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On the Net      A Column about using the Internet and the Web
by Greg R. Notess

Published in Online and EContent (formerly known as Database, this column features information resources and tools available on the Internet and the World Wide Web, specifically ones of interest to information professionals. The following list includes both columns and the occasional article. Most are linked to full-text online versions made available by the publisher.
EContent
A Multiplicity of Databases on Search Engines. 22(5): , Oct.-Nov. 1999
AltaVista's International Mirrors. 22(4): 59-62, Aug.-Sept. 1999

Database
Searching for Current News. 22(3): 57-60, June-July 1999
The Many Faces of Inktomi. 22(2): 63-65, April-May 1999
Duplicative Databases: Yellow Pages from infoUSA. 22(1): 73-76, Feb.-Mar. 1999
The Year Databases Moved to the Web. 21(6):56-58, Dec. 1998
Government Metasites: Federal, State, and International. 21(5):60-63, Oct.-Nov. 1998
The Death of Open Text and the Birth of Livelink Pinstripe. 21(4):86-89, Aug.-Sept. 1998
Free Medlines on the Web. 21(3):71-75, June-July 1998
Tips for Evaluating Web Databases. 21(2):69-72, April.-May 1998
Findlaw: Metasite Extraordinaire. 21(1):66-69, Feb.-Mar. 1998
Northern Light: New Search Engine for the Web and Full-Text Articles. 21(1):32-37, Feb.-Mar. 1998
Refining the Internet in '97. 20(6):62-64, Dec. 1997
Measuring the Size of Internet Databases. 20(5):69-72, Oct.-Nov.1997
Periodicals on the Web. 20(4):85-88, Aug.-Sept.1997
Searching the Hidden Internet. 20(3):37-40, June-July 1997
New Databases from the Internet Search Services. 20(2):72-74 April-May 1997
Comparing Net Directories. 20(1):61-64, Feb.-March 1997
The Internet in 1996. 19(6):75-77, Dec. 1996
Email Address Databases. 19(5):85-88, Oct.-Nov. 1996
The Internet as an Online Service: Bibliographic Databases on the Net. 19(4):92-95, Aug.-Sep. 1996
Searching the Web with Alta Vista. 19(3):86-88, June-July 1996
Internet Ready Reference Resources. 19(2):88-91, April-May 1996
News Resources on the World Wide Web. 19(1):12-20, Feb.-March 1996
The Internet Goes Commercial. 18(6):72-74, Dec. 1995
Shopping, Security, and Shareware. 18(5):85-88, Oct.-Nov. 1995
The InfoSeek Databases. 18(4):85-87, Aug.-Sep. 1995
Federal Legislation on the Internet. 18(3):84-87, June-July 1995
The Dialog Home Page. 18(2):75-78, April-May 1995
Making Sense of the Census. 18(1):78-80, Feb.-March 1995
The Internet in 1994: New Interfaces and Databases. 17(6):79-81, Dec. 1994
The Internet Weather Channel. 17(5):95-98, Oct.-Nov. 1994
SEC EDGAR and the Internet Town Hall. 17(4):77-81, Aug. 1994
The CIESIN for Global Change. 17(3):95-97, June 1994
The Clinton Review: Presidential Documents on the Net. 17(2): 80-83, April 1994
LC's Debut on the Internet. 16(5):84-87, October 1993
Internet Database Review: UnCover. 16(4):99-102, August 1993
Offspring of OPACs: Local Databases on the Net. 16(3):108-110, June 1993
E-mail Lists as Databases. 16(2):106-108, April 1993
Online
Intricacies of Advertisement Information on the Web. 23(6):forthcoming, Nov -Dec. 1999
On-the-Fly Search Engine Analysis. 23(5):63-66, Sept.-Oct. 1999
Communications and Community on Web Sites. 23(4):65-68, July-Aug. 1999
Search Engines in the Internet Age. 23(3):20-22, May-June 1999. (In print only)
Rising Relevance in Search Engines. 23(3):84-86, May-June 1999
Internet Current Awareness. 23(2):75-78, March-April 1999
Minimal Intranets for Libraries. 23(1):74-76, Jan.-Feb. 1999
Filtering the Email Storm. 22(6):64-66, Nov.-Dec. 1998
More Internet Search Strategies. 22(5):71-74, Sept.-Oct. 1998
DejaNews and Other Usenet Search Tools. 22(4):74- , July-Aug. 1998
Keyboard and Navigation Shortcuts. 22(3):48-50, May-June 1998
Focus On: Alexa. 22(3):29-30, May-June 1998. (In print only)
Toward More Comprehensive Web Searching: Single Searching Versus Megasearching. 22(2):73-76, March-April 1998
Looking Ahead to 1998 on the Net. 22(1):74-76, Jan.-Feb. 1998
New Features of the Web Indexes. 21(5):52-55, Sept.-Oct.1997
Internet Search Strategies. 21(4):63-66, July-August1997
Mega-Searching from the Desktop. 21(3):89-91, May-June1997
Sending and Receiving Email Attachments. 21(2):85-87, March-April1997
Forecasts, and an Internet Wish List. 21(1):56-58, Jan.-Feb.1997
Internet One Search with the Mega Search Engines. 20(6):36-39, Nov.-Dec.1996
Negotiating Netscape's Frames. 20(5):65-68, Sept.-Oct.1996
Telnet, the Forgotten Internet Tool. 20(4):22-24, July-Aug. 1996
Catch the Lightning: Keeping Current with the Net. 20(3):86-88, May-June 1996
Java Creates New Potential for Internet Information. 20(2):82-86, Mar.-Apr. 1996
Internet Directions in 1996. 20(1):33-36, Jan.-Feb. 1996
Using CD-ROMs with the Internet. 19(6):40-44, Nov.-Dec.1995
New Models of Online Interaction. 19(5):87-90, Sep.-Oct. 1995
Searching the World-Wide Web: Lycos, WebCrawler and More. 19(4):48-53, July-Aug. 1995
Comparing Commercial WWW Browsers. 19(3):43-49, May-June 1995
Comparing Web Browsers: Mosaic, Cello, Netscape, WinWeb, and InternetWorks Lite. 19(2):36-40, Mar.-Apr. 1995
The Upgrade Upheaval: Moving From a Terminal Account to a Direct Connection. 19(1):57-59, Jan.-Feb. 1995
Troubleshooting the Internet. 18(5):110-112, Sep.-Oct. 1994
Internet Connections: Understanding Your Access Options. 18(5):41-47, Sep.-Oct. 1994
Lynx to the World-Wide Web. 18(4):78-82, July 1994
Finding and Creating Finger Information. 18(3):108-111, May 1994
Learning to FTP. 18(2):79-82, March 1994
Telnet Explored. 18(1):94-97, January 1994
The Low-End Power User. 17(6):87-89, Nov. 1993
Reading Usenet News: The rn and trn Newsreaders. 17(5):94-98, Sept. 1993
Usenet: Taming the E-mail Flood. 17(4):86-88, July 1993
Using Gophers to Burrow Through the Internet. 17(3):100-102, May 1993
The Internet Meets Online. 17(2):84-86, March 1993
Gaining Access to the Internet. 16(5):27-34, September 1992


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