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Useful Websites and Search Engines


EBSCOHost Databases
http://trial.epnet.com

  LookSmart
http://search.looksmart.com
Google
http://www.google.com
  AltaVista
http://www.altavista.com
Ask Jeeves
http://www.askjeeves.com/
  Hotbot
http://www.hotbot.com
Ixquick Metasearch
http://www.ixquick.com/
  Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com
World Facts Book
http://cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
  Government of Belize
http://www.belize.gov.bz
BelizeWeb
http://www.belizeweb.com
  Belize Central
http://www.belizecentral.com

  • EBSCOHost Databases–http://trial.epnet.com

  • User ID: s2042295

    Password: password

    Academic Search Elite

    This multi-disciplinary database offers full text for nearly 2,050 scholarly journals, including nearly 1,500 peer-reviewed titles; covering virtually every areas of academic study & academic search.

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    User Friendly

    Quite similar to Proquest

    Can perform searches by:

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    Indexes

    Images

    Can save search results

    Has a help button

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  • LookSmart–http://search.looksmart.com

  • FindArticles search and read 3.5 million articles from over 700 publications

    Directory Search

    Web Search

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  • Google–http://www.google.com

  • Fast, relevant and high quality search results

    Web search

    Image search

    Organized topics into categories

    4,500 news sources, updated continuously

    Post and read comments in Usenet discussion forums

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  • AltaVista–http://www.altavista.com

  • Extensive database

    Complex Boolean searches

    Can search in many languages

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  • Ask Jeeves–http://www.askjeeves.com

  • Search the web by typing a simple question

    Provides answers to the most frequently ask questions on the web

    Simple and intuitive

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  • Hotbot–http://www.hotbot.com

  • Type the most important search term first

    Supports complex Boolean searching and other powerful techniques

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  • Ixquick Metasearch–http://www.ixquick.com

  • Fairly comprehensive

    Relevant results

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  • Yahoo–http://www.yahoo.com

  • The most widely-used internet catalog

    Easiest search page for new users

    Well-organized

    Alphabetical list of broad subject areas

    Subdivided into smaller categories

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  • World Facts Book–http://cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook

  • Official information for each country

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  • Government of Belize–http://www.belize.gov.bz

  • PM

    Profile

    Speeches/Addresses

    Manefesto 2003

    Activities

    Official photo album

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  • BelizeWeb–http://www.belizeweb.com

  • Belize radio stations

    Belize local tv news

    Widely circulating local newspaper

    Telephone directory

    Trade directory

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  • Belize Central–http://www.belizecentral.com

  • Channel 5 local news

    Belize-Guatemala issues

    National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)
    Central Statistical Office

    Laws of Belize

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