The Internet is a very powerful
research tool -- if you know how to use it right; otherwise it can be a
big waste of time. The links that have five stars
behind them are the sites that I use most frequently. That is not
to say that the others are not outstanding resources; they're just not
ones that I personally use on a regular basis.
These underlined links (in alphabetical
order) and search tool boxes will open up a new browser window. To
get back to this page, close the new window and this window will again
be visible.
I hope you find these helpful!
If you have any comments, feel free to contact me. This page updated
December
15, 2001.
Amazon.com Need to find the name
of a current book or author? Amazon's
search feature may be
of some use. You'd be amazed at what
you can find if you
think about what words to use to search
with -- especially if
you have a doctor citing literature!
Need to find a term
you've searched "everywhere" for? Try
your word here.
There's a book for almost everything these days.
American
Universities Links for tons of universities
across the United States, with
links for listings of
community colleges, international, and
Canadian universities
as well.
Baby
Name Finder Parent Soup's interactive
Baby Name Finder includes over
10,000 names and their
meanings. Customize your search
with gender, first letter
of the name you're looking for, and the
number of syllables
it contains. Associate a religion or ethnic
background with the
name search to increase your chances of
being in the right ballpark
for the name you're looking for!
You can also browse
the Baby
Name Dictionary for an
alphabetical listing.
The
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Ever wonder what the
little word is in that phrase you've heard
all your life or get
different opinions from different people as to
what exactly the phrase
is? Hear a quote from Shakespeare and
you're just clueless?
Check out this site and see if you can find
the answer here.
It's kind of fun just to read through them, too,
and find out where the
phrases came from.
Guide
to Grammar and Writing Everything
you don't want to know about what you might be
doing wrong. :-)
Not really, but it's worth looking at when you
have "spare time."
Hypertext
Webster's Gateway Lookup This
is a gateway interface to several dictionaries on the
Internet provided by
the University of California, San Diego.
If you misspell the
word, the dictionary server may offer a list
of close matches as
alternatives. An explanation as to how this
search tool is best
used is given on the opening page.
Or access the gateway
lookup tool from here:
Enter word here:
Exact
Approx
Go.com Used
to be my favorite of the search engines because it would
let you conduct a search
within a search to narrow things down.
Now
it's powered by Overture and seems to be just another
search engine with annoying pop-up advertising
windows! I
still seem to find a lot of information this
way, so I'll leave it
listed here for now. Search from here
if you like:
iWon.com This
is the other search engine I use regularly. This page link
will give you the option
of doing a traditional search in the
upper right-hand corner
of the page (without having to access
the front page of their
site and endure more nagging pop-up
windows), or you may
enter multiple words or phrases to
specifically tailor
your search with their advanced search
features that are easy
to use. You can do a simple search with
the form below:
Web Stock
Quote Shopping Domains
Kelley
Blue Book This is an easy-to-use
reference to find the spellings of
various makes of automobiles.
Listing
of Newly Approved Drug Therapies You absolutely can't
do without this site from CenterWatch
Clinical Trials Listing
Servie. If there's a new drug and
it's not in your new
PDR, you need to look here. Also provides
lists for newly approved
drug therapies for 2000,
1999,
1998,
1997,
1996,
and 1995,
just in case your PDR is as old as mine
is. The newest
page in this section of their site is a listing of
drugs for all
years, which can also be very helpful.
Louisville,
Ohio, Public Library Online Need to find the name
of an old book or author? Click on
"Library Catalog" and
use "netguest"
as your login name.
From there, it's just
like doing a search at your local library.
Medicine.net
Medications Index Alphabetical listing
of drugs. Brand names are in all caps,
generic names are in
all lowercase for easy identification.
Each name is also linked
to a prescription information page
laid out much like a
PDR, with links to more information
about related diseases,
conditions, et cetera, if you need to
find out more.
Other helpful links on their site as well.
Merriam-Webster
Medical Dictionary A wonderful search tool
if you don't know what you're searching
for. If you're
not sure of the spelling, type in the first few letters.
It has an option to
"find words containing," such as entering
"scope" to find oscilloscope
or entering "lata" to find tensor
fasciae latae.
It gives you a whole list of words and phrases to
choose from. It's
great! Sponsored by healthgate.com.
Please type the word that you are looking for. If you're not sure of the spelling, type the first few letters.
Merriam-Webster
Online Dictionary/Thesaurus Search phonetically if you're not sure how
to spell something.
You can also use the
asterisk as a wildcard for any letters you
don't know. Merriam-Webster's
online
help page can give
further explanation,
if needed.
Mexican
City Codes Codes for making long-distance
international telephone calls to
Mexico. 98 Mexican
cities are listed here in alphabetical order.
Netlingo
- The Internet Language Dictionary Probably more helpful
for finding your way in the Internet
world than researching
terms for transcripts, but a helpful site
nonetheless. Try
it here:
Enter a word above, or click on a letter below:
PDR
Family Drug Profiles Names of prescription
drugs, their generic names, why this drug
is prescribed, etc.
Spellings have been reliable and is a
pretty comprehensive
list.
Real
Life Dictionary of the Law Type a word or phrase, and click the "Look
up" button.
All entries that contain the letters you typed
within them
will appear.
Reverse
Address Lookup Type in a street name
(*
see
note below) and a city name and
state (you don't have
to type in a street number to use
this researching trick),
and if you have indeed spelled the
street name correctly,
it will give you a list of names and
addresses of "everyone"
on that street. It can be a great
street-spelling confirmation
tool for areas of the country
you're unfamiliar with.
Make sure you use Dr, St, N, etc.,
as noted below or this
will not work at all!
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behind them are the sites that I use most frequently. That is not
to say that the others are not outstanding resources; they're just not
ones that I personally use on a regular basis.
