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• Pub Med- A service of the American National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.
• NCBI bookshelf- A growing collection of biomedical books adapted for the Web (with links to Entrez databases) that can be searched directly by typing a word or a concept.
• Wikipedia - Free on line encyclopedia offering shallow yet extensive information on science, biology, chemistry etc. this site is offering the possibility of discussion and editing every entry by any one in the spirit of information sharing.
• Google directory - Integrates Google's sophisticated search technology with Open Directory pages to create the most useful tool for finding information on the web including biology related sites (biochemistry, ecology etc.) and many other scientific fields.
• Yahoo directory - A subject-based guide to web sites and web content, functioning as a library of web sites organized into categories and subcategories including biology and a vast variety of biology related disciplines (also includes relevant web sites).
• All my search engines - A web site offering a variety of specialized searches including biology , chemistry , environment and many others.
• Bio Netbook - A directory of web pages for biology allowing you to search by word or topic- resource type, biological domain, organism.
• Vadlo - A search engine that offers different search categories such as protocols, online tools, databases, seminars and bioinformatics software.

• Babylon- Download to your computer two way dictionaries, featuring a simple popup interface that delivers instant translations and definitions of any term or expression displayed on screen
• Morfix dictionary- On line two way Hebrew-English dictionary, includes full punctuation, morphological analysis & an exact up to date translation of tens of thousands of words and phrases.
• One look dictionary search - A search engine for words and phrases. More than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries are indexed by the OneLook® search engine.

• Alpha dictionary site - Offers translation services, word databases and custom dictionaries using 992 online english dictionaries at once including many biology related dictionaries and glossaries (molecular biology, cell biology, bio tech, microbiology, genetics, zoology and more).
• specialty dictionaries - Here you will find dictionaries and glossaries of specialized words in the English language by category. the site includes dictionaries specialized in general science , biology, botany, environment, chemistry and more.

  Basic internet usage-

• A basic guide to the internet- A brief discussion of the Internet and its components.
• Understanding the world wide web- A discussion of the major protocols that make up the Web, the makeup of URLs, browsers and plug-ins, multimedia, Web programming languages and more.

• Checklist of internet tips- A collection of tips with an emphasis on the use of subject directories and search engines.
• Conducting research on the internet- Advice on using e-mail discussion groups, Usenet news, and basic recommendations on the use of subject directories and search engines with tips on conducting searches.
• Evaluating internet resources- Strategies for evaluating resources found on the Internet.

• Getting started: selecting a tool for your search- A chart listing general query types and the kinds of search tools that support them.
• Boolean searching on the internet- The principles of search logic and the different manifestations of this logic on Web search engines.
• The deep web- A tutorial describing this newsworthy phenomenon: what it is, what to call it, tips for dealing with it, and how to locate its content.
• How to choose a search engine or directory- A chart listing numerous features and the search engines & directories that support them.
• Searching the internet: recommended sites and search techniques- An extensive tutorial on the use of subject directories, search engine services, and the "deep" Web. This tutorial covers Google, Ask Jeeves, BUBL LINK, Ixquick and Yahoo.
• Second generation searching on the web- Tips on precision searching using features available on second generation search services. This tutorial covers Teoma, Ixquick, SurfWax and TracerLock.

    Tutorials-

•  a guide to searching the Web- A short and easy tutorial about Web searching, search engines and directories. This little crash course will teach you how to explore the Net more efficiently.
• Finding information on the internet- A tutorial updated to reflect the latest trends in search engines, directories, and evaluating web pages.
• ICYouSee- Designed to serve as a self-guided training page and tour of the World Wide Web.

• Search engines showdown- This page will link to a variety of ways to learn more about searching and search engines. See the search strategies given here as a starting point.
• Four steps towards better searching
• The spider's apprentice- Helps you understand and use search engines.  How do they work?  Why do certain results come up frequently and others not at all?  Which search engines are most useful and efficient?  How can you improve your searches and find what you want more easily?
• FINDSPOT- Helps you find what you are looking for on the web faster, easier and more accurately.
• Tool Kit for the Expert Web Searcher
• Internet Tools for the Advanced Searcher- Available tools: Search engines, Virtual libraries, Intelligent Agents, Weblogs, More effective ways of searching, A list of useful search engines.

• Search engine terms-  This glossary can help you understand & clarify the meanings the terms and concepts of search engine terminology in general.
• The web tools- Internet Search, Search Software, Search Tools.