Search and Reference Tools

Search Engines and Lookup Pages

• • Google

  • HotBot

  • Excite

  • Yahoo

  • MultiMeta

  • Starting Point

  • The WWW Virtual Library

Research Sites

• • Purdue University's Virtual Reference Desk

  • I-Tool's Research It

  • Scientific Phenomena Strange and Natural

  • Websters Dictionary

  • Old Farmers Almanac

  • Better Business Bureau

  • Britannica Online

  • CIA World Fact Book

  • Information Please

Medical Reference Sites

• • National Institutes of Health

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Mayo Health

  • American Medical Association

  • Aetna Inteli-Health

  • MedScape from WebMD

  • Drug Index

Thanks to Dan Knight for his contributions to the above lists