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1997 Volume 57, Number

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Table of Contents

Number of articles: 6

  1. WWW Search Tools in Reference Services

    Stacey Kimmel

    Provides an introduction to World Wide Web search tools for reference services. Discusses characteristics of search services and types of tools available, including search engines/robot-generated... More

    pp. 5-20

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  2. A Virtual Government Documents Reference Collection

    Deborah R. Hollis

    Highlights Web sites of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. Well-known government publications, which are found in any traditional government documents reference... More

    pp. 31-43

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  3. Reference Sources on the Internet in United States History

    Stanley D. Nash

    Presents a selective guide to some of the best Internet sites for obtaining reference information in the area of United States History. The categories covered include historical documents, archival... More

    pp. 167-78

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  4. Internet Reference Resources for the Life Sciences

    Kathleen A. Clark

    Over 60 Internet biological resources are reviewed in this report in which the life sciences have been defined to include all areas of biology, agriculture, and veterinary science except those that... More

    pp. 191-202

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  5. Reference on the Internet: Environment

    Bruce Weaver

    Presents a selective annotated list of environment-related Web sites for reference use. The term "environment" has been considered both broadly and traditionally in compiling this list of useful... More

    pp. 223-26

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  6. Inordinate Fondness: The Feds and the Internet

    Joe Morehead

    Examines the move to make U. S. government information available solely in an electronic format. Discusses inability of general purpose search engines to access the information; shift of cost to... More

    pp. 227-38

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