Jeffrey B. Dalin, DDS, FACD, FAGD
Search engines are very useful when you need to find broad information on specific topics in cyberspace. If you don`t know exactly what you`re looking for and don`t know where to find it on the Internet, search engines become a very useful tool.
You will find yourself using three or four of these sites for the majority of your Internet searches. Once you are online, you will also wander into what I call reference sites. These are specific sites that can be used to "zero in" on specific subjects.
You will find these to be very useful in your day-to-day lives. Make yourself a hero - share these sites with your kids. They will find these sites especially useful when doing research for school projects.
After surfing these sites, maybe you`ll be able to consider yourself an expert on just about any subject. Spend a little time at these sites, and, who knows, you may be ready to sit across from Regis going for that million dollars!
REFERENCE SOURCES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Librarian`s Guide to the Internet:
www.lii.org
Brittanica:
www.britannica.com
Virtual Reference:
www.refdesk.com
Research It:
www.itools.com/research-it
Thesaurus:
www.thesaurus.com
Webster:
www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
Encyberpedia:
www.encyberpedia.com
Family Education:
www.familyeducation.com/home
Biography.com:
www.biography.com
Lives:
www.amillionlives.com
Presidents:
www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS
Fed World:
www.fedworld.com
Quoteland:
www.quoteland.com
Quotations:
www.starlingtech.com/quotes
Bartlett`s:
www.bartleby.com
StudyWeb:
www.studyweb.com
Journalism:
www.robertniles.com/data
Lightspan:
www.lightspan.com
Learn 2:
www.learn2.com
Today in History:
www.scopesys.com/anyday
Strange But True:
www.sbt.bhmedia.com
Answers.com:
www.answers.com
Let`s Find Out:
www.letsfindout.com
Stains:
www.clothesline.com/stainDet
Looksmart:
www.looksmart.com/live
Experts:
www.allexperts.com
Do It Yourself:
www.doityourself.com
Ehow:
www.ehow.com
Tipworld:
www.tipworld.com
Jeffrey B. Dalin, DDS, FACD, FAGD, practices general dentistry in St. Louis. He also is the editor of St. Louis Dentistry Magazine and spokesperson and critical-issue-response-team chairperson for the Greater St. Louis Dental Society. His address on the Internet is www.dfdasmiles.com. Contact him by e-mail at [email protected], by phone at (314) 567-5612, or by fax at (314) 567-9047.
