UCLA College Library: Sample WWW Sites

Sample WWW Sites
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Search Tools / Research-Related Web Sites / Instructional Web Sites / Miscellaneous Web Sites

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1. Bruin OnLine
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/
UCLA students, staff and faculty, check here for downloadable software & help with BOL accounts, email, modems, training classes, and more.
Last update: 28 Sep 2000 Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

2. Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/index.htm
A list of criteria to keep in mind when examining Web pages.
Source: Esther Grassian, Electronic Services Coordinator, UCLA College Library. Last updated: 9 March 1999. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

Search Tools

3. Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com
General Web subject directory with its own search engine. Use the linear directory approach by selecting one of 14 broad categories, and then a succession of narrower topics. Or, type keywords in the search box at the top of the screen for a list of categories which match the search words. Users submit URLs for inclusion. Users can set up their own profiles by clicking on "My Yahoo."
Source: Yahoo! Inc. Copyright 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

4. AltaVista
http://www.altavista.com
Sophisticated search engine, providing both simple & advanced searching of Web sites as well as Usenet newsgroup messages. Offers a variety of languages for searching--e.g., Hungarian. Users can customize searches by setting preferences. Much help is available, including excellent graphic suggestions for limiting searches.
Source & Date: AltaVista Company. Copyright 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

5. Google
http://www.google.com
Very fast & sophisticated search engine which is more likely than most to give you relevant results. It searches both for matches to all the words you enter and for matches to which other pages link. It also keeps a cached copy of pages, so you can see a page as of the time it was indexed, even if it is temporarily unavailable.
Source: Google Inc. Copyright 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

6. Northern Light
http://www.northernlight.com/
Search engine that lists both material on the Web and in “Special Collections.” Users can view the Web material and read a summary of the "Special Collections" material for free. There is a fee for the complete text of "Special Collections" items.
Source: Northern Light Technology Inc. Copyright 1997-2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

7. Dogpile
http://www.dogpile.com/
Meta-search engine that runs parallel searches on a large number of WWW search engines, Usenet services, FTP sites, etc. User can choose which services to search and indicate the amount of time they are willing to wait for results.
Source: Go2Net, Inc. Copyright 1996-1999. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

Research-Related Web Sites

8. Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/
14th revision of this comprehensive list which provides description and links to over 1700 entries. The author, Diane Kovacs, defines e-conferences broadly to include discussion lists, Usenet newsgroups, virtual reality (VR) systems, chat groups, MUDs, MOOs, etc., for scholarly, professional & pedagogical purposes.
Source: Diane K. Kovacs and The Directory Team. Copyright 1998-2000. Last update: no date Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

9. Encyclopedia Americana
http://ea.grolier.com/ea-online/static/search.htm
Well-designed online general encyclopedia available to the UCLA community. Some articles include links to additional information on the Web.
Source: Grolier Incorporated. Copyright 2000. Last updated: no date Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

10. How to Cite (APA & MLA Styles)
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/bibliostyles.htm
Citation guidelines for American Psychological Association (APA) and Modern Language Association (MLA) styles.
Last update: 1 Sep2000 Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

11. Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/col/
Searchable directory of information sources collected and organized by librarians and library school students. Users can search collections of reference materials, magazine and journal sources, online texts, exhibits, etc. Users can also submit email reference questions to the IPL which may be answered by a librarian.
Source: Internet Public Library. Last update: 23 Jun 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

12. Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe
Licensed for use by UCLA students, staff & faculty. Used primarily for online copies of newspaper, magazine & journal articles.
Source: LEXIS-NEXIS. Copyright 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

13. Liszt, the mailing list directory
http://www.liszt.com/
Keyword-searchable listserv directory.
Source: Topica, Inc. Copyright 1999. Last updated: 27 Sep 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

14. PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
National Library of Medicine's search service to descriptions of articles in medical, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care system, and preclinical science journals. Some articles may be found on the Web while copies of other articles may be purchased.
Source: National Library of Medicine. Last updated: 10 January 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

15. UCLA Libraries' Collections & Internet Resources
http://www.library.ucla.edu/cird/index.htm
Digital resources licensed for use by UCLA students, staff & faculty, including electronic journals, electronic texts, abstracts and indexes, reference resources. Also includes collections and resources by discipline, reviewed and recommended by UCLA librarians.
Last update: 25 Aug 2000 Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

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Instructional Web Sites

16. UCLA Faculty New Media Center Home Page
http://www.oid.ucla.edu/FNMC/Index.HTM
Highly useful resource for various uses of the Web & other technology for instruction.
Source: UCLA Office of Instructional Development. Last update: 25 Feb 2000 Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

17. Carlos' Forms Tutorial
http://robot0.ge.uiuc.edu/~carlosp/cs317/cft.html
Simple, clear instructions and tutorial on how to create web-based forms.
Last update: no date Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

