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Alta Vista

Access images, maps, MPE/Audio, news, people finder, shopping, travel, yellow pages, video, and a language translator (see Babel Fish Translation to translate a block of text).  Use Advanced Web Search to specify what type of website (domain) you want your information from.  Under “domain,” enter a 3-letter abbreviation such as .edu (U.S. schools), .gov (U.S. government agencies), .org (non-profit organizations).

Google

Access images, maps, news, and videos.  Click on “More” to access blogs, stock quotes, and additional features.  Use Advanced Search to specify what type of website (domain) you want your information from.  Under “domain,” enter a 3-letter abbreviation such as .edu (U.S. schools), .gov (U.S. government agencies), .org (non-profit organizations).

Google Scholar

Search a wide variety of sources simultaneously including abstracts, articles, books, peer-reviewed papers, and theses.  Use Advanced Search Scholar to limit your search to subject area such as Arts, Biology, Business, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Medicine, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences. 

Pagebull

View actual screenshots of webpages instead of a list of textual descriptions. JavaScript must be activated in your Internet browser, and you will also need the latest version of such browsers as Internet Explorer, because older browsers will not work with Pagebull.

Yahoo

Browse categories of topics which are listed in alphabetical order (Autos to Videos); however, many ads fill the pages.

Have Questions?
ask by email The Librarians welcome reference and research questions via email.     Many questions may be answered easily by email but others may require more in-depth research, in which case a librarian will ask you to come to the Library for assistance.

ask by phone The Reference Librarians welcome questions from individuals by phone. Contact the Reference desk at each campus.

Revised 1/07

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