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Each search engine uses a different method of collecting information about Internet sites, and each uses a different schedule for re-indexing sites, so no two results will be exactly the same. If you have a complex search, be sure to read the help screens available from each individual site.

Web Directories
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These services are like Yellow Pages for the Internet. Use these for browsing to see what's available on a larger topic, such as "cancer" or "botany." All include a search engine for resources at their site only.

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AnyWho
Phone directory. Useful for "Reverse Directory" in Cool Tools section.

Deja News
Find subjects that have been discussed in Usenet news discussion groups.

Liszt.com
Find e-mail based discussion groups on your topic.

Switchboard
Find phone numbers for people and businesses.

Yahoo People
Yahoo's phone and e-mail address search.

Biomedical Search Tools

Biosites
Highly selective list of authoritative and stable sites on many topics related to health and medicine from the Pacific Southwest Regional Medical Library, with contributions from many medical libraries in the region.

HealthWeb
Highly selective list, similar to BioSites above, from the libraries of the Big Ten universities of the midwest, plus the University of Chicago.

InfoMine
Biological, Agricultural, and Medical Resources from UC Riverside.

Clearinghouse Guides - Biology
Each entry is a selective guide to Internet resources on one of several biological topics. The guides are prepared by individuals with subject expertise and must meet certain criteria for inclusion in the Clearinghouse.

Clearinghouse Guides - Health & Medicine
Each entry is a selective guide to Internet resources on one of several dozen biomedical topics, from abortion to virology. The guides are prepared by individuals with subject expertise and must meet certain criteria for inclusion in the Clearinghouse.

Exhaustive
These are sites which present as many health and medical resources as possible, some with little evaluation of a site's content or authoritativeness.

Achoo
Organized like a Yahoo! service specializing in health and medicine.

BioCrawler
Searchable and browsable database of over 7000 resources in biology and related subjects.

BIOME
Large collaborative Web collection from the UK - especially good for locating non-US information. Segments include BioResearch (biology and biosciences), Vetgate (veterinary science), OMNI (medicine) and Agrifor (agriculture and forestry)

CSU BioWeb
Lists resources in many biology-related subjects.

Diseases - MeSH Classified
Uses the same biomedical subject vocabulary as MEDLINE and the UCSD ROGER Catalog.

Galaxy Directory: Medicine

Martindale's Health Science Guide - Medical Resources (UC Irvine)

Med Web - Emory University
Choose browse for subject listings.

Medical Matrix
Especially good for locating information about e-mail and Usenet discussion groups in Medicine.

OMNI: Organising Medical Networked Information
A database of nearly 2,000 Internet sites in health and medicine. The site can be used by searching, as well as browsing through subjects, including MeSH subject terms (the same vocabulary used in MEDLINE) and even NLM Classification numbers (the same system used to arrange the books at the Biomedical and Medical Center Libraries)! Also features a search engine for locating material not in their database. The site is in the UK and can be slow.

WWW Virtual Library - Biosciences
Part of the WWW Virtual Library project, broken down by further topics.

WWW Virtual Library - Medicine
Part of the WWW Virtual Library project, this site is maintained at Oregon Health Sciences University.

Yahoo - Health
Choose Medicine for professional resources, Diseases and Conditions for resources on particular disorders.

Hardin Meta-Directory
One level "up" from the above sites - links to other large resource guides in health and medicine.

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Searching the Internet: The Internet is a great place to search for... information about news or new discoveries e-mail addresses for people or organizations information about companies, colleges, products and services government information. The Internet is not the best place to search for published articles or books or peer-reviewed medical information.
General Search Tools
Web Search Engines Alta Vista Google HotBot InfoSeek Lycos Northern Light	Web search engines use automated "spider" programs to collect information about Internet sites, and maintain large databases which you can then search. Use these for searching for very specific things, such as product names, people, organization or company names. Each search engine uses a different method of collecting information about Internet sites, and each uses a different schedule for re-indexing sites, so no two results will be exactly the same. If you have a complex search, be sure to read the help screens available from each individual site.
Web Directories Yahoo! Dmoz Open Directory	These services are like Yellow Pages for the Internet. Use these for browsing to see what's available on a larger topic, such as "cancer" or "botany." All include a search engine for resources at their site only.

Special-Purpose Search Tools
AnyWho	Phone directory. Useful for "Reverse Directory" in Cool Tools section.
Deja News	Find subjects that have been discussed in Usenet news discussion groups.
Liszt.com	Find e-mail based discussion groups on your topic.
Switchboard	Find phone numbers for people and businesses.
Yahoo People	Yahoo's phone and e-mail address search.

Biomedical Search Tools
	Biosites Highly selective list of authoritative and stable sites on many topics related to health and medicine from the Pacific Southwest Regional Medical Library, with contributions from many medical libraries in the region.
	HealthWeb Highly selective list, similar to BioSites above, from the libraries of the Big Ten universities of the midwest, plus the University of Chicago.
	InfoMine Biological, Agricultural, and Medical Resources from UC Riverside.
	Clearinghouse Guides - Biology Each entry is a selective guide to Internet resources on one of several biological topics. The guides are prepared by individuals with subject expertise and must meet certain criteria for inclusion in the Clearinghouse.
	Clearinghouse Guides - Health & Medicine Each entry is a selective guide to Internet resources on one of several dozen biomedical topics, from abortion to virology. The guides are prepared by individuals with subject expertise and must meet certain criteria for inclusion in the Clearinghouse.

Exhaustive These are sites which present as many health and medical resources as possible, some with little evaluation of a site's content or authoritativeness. Achoo Organized like a Yahoo! service specializing in health and medicine. BioCrawler Searchable and browsable database of over 7000 resources in biology and related subjects. BIOME Large collaborative Web collection from the UK - especially good for locating non-US information. Segments include BioResearch (biology and biosciences), Vetgate (veterinary science), OMNI (medicine) and Agrifor (agriculture and forestry) CSU BioWeb Lists resources in many biology-related subjects. Diseases - MeSH Classified Uses the same biomedical subject vocabulary as MEDLINE and the UCSD ROGER Catalog. Galaxy Directory: Medicine Martindale's Health Science Guide - Medical Resources (UC Irvine) Med Web - Emory University Choose browse for subject listings. Medical Matrix Especially good for locating information about e-mail and Usenet discussion groups in Medicine. OMNI: Organising Medical Networked Information A database of nearly 2,000 Internet sites in health and medicine. The site can be used by searching, as well as browsing through subjects, including MeSH subject terms (the same vocabulary used in MEDLINE) and even NLM Classification numbers (the same system used to arrange the books at the Biomedical and Medical Center Libraries)! Also features a search engine for locating material not in their database. The site is in the UK and can be slow. WWW Virtual Library - Biosciences Part of the WWW Virtual Library project, broken down by further topics. WWW Virtual Library - Medicine Part of the WWW Virtual Library project, this site is maintained at Oregon Health Sciences University. Yahoo - Health Choose Medicine for professional resources, Diseases and Conditions for resources on particular disorders. Hardin Meta-Directory One level "up" from the above sites - links to other large resource guides in health and medicine.