World Wide Web Resources
Introduction to Internet search tools
There are two basic types of search tools: search engines and
directories. Search engines are tools like AltaVista and Excite, which allow you to enter
terms related to the topic you are searching and then return any number of web pages,
depending on the number of sites that match your search criteria indexed by that
particular search engine. Yahoo is another type of search tool, called a directory, which
provides a more structured approach to finding information on the web. Sites are organized
by subject. These types of tools are useful for getting a general idea of what information
is out there, but they do not index as many sites as many of the search engines.
Some general tips:
- If you plan to use one or more search engines on a regular basis,
spend some time reading some of the help screens on the search site. These often give
useful information to get the most out of the search engine.
- Many search engines offer an advanced search option which allows
you to utilize searching techniques not available with the basic search.
- Some search engines will allow you to search not only web
documents, but Usenet newsgroups as well. Deja News is a service that searches newsgroups
only.
- For more in depth search tips and comparisons of the various
search tools, take a look at one of the following sites:
Search engines
- AltaVista
- Deja News
- Excite
- HotBot
- Infoseek
- Lycos
- Metacrawler
- The Mining Co.
- Open Text
A specialized business search engine, with a transportation
subdirectory.
- WebCrawler
- Yahoo
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- WWWebster Dictionary
- Statistical Abstract of the United
States
- County and City Data Book
- The Old Farmer's Almanac
- Associations on the Net
- The Internet Public Library (IPL) Associations on the Web provides
access to over 500 associations and organizations with web pages. Search by subject area
or name.
- The World Wide Web Acronym and
Abbreviation Server
- U.S. Gazetteer
- Hoover's Online
- Business and company information
- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
- Company information
- United States Postal Service ZIP Code Lookup and
Address Information
- The Universal Currency Converter (Xenon Labs)
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Newspapers
- The Washington Post
- The New York Times
- Currently a free service, though users must register. Access to
the current day's paper only.
- The Washington Times
- USA Today
- Time
- U.S. News
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News services
- CNN Interactive
- Reuters New Media
- From Yahoo! news.
Journals
- e-journal
- WWW Virtual Library Electronic Journals List, a service provided
by e.doc. Links to an extremely diverse collection of online journals, including
scientific and technical journals, university and academic publications, business and
financial titles, and political publications. A wide array of international and
foreign language publications are included.
- National Transportation Library (NTL)
- Supported by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS),
provides full-text access to transportation related documents, with concentration on
government documents.
- GAO reports
- Access to full text of GAO reports from FY96 on. Search by
subject, author, title, or keyword.
- Princeton University--Directory of
Transportation Resources
- WWW Virtual Library--Transportation
- Internet Public
Library--Transportation
- Yahoo Transportation
directory
Each of these links connects to an extensive directory of
transportation-related resources. Access is provided to transportation related agencies at
all levels of government, transportation associations and organizations, university
academic departments and libraries, private companies, transportation conferences, and
system information for all modes of transportation.
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- Air Transport Association (ATA)
- American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
- American Public Transit Association (APTA)
- American Road & Transportation Builders
Association (ARTBA)
- American Trucking Associations (ATA)
- Association of American Railroads (AAR)
- Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
- ITS America
- Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Federal government: U.S. Department of Transportation and its
operating administrations
Other federal agencies and organizations
- National Transportation Safety Board
- White House Commission on
Aviation Safety and Security
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State DOTs
From ITS Online. Provides detailed reviews and
rankings of state DOTs, with special attention paid to Intelligent Transportation Systems
(ITS) related areas.
Provided by the Transportation Research Board
(TRB). Includes links to state DOTs and some other state level transportation
organizations.
- Northwestern University
Transportation Library
- Harmer C. Davis Transportation Library
- At the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of
California at Berkeley. Provides access to the PATH
(Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways) database, a bibliographical database of
materials related to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
- University of Hawaii, College of Engineering
Transportation Library
- Minnesota Transportation Libraries
- Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act (ISTEA) Reauthorization page from Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
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- THOMAS: Legislative information on the Internet.
Services provided by the Library of Congress,
including:
- Bills summaries for 93rd through current Congress.
Full text for 101st through current Congress.
- Public Laws by Law Number for 93rd through current Congress.
- Congressional Record for 101st through current Congress.
- Committee Reports for 104th through current Congress.
- U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library.
Extensive collection of legal resources, including:
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Federal Register
- United States Code
- U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law
Library - Transportation and admiralty law
- House Committee on Transportation &
Infrastructure
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation
- West's Legal Directory
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