GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Search Engines
Reference
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SEARCH ENGINES

Google http://www.google.com/ The most prominent search engine. Includes options to search among web pictures, newsgroups, or Google's own directory. (Tip: If a link from Google is broken, go back to the link and click on the word "Cached.")

REFERENCE

The Internet Archive http://www.archive.org Web page missing? Go to Archive.org and type in the URL you want. It might just have your page saved in memory!

Arts and Letters Daily http://www.aldaily.com Updated daily from dozens of magazines and newspapers, with links to new articles about literature, philosophy, and the other humanities. Also offers permanent links to columnists and periodicals. No ads, just text.

The Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org Links to many Jewish institutions, including Jewish museums, academic and An efficient way of organizing on-line books and periodicals. For example, you can search for books by author, title, or Dewey Decimal System category

Bartleby.com: Great Books Online http://www.bartleby.com/ "Publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge." The main page includes American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, and other basic reference books.

Bibliomania http://www.bibliomania.com/ More than 2000 free texts, study guides and reference resources.

Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/

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http://english.ajeeb.com Arabic-to-English translation online of any Arabic website. The catch is you must first register with Ajeeb.