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Information UpdateInformation UpdateAlternative Search engineAlternative Search engine
May 2010May 2010
Inbar Yasur
www.hipusit.info
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Specialized Search EnginesSpecialized Search Engines
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SeekLogoSeekLogo
http://www.seeklogo.com/
Looking for a logo? This'll help you find it.
The database has over 200,000 images available for viewing and downloading.
Very straightforward and simple to use
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TrademarkiaTrademarkia
http://www.trademarkia.com
Search US Trademarks filed since the year 1870 for free
Updated regularly with the latest trademarks and offers a Free Status Alert.
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מנועים לאיתור סוגי קבציםמנועים לאיתור סוגי קבצים
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DocJaxDocJax
http://www.docjax.com/
A search engine that enables anybody to look up documents on the World Wide Web.
These include Microsoft Word files along with PDFs and e-books.
Not only can you look them up and download them, but you can also preview them in order to
see what you will get before actually downloading anything
Of course you must respect both the author and the publisher of works that are copyrighted.
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SlideFinderSlideFinder
http://www.slideFinder.net
Great search tool for slide decks
They crawl individual PPT pages – Emphasis on university sites
SERP includes thumbnails of individual pages
– One click to full slide deck
– One click to download
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SlideFinderSlideFinder
http://www.slideFinder.net
Search by
– Presentation name
– Slide and note text!
– Language
Try <company name> strategic
Add-in lets you search while in PowerPoint
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SlideFinderSlideFinder
http://www.slideFinder.net
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More PowerPoint Search EnginesMore PowerPoint Search Engines
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LocPDF: Search & Preview PDF FilesLocPDF: Search & Preview PDF Files
http://locpdf.com/
Search engines are useful for finding academic papers, training manuals, journals, paper forms
and ebooks. However, they can be hard to use if all you see are lists to linked PDFs without any
visual recognition to check if you are downloading the correct file that you need.
One app that solves this is LocPDF.
This website is a visual search engine for PDF files. It lets you view thumbnails of PDFs, read a
preview, and then download easily
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LocPDF: Search & Preview PDF FilesLocPDF: Search & Preview PDF Files
http://locpdf.com/
Type in your search, get a bunch of pdfs up on the screen for you to look at.
A mouseover displays a large thumbnail of the page which gives you a better feel for the
content.
You can click on it and it loads there and then on the site, which saves a lot of moving
around to different places.
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Search PDF Files – more Search PDF Files – more
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Dissertations and ThesesDissertations and Theses
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Open ThesisOpen Thesis
http://www.openthesis.org/
A free repository of theses, dissertations, and other academic documents
Powerful search, organization, and collaboration tools.
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DART-EuropeDART-Europe
http://www.dart-europe.eu/
A partnership of research libraries and library consortia who are working together to improve global
access to European research theses & Dissertations for researches.
The Searchable Database is free and give access to the full text of the Theses & Dissertations
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Theses & DissertationsTheses & Dissertations
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Scholarly SearchsScholarly Searchs
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Q-senseiQ-sensei
http://www.qsensei.com/
Introduces a new way of making information accessible.
Provides advanced search tools for the vast amount of information available on the Internet,
in books, research articles, blogs, news, or wikis.
currently provides access to several million scholarly articles.
Applies innovative search technologies to various heterogeneous data pools
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Q-senseiQ-sensei
http://www.qsensei.com/
The data on the Q-Sensei web site is compiled from the Internet and from content partners.
They process the data and extract information to be displayed within a scheme of Kinds and
Attributes. The results can be easily and intuitively accessed with Q-Sensei's patented
Search and Presentation engine.
The technology supports multi-dimensional searches, gives further search suggestions, and
provides clear and concise overviews of the current stage of the search.
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SciVeeSciVee
http://www.scivee.tv/
The text-only world of scholarly publishing no longer suffices in the age of Internet video and
social media. In science, as in life, a picture is indeed worth a thousand words.
SciVee makes science visible.
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ChemspiderChemspider
www.chemspider.com
ChemSpider is a chemistry search engine. It has been built with the intention of aggregating
and indexing chemical structures and their associated information into a single searchable
repository and making it available to everybody, at no charge.
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““Selected sites” search enginesSelected sites” search engines
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Sweet Search – A Search Engine for StudentsSweet Search – A Search Engine for Students
http://www.sweetsearch.com/index.html
Searches only the 35,000 Web sites that a staff of research experts and librarians
and teachers have evaluated and approved when creating the content on
findingDulcinea.
