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Librarians' Index to the Internet

http://lii.org/pls/ (64.147.175.19)

An Infosite. A great index to reference websites on the net. Additionally the SF Peninsula Library System has an "Ask a Librarian" Q&A available for general use by anyone. Some resources are only available locally but many are of general interest and available to all.  [reviews]

First Gov

http://www.firstgov.gov/ (199.107.69.75)

The official USA government internet portal. Start here to find anything connected to US or state government that is available on-line. [reviews]

US Patent and Trademark Office 

 http://www.uspto.gov/ (151.207.245.67)

Do it yourself searches can let you study every Patent ever issued in the USA! A totally awsume resource of human ingenuity. [reviews]

Smithsonian Institutution

http://www.si.edu/ (160.111.252.106)

The most complete Science and Technology museum in the USA. So big they may never get it all on line! [reviews]

Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/ (140.147.249.7)

The most complete library in the USA. Don't expect everything to be directly available on-line, but they offer librarian help to find what you need.  [reviews]

 Google

 http://google.com/

The most widely used internet search engine.  [reviews]

 IllumiRate

http://www.illumirate.com/ (66.241.230.140)

IllumiRate.com is an internet directory and search engine created by a group of volunteer editors from around the world. Our editors personally review and rate sites based on a number of criteria, including presentation, ease of use, and reliability of information offered. [reviews]

 Look Smart Find Articles

http://www.findarticles.com/ (64.241.242.253)

A search engine to hunt through 5.5 million articles in over 900 publications. The service is free however there may be articles that have a fee attached. It is also a directory of resources and can search the web as well. [reviews]

 Seeq

http://www.seeq.com/ (208.254.3.166)

A specialty search engine that yields lists of highly relevant results for its supported subject range. A free service.  [reviews]

 Florida, Get Answers

http://myflorida.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/myflorida.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php (63.240.89.10)

Question and Answer forum concerning the state of Florida. You can ask questions and get "official" answers. It is not an open discussion board where other individuals answer as well.  [reviews]

 Michigan, Fun Science Resources Especially for Students

http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/resources.html (208.179.130.81)

From the state of Michigan, an infosite listing of websites that are of interest to students. A free resource [reviews]

 Disaster Help

https://disasterhelp.gov/portal/jhtml/index.jhtml (64.69.49.21)

This DisasterHelp web site is part of the President's Disaster Management Egov Initiative - a larger initiative aimed at greatly enhancing Disaster Management on an interagency and intergovernmental basis. [reviews]

 Search Web Services

http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid26,00.html (65.214.43.37)

Infosite that is a custom search facility. Also links to a discussion forum, however that was no functioning at the time of this review. The focus primarily concerns Internet technology.  [reviews]

 Ask or Ask Jeeves

http://ask.com/home (65.214.39.7)

A very popular internet search engine that is an alternative to Google and some say it is better.  [reviews]

 High Beam Research

 http://www.highbeam.com/Library/index.asp?ctrlInfo=Round6%3AMode6a%3ASR%3AHdr%2EELib (66.45.12.237)

A research tool that will search a keyword or an entire question through numerous sources such as magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias etc. The articles are located which match your request and available for study. This is a membership fee based website. It allows free trial searches and also has a free trial membership. Important as a non-internet media source of information.... a google type search won't find this information!  [reviews]

 Xpertsite

http://www.xpertsite.com/ (64.126.109.83)

An info search site. Enter a subject and it will give you a select group of links. Google will give you 20,000 to dig through, but xpertsite will attempt find the best several in that 20,000. Could save a great deal of time for many kinds of searches. Free and no registration required. Funded by very tastefully presented sponsored links. [reviews]

 Think Quest Library

 http://www.thinkquest.org/library/index.html  (148.87.130.43)

An infosite of listings to over 5000 websites created by students for learning. [reviews]

 State Historic Guide

 http://www.shgresources.com/  (69.44.58.211)

An infosite being a portal to state and federal resources of the USA. Also has a discussion forum for general subject coverage. [reviews]

 Disabilities Resources

 http://www.disabilityresources.org/  (208.55.67.113)

Infosite to help those with disabilities [reviews]

 ExactSeek "Relevant Web Search"

 http://www.exactseek.com/  (64.239.114.226)

A search facility consisting of the use of numerous other search engines.  [reviews]

 Find Sounds

 http://www.findsounds.com/types.html

A search engine to locates recorded sounds of interest [reviews]