Around the Web in 80 Sites

Computers & Internet

Computer Science Research Paper Search Engine (CORA)
Nua Internet Surveys
Research Index (Cite Seer) OPAQUE WEB
SecuritySearch.net
U-Geek Technical Glossary

Health & Medical Information

Community Health Indicators (USA)
Health Care Finance Administration (U.S.) Nursing Home Database
HSTAT
Jade  (Medicine) (Medline Alert Tool)

Humanities

ARGOS: Ancient and Medieval Internet Resources
Beethoven Bibliography Database
Billboard Review Finder
Video Distributor Database

Legal

U.S. Federal Courts Lookups (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)
Search for a District by County Name ||| Search for all Counties in a District ||| Search for Details by County Code
Municipal Codes Online (via SPL) (directory of IW dbases)

Literature & Languages

Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
The Human Languages Page
The Lexical FreeNet
Verbix Verb Conjugator

News Searching

BBC News  (excellent for international news) (OPAQUE WEB)
CBC News Search (excellent for international news) (NOTE: Search Limits)
Editor and Publisