Putnam County Public Library Bookmarks

These bookmarks (links to the World Wide Web) have been selected by PCPL librarians and volunteer cybercoaches to guide you in finding information.  If you seek information on a specific topic, begin with a keyword search using one of the Search Engines or Megasearch Engines. PCPL-selected sites are listed below: Resource Sites with Reviewed Links and a wide variety listed under Subject Index. If you need further assistance, ask at the Reference Desk.

Search Engines

AltaVista
Full-text search of www & usenet; translates 5 languages; photofinder
DejavuNews
Valuable in locating recent articles and background on current authors
HotBot
Full-text search of www; permits searches by media type

	ReferenceUSA  - With support from the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center Search for U.S. business and residential phone numbers. In addition to basic business names and addresses, find valuable details, including: geocodes for mapping, fax and toll-free numbers, websites, franchise and brand information, headline news, liens, judgments, square footage, and much more. The New Business database includes businesses that have formed within the last two years from across the entire U.S. Updated monthly. (Outside the library you will be prompted to provide your 14 digit library card number with no spaces.)
	BookLetters BookLetters This free service allows you to sign up for regular e-mail newsletters with comments and reading recommendations in varied categories. Whether you enjoy mystery, romance, biography, history or reading suggestions for your children; these newsletters will keep you posted on the activities and resources at the Putnam County Public Library.
	Brochure Global Road Warrior is an online database containing culture, communications, travel, business, and maps for 175 countries and territories. Available at library computers or grab your library card and use it as your boarding pass from home!
	Inspire Indiana Inspire Indiana provides access to a variety of databases and is a tremendous research option for anyone in the state. Available to Indiana Internet users at http://www.inspire.in.gov/, Inspire can be accessed from home, school, office, or the public library.
	Novelist NoveList allows library patrons to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. In addition, three powerful search techniques allow patrons to look for books by entering descriptive terms that appear in subject headings, reviews, and other fields in the title records. Besides locating books to read, patrons can learn more about books and authors through Author Read-alikes, Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks. Connect to Novelist by using your Putnam County Public Library card bar code here.
	Tumblebooks An online library of animated talking picture books that teaches kids the love of reading in a format they will love. The storybook collection contains many favorites. Tumblebooks are visible online. Books are also available in French and Spanish. Check it out!

LawCrawler
Legal information
LookSmart
Cascading categories provides quick access to specific information
Lycos
Keyword search of www, gopher, ftp; good for finding graphics & sounds
Mining Company
Categories; sites are reviewed by professionals--experts in the topic
Webcrawler
Quick search of selected web pages; tends to have several off-target hits
Yahoo!
General search through up to 5 levels of categories; easy to use
Yahooligans
Sites for kids

Megasearch Engines
Each of these searches several other search engines

Dogpile
Searches 25 www, usenet & news search engines
Google
Metacrawler
Profusion
Searches 9 engines -- 3 at a time, 3 best, 3 fastest
 

Resource Sites with Reviewed Links

Internet Public Library
Librarians provide Internet services; the "first public library of the Internet"
Invisible Web
Contains worthy information from reliable providers that are not visible to general-purpose search engines
KidsClick
Web sites selected by librarians especially for kids
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Subject guide to the Internet (maintained by librarians)
Michigan Electronic Library
Maintained and operated by volunteer librarians worldwide
St. Joseph County (Indiana) Public Library
Excellent nationally recognized hotlist of web sites
Vigo Co PL Quick Links
Links to Internet Reference Sources (maintained by VCPL staff)
 

Subject Index

Business

Finding People, Businesses, and E-mail Addresses

Search Engines

Government - Federal

Indiana State Library (Indianapolis)
Indianapolis Marion County Public Library (IMCPL)
Library of Congress
Putnam County Public Library
See also: Resource Sites with Reviewed Links

Money & Finance

News & Weather - General

Greencastle Weather
The Indianapolis Star
WRTV-6

Science & Technology

Sports