18. World Lecture Hall
http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/index.html
"... contains links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver university-level academic courses in any language."--e.g., syllabi, assignments, course notes, exams, multimedia textbooks, and more. Each contributing instructor is clearly identified, with institutional affiliation. WLH begins with subject list table of contents for this Page, with links to specific courses and then their accompanying materials. Links at bottom of page are to "U.S. Universities," "U.S. Community Colleges," and "K-12.
Source: Academic Computing and Instructional Technology Services, University of Texas, Austin. Last updated: 5 Sep 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

Miscellaneous Web Sites

19. American Memory
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/amhome.html
"...collections of primary source and archival material relating to American culture and history.” Includes photos, text, recorded sounds, moving and other images.
Source: Maintained by the Library of Congress. Last updated: 28 Sep 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

20. AskERIC HOME PAGE
http://ericir.syr.edu/
Educational Resources Information Center, federally funded, with 32 subject clearinghouses and support components. Includes virtual library, searchable ERIC database of unpublished materials and journal articles, and more. Compare bibliographies to other print and online bibliographies and indexes.
Source: Maintained by Nancy Morgan & Robin Summers, Syracuse University. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

21. Internet Resources on Asian Americans
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/asianam.html
Robert Y. Eng at the Uniersity of Redlands compiles and maintains this award-winning site, lising Internet resources on Asian Americans, related to: multiculturalism, political and social issues, communities, Japanese internment, and more.
Last update: 7 Sep 2000 Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

22. The English Server
http://english-www.hss.cmu.edu/
An astounding array of broad categories of links to texts, multimedia and other material in the arts and humanities, including English, Music and Philosophy.
Source: Maintained by Geoffrey Sauer, Carnegie Mellon University. Last update: 27 Sep 2000 Visited: 27 January 2000.

23. FirstGov.gov
http://www.firstgov.gov
One-stop "portal" for government information, including local, state and federal agencies.
Last update: 21 Sep 2000 Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

24. Fourth World Documentation Project
http://www.cwis.org/fwdp.html
Gathers documents from 4th World nations and organizations, and turns them into electronic texts for distribution on the Internet. Also provides links to other Internet resources useful to 4th World peoples.
Source: Center for World Indigenous Studies. Last updated: 20 Mar 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

25. Hoover's Online
http://www.hoovers.com/
Contains numerous links to valuable business information, including a link to Hoover's Company Profiles, for a fee. The Toolbox for Hoover Online provides much free company information, via a search engine, including a brief list of recent articles about the company.
Source: Hoover's Inc. Copyright 2000. Last update: no date Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

26. ICYouSee: What Can You Do on the WORLD WIDE WEB That Is Actually Useful?
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/useful.html
Provides three lists of highly useful Internet resources: legal & governmental, reference annotated sites from academic disciplines & library-oriented sites.
Source: J. Henderson & M. Poulin, Ithaca College Library. Last updated: 18 May 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

27. The Internet Movie Database
http://us.imdb.com/
The IMDB catalogs information on over 200,000 movie and television titles, over 400,000 actors and actresses, and nearly 40,000 directors.
Source: The Internet Movie Database, Ltd. Copyright 1990-2000. Last update: no date Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

28. The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/labyrinth-home.html
"...free, organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies."
Source: C. Martin Irvine & Deborah Everhart, Georgetown University. Copyright 1994-1999. Last updated: 3 May 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

29. Mapquest
http://www.mapquest.com
Create maps and driving directions simply by entering starting address and location.
Source: MapQuest.com, Inc. Copyright 1996-1999. Last update: no date Visited: 27 January 2000.

30. Petersons.com
http://www.petersons.com/
Extensive listings of educational sites, institutions, & opportunities, at all levels. Includes access to college & university applications online,
study abroad, distance learning, summer programs, and more.
Source: Peterson's. Copyright 1999. Last updated: 18 Sep 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

31. REESWeb: Russian and East European Studies
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb/
"...comprehensive index of electronic resources on the Balkans, the Baltic states, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Central Europe, the CIS, Eastern Europe, the NIS, the Russian Federation and the former Soviet Union." Available in both frame & non-frame views.
Source: Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies of the University of Pittsburgh. Karen Rendestvedt, Slavic Bibliographer, University of Pittsburgh Library System. Copyright 1995-1998. Last updated: 21 Jun 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

32. RefLaw (The "Virtual" Law Library Reference Desk)
http://www.washlaw.edu/reflaw/reflaw.html
Web sites arranged in broad categories, including "Legislation" and "Media & Tech."
Source: Washburn University School of Law Library. Copyright 1995, 1996. Last updated: 21 Apr 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

33. Scholarly Societies Project
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/
Purpose of the Page is to facilitate "access to information about scholarly societies across the world." Important Note: There are even written "Guidelines for Inclusion of Resources," a rare find!
Source: University of Waterloo. Last updated: 28 Sep 2000. Visited: 28 Sep 2000.

Created by Esther Grassian 10/8/1998. Updated & revised by E. Grassian & J Williams 1/5/1999; E. Grassian & Michael Kirby 1/27/2000; E. Grassian 28 Sep 2000. © 1998 Regents of the University of California. Permission is granted for unlimited non-commercial use.