick-Link-It gives you access to other paper writing and information seeking links. Come on-- Explore! It could be fun. |
Paper Writing |
Info Seeking 1) Effectively Searching the Internet 2) Searching Computer Databases 3) Choosing & Using Keywords |
Evaluating 1) Evaluating Web Sites (Duke) 2) Who Got Conned? (FKCC) 3) Evaluating Resources (UC Berkeley) |
Liberty Library 1) Find and Seek 2) Sci-Fi 3) Seeking in Information Age 4) World War I Research |
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