Research and Development Links

A collection of links to search engines, libraries, museums, and other information sources around the world.

Disclaimer.
This page contains links to websites outside the U.S. Naval Academy compiled to assist USNA midshipmen and faculty in their research. Since USNA has no control over these sites, presence of the links on this page does not constitute endorsement by USNA or any agency of the U.S. Government of information or opinions found there.

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WWW Search Engines and Indices

Identifying Useful Information Sources on the World Wide Web
Brief Guide to Using Search Engines

Brief Alta Vista Advanced Search Form
(Hint: Load, then save as local file to have immediate access to Alta Vista Search

Search.Com
Gateway to over 250 general and specialized search engines

Alta Vista Simple Search

Alta Vista Advanced Search

Alta Vista Advanced Search

Rated most powerful search engine. Excellent query options.

• Alta Vista Advanced Query Language Reference
• Alta Vista Search Tips

• Lycos Search Another excellent search tool
• Yahoo The best-known index
• EuroLink Pan-European Web Index
  Search engines + server lists for 15 European Countries

Online Research Techniques and Hints

• How to Use CyberSpace
  Many valuable suggestions and links for doing online research
• Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities
• Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Sources
• Walker-ACW Style Sheet
  Good, concise guidelines for citing online sources
• Online Journals
  Links to numerous on-line academic journals
• Electronic Style Guidelines
• Classroom Connect How to Cite Internet Resources
• Beyond the MLA Handbook (Harnack-Kleppinger)
• Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Sources
• Cyberlibrarian "Finding it Faster"

Copyright & Fair Use

Academic Guidance and Policy Statements

• Fair Use of Copyrighted Works
• Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
  Draft Multimedia Fair Use Guidelines Development Committee; See especially section 4. LIMITATIONS--TIME, PORTION, COPYING AND DISTRIBUTION
• Copyright Law and Fair Use (Stanford)
• SUL Copyright & Fair Use
• Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia (Penn State)
• Fair Use Policy (UVa)

General and Legal Information

• CNET features - digital life - law and the Web - What you don't know can hurt you...
  Interesting tales from the real world outside academia.
• The Copyright Website
  Comprehensive information and links on the topic.
• Copyright Clearance Center
  If only everyone used a clearinghouse for granting permission to use works...

Libraries

• Information Services at USNA
• Nimitz Library Home Page
• Library of Congress Home Page
  Links to many other information resources on the Web, LoC Exhibitions, On-Line Catalogue etc.
• WWW Library Directory (by country)
• Scholarly Journals on WWW
• Gabriel Gateway to European Libraries
• University College London Library Home Page
  Links to many valuable infosites
• OnLine Pubs Subject Index
• Biblioteca Nacional de España
• Startseite des SüdWest-Bibliothek-Verbunds
  Uni Konstanz--On-line catalogue, links to other German libraries
• Deutsche Bibliotheken
• Belgian Academic Network Libraries (Dutch, French)
• Bibliothèque Nationale de la France
• Nordic Libraries Information Servers

Museums

• Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources
• WebMuseum
  (links to artists, special exhibits, tour of Paris, medieval art, Cézanne, Très riches heures etc.)
• Cultural Expositions at SunSite UNC (too much to list here)
• Louvre (different?)
• Vatican Museum
• Moscow Kremlin On-Line Excursion (English)
• Treasures of the Czars Virtual Museum (St. Pete, FL)

Information Industry Publications

• Internet.com
  On-line versions of WebWeek, WebWorld, Internet World magazines, with searchable index of articles
• The Net Magazine
• Ziff-Davis OnLine
• CMP Pubs., incl. Information Week, Interactive Age, CD-ROM, Informatiques

Link Lists

• Awesome Lists
• The Net Blue Pages (links by subject)
• The HUGE LIST (graphic navigator; turn autoload images ON)
• Mary's Travel Page (Links to travel info sites)

Computer Software and Hardware Sites

• Virtual Software Library
• Jumbo Shareware
• Sandra's Clipart Server
• Stroud's CWS Apps List WWW Applications, with ratings and download links
• Xiaomu's Internet Apps More apps, shorter reviews than Stroud's list
• IKE - IBM Kiosk for Education
• AOL ftp Mirror Sites
  incl. IU Cica Windows software mirror

International Cuisine

• Internet Epicure's List of Recipe Sites
• Epicurious International Cuisine

Miscellaneous

• NEH Grants Homepage
• SunSite at UNC
  (***** -- Software, Multimedia, Govt. Docs etc.)
• CIA (on-line Factbook etc.; can be slow)
• U.S. Intelligence Community
• FedWorld Index to Government On-Line Resources
• Internet Movie Database
• ACTFL
  (American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages)

EDITED BY: AssocProf William H. Fletcher, Language Studies Dept., US Naval Academy
REVISION: 21 Arpil 98; information added, but old links not checked or updated
URL: http://www.usna.navy.mil/LangStudy/research.html