Libraries/Internet Search Engines

Local Libraries
  • Brooklyn Public Library – Its Central Library contains over three million books and other materials; the highly regarded Business Library branch maintains a telephone reference service.
  • New York Public Library – Includes materials catalogued since 1971 in this largest research library with a circulating collection in the world.
  • Queens Borough Public Library – The Central Library of the fifth largest public library system in the country features in-depth collections and research materials.
  • Libraries in Greater New York Area – This site, maintained by Manhattan College Libraries has links to over 100 academic, public, medical, cultural and special library catalogs in the greater New York metropolitan area. (New York, Connecticut and New Jersey).
National Libraries
  • LibWeb – Links to over 1800 library web pages and group sites of institutions in over 70 countries.
  • Library of Congress – The nation's library serves as the research arm of Congress, and its seven million books form the world's most comprehensive record of human creativity and knowledge.
Search Engines (Individual)
  • AltaVista – Searches the Web, Usenet, and news-groups. Because of its ability to use logic, and its support of "field" searching it is one of the most powerful search engines on the web. Details on the use of these features can be found in AltaVista's "Help" pages.
  • Google – From Standord U., Google is a web exploration tool that uses multiple search engines, newsgroups, directories, and consumer resources to answer keyword queries.
  • Northern Light – Another highly ranked search engine.
Search Engines (Using several search engines simultaneously)
  • Dogpile – Dogpile uses the services of several search engines to find results. It is possible to use the results as returned by Dogpile; the results can also be used as a guide in helping to select the database with the highest returns in which to run a more specific search.
Subject Guides to the Internet
  • Yahoo – Yahool is, perhaps, the best known of the subject guides to the internet. It is also an excellent place to start if you wish to browse the web.