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SCI-MATH WORLD

Robert J. Lackie, Associate Professor-LibrarianFranklin F. Moore Library, Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

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This site is designed for teachers and librarians who wish to expand their knowledge of science and math education Web resources

It provides the tools to locate valuable and reliable information on the Web

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Begin with Directories and Portals when: You have a broad topic You prefer quality over quantity You want access to selected, evaluated, and

annotated collections

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Begin with the Invisible Web or Deep Web when:

You are looking for information that is likely to be stored in a database

You are looking for information that is dynamically changing in content

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Begin with Search Engines when: You have a narrow topic You are looking for a specific site You want to gather a large number of results

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Librarian’s Index to the Internet http://lii.org/

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Librarian’s Index to the Internet Information you can trust Directory of more than 14,000 Internet

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Chemdex http://www.chemdex.org/

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Chemdex Directory of chemistry on the Web Includes over 7,100 links

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EdSelect http://www.edselect.com/

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EdSelect Collection of sites chosen for classroom use

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SciCentral http://www.scicentral.com/

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SciCentral Gateway to the best scientific research news

sources Allows you to locate prime research tools

and resources

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Vast expanses of the Web are completely invisible to general purpose search engines

These sites help you find the hidden gems that search engines can’t see

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Direct Search http://www.freepint.com/gary/direct.htm

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Direct Search Gary Price assembled a large collection at

this site Visit ResourceShelf for more listings

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The Invisible Web Directory http://www.invisible-web.net/

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The Invisible Web Directory Chris Sherman & Gary Price co-wrote The

Invisible Web: Uncovering Information Sources Search Engines Can’t See

Check out their book to find hidden Web content

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Profusion http://www.profusion.com

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Profusion Meta-search engine Allows you to target your search by drilling

into one of their vertical search groups

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CompletePlanet http://www.completeplanet.com/

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Searchable Sites CompletePlanet

Contains 70,000+ searchable databases and specialty search engines

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AnimalSearch http://animalsearch.net/

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AnimalSearch Database for family-safe animal-related sites

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Educator’s Reference Desk http://www.askeric.org/

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Educator’s Reference Desk Contains 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links

to education information, and 200+ question archive

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NatureServe Explorer http://www.natureserve.org/explorer

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NatureServe Explorer Contains information on 55,000+ plants,

animals, and ecological communities in the USA and Canada

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Nuclear Explosions Database http://www.agso.gov.au/databases/

20010926_4.jsp

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Nuclear Explosions Database Provides location, time, and size of

explosions worldwide since 1945

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On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences

http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/

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On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences

Completes sequences and provides sequence name, formula, and links

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PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/

query.fcgi

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PubMed Provides access to 14 million+ MEDLINE

citations Explore PubMed Central (PMC), and e-

archive of free, full text articles from 90+ life science journals

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These search engines help you find specific Science and Math Web resources


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Biology Browser http://www.biologybrowser.org

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Biology Browser Enables you to access, for free, unique high-

quality online resources in the life sciences More than 14,000 quality-controlled science

links

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Math.com http://www.math.com/

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Math.com Provides ways for students, parents,

teachers, and everyone to learn Math Free homework help

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CELLS alive! http://www.cellsalive.com/

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CELLS alive! High resolution electron microscopy with

slick animations Video clips are available

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HealthyNJ http://www.healthynj.org/

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HealthyNJ Developed by the University Libraries at the

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Content was created to meet the needs of consumers, particularly the citizens of New Jersey

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Horse Country http://www.horse-country.com/

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Horse Country Interactive games that introduce kids to

science, Math, and technology through their interest in horses

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VegSource Interactive http://www.vegsource.com/

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VegSource Interactive Focuses on those interested in beginning or

maintaining a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle Provides 24-hour-a-day support via:

Discussion boards Live chats E-mail

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Getsmarter.org http://www.getsmarter.org/index.cfm

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Getsmarter.org Animated and interactive testing and

learning site Access learning hints and links to help you

Get Smarter!

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XE.com http://www.xe.net/ucc/

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XE.com Contains an Interactive Currency Table

Converter Allows you to create foreign exchange rate

tables based on the currency of your choice

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Send comments, suggestions, or questions about this workshop and/or Web site to Robert J. Lackie ([email protected]), including if you would like permission to link to the Sci-Math World

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