Internet Resources

Favourite Places to Start

• Brief History of the Internet
• CNET
• TAXI Stand 90 Hotspots (especially current NEWS)
• VSL Virtual Software Library master site.
• IPL The Internet Public Library
• Dejanews - search for all the news groups
• Yahoo - or Yahoo Canada Rated as one of best indexes to web.
• Metacrawler - searches all seven top search engines at once!
• Starting Point
• Search Internet Discussion Groups (LISTSERVE)
• EINet Galaxy
• Advanced Lycos Search Form
• Awesome List Compiled by John S. Makulowich
• Lists of Lists by Lawrence Livermore National Lab
• Pointers To Pointers

Search Tools

• GOOGLE - rated as one of the best.
• IXQUICK - new kid on the block.
• NETSCAPE personalized searching.
• ALTA VISTA
• HOTBOT
• INFOSEEK
• EXCITE
• YAHOO
• Dejanews - search for all the news groups
• Opentext with a fantastic search database!
• The Lycos Home Page: Hunting WWW Information (1.49 million unique URLs)
• Search GopherSpace by Title word(s) (via NYSERNET)
• W3 Search Engines
• W3C World Wide Web Consortium
• World Gophers
• The Mother-of-all BBS with references to many topics!
• Internet Information Sources
• Alex: A Catalogue of > 1800 Electronic Texts on the Internet.

Mbone

• MBONE Information Web
• MBONE stuff1 and stuff2 by Andrew Daviel (TRIUMF)
• WebChat

Guides and Indexes

• Java(tm): Programming for the Internet
• A Guide to URLs- describes Uniform Resource Locators
• (Extended) Guide to the Internet (really extented...........!)
• Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides (UMich)
• LISTSERVE User Guide
• GUIDE to CYBERSPACE V6.1 Local PostScript version
• Goldsite Europe
• Global On-Line Home Page
• Index to Multimedia Information Sources
• Planet Earth Home Page
• Internet Web Text
• Web Tools Review
• The InterNIC InfoGuide Home Page
• The Whole Internet Catalog
• EFF's (Extended) Guide to the Internet
• Zen and the Art of the Internet
• Clearinghouse of Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides (UMich)

Courses

• Physics Lecture Demonstrations' Collection
• The Wonders of Physics

Magazines & Newspapers

• ECOLA NEWSTAND
• Online Newspapers by Okanagen Internet Junction
• SunWorld IDG magazine for the Sun community
• JavaWorld IDG magazine for the Java community
• NetscapeWorld IDG magazine for the Web community
• Vancouver Sun newspaper
• Sterling News - BC's local newspapers
• Front Page News of Canadian Newspapers
• CANADIAN PRESS with Today's News
• The Computer Paper Canada's Computer Information Source
• Electronic Newstand
• Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine
• WIRED Magazine
• Many Magazines
• Maclean's is Canada's national newsweekly magazine.
• SKY Online for Amateur Astronomer
• Tom Munnecke's Web Watch

Other Resources

• LISZT Directory of Mailing Lists
• Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists
• Government of Canada: Open Government Pilot Project
• Champlain a global search utility for all levels of Canadian Government Information
• White House Home Page
• U.S. Government Resources
• USENET FAQ's
• The Bible of Usenet 2nd Home
• Alex: A Catalogue of Electronic Texts on the Internet
• Books On-line, Listed by Title
• Internet Documents (RFC's)
• Internet Shopping Network (Computing Equipment)
• The Internet Fax Server
• Netpages (Blue, White or Yellow!)
• Internet Movies Database
• StockMaster
• Community Services: Items of interest to communities (esp. North Vancouver).