The team constantly evaluates the search results and "fine-tunes" them, by
increasing the ranking of Web sites from organizations such as the Library of
Congress, the Smithsonian, PBS and university Web sites.
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Sweet Search – A Search Engine for StudentsSweet Search – A Search Engine for Students
http://www.sweetsearch.com/index.html
SweetSearch helps students find outstanding information, faster.
It enables them to determine the most relevant results from a list of credible resources, and
makes it much easier for them to find primary sources.
Excludes not only the spam sites that many students could spot, but also the marginal sites that
read well and authoritatively, but lack academic or journalistic rigor.
As importantly, the very best Web sites that appear on the first page of SweetSearch results are
often buried on other search engines.
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IPL – Information you can trustIPL – Information you can trust
http://www.ipl.org/
In January 2010, the website "ipl2: information you can trust" was launched, merging the
collections of resources from the Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians' Internet Index
(LII) websites.
The site is hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology, and a
consortium of colleges and universities with programs in information science are involved in
developing and maintaining the ipl2.
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Special interest search enginesSpecial interest search engines
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Statistic information on the WebStatistic information on the Web
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British LibraryBritish Library
http://bl-business-essentials.wikispaces.com/
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OFFSTATS : Official Statistics on the WebOFFSTATS : Official Statistics on the Web
http://www.offstats.auckland.ac.nz/browse/
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The OFFSTATS database provides access to free statistics from official sources on the web.
Web links are arranged by country, region or subject.
The database can be searched by a single category, or a combination of categories.
All of the content of the database is held in the public domain and is available through the Internet.
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World Bank Data CatalogWorld Bank Data Catalog
http://data.worldbank.org/
The Data Catalog provides download access to over 2,000 indicators from World Bank data
sources.
These resources include databases, pre-formatted tables and reports. Each of the listings
includes a description of the data source and a direct link to that source.
Where possible, the databases are linked directly to a selection screen to allow users to select
the countries, indicators, and years they would like to search.
Those search results can be exported in different formats. Users can also choose to download
the entire database directly from the catalog.
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World Government dataWorld Government data
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world-government-data
Governments around the globe are opening up their data vaults – allowing you to check out the
numbers for yourself.
This is the Guardian’s gateway to that information. Search for government data from the UK,
USA, Australia and New Zealand
Downloadable data sets and standardized format
Can compare data from multiple sources
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Data.govData.gov
http://www.data.gov/
The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets
generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.
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Google Government searchGoogle Government search
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Special interest search enginesSpecial interest search engines
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PillboxPillbox
http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/
The National Library of Medicine partnering with the Food and Drug Administration to enhance
patient safety and provide a reference system for solid-dosage medications.
Rapid identification of unknown solid-dosage medications (tablets/capsules) based on physical
characteristics and high-resolution image
Once identified, drug information and FDA-approved drug labels
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Blogpulse search and trendsBlogpulse search and trends
http://www.blogpulse.com/http://www.blogpulse.com/
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Comjuice: Realtime Website Statistics ToolComjuice: Realtime Website Statistics Tool
http://www.comjuice.com/
Offers realtime website statistics without the need for registration.
Provides a lot of useful information about any website.
It provides a site description, details on its global traffic, its Traffic rank on Alexa, and its estimated ad
revenue.
Presents the number of backlinks and indexed pages of the site in the top search engines Google,
Yahoo, Bing, and AOL.
Displays the standard web analytics of a site such as the traffic rank, reach, page views, user per page
views, bounce rate, time on site, and search percentage.
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Website Statistics Tools – moreWebsite Statistics Tools – more
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Find DesignFind Design
http://finddesign.blinkr.net/
A search engine powered via Google that has an emphasis on design related content from news, portals,
blogs, directories, media, podcasts, companies, portfolios and other design resources.
How does Google know which sites are design related?
Through the Google coop framework, they set a list of design related sites and a group of keywords that
orient the Google search engine to find design related results.
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RhymeIt: Online Dictionary Of Rhyming WordsRhymeIt: Online Dictionary Of Rhyming Words
http://rhymeit.com/
A simple online dictionary of rhyming words that takes an English word and provides words that
rhyme.
The rhyming is done based on the number and type of syllables in the entered word.
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RhymeIt: Similar toolsRhymeIt: Similar tools
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Midomi Music Identifier and SearchMidomi Music Identifier and Search
http://www.midomi.com/
Midomi is music search tool because it is powered by your voice. Sing, hum, or whistle to
instantly find your favorite music and connect with a community that shares your musical
interests
Thank you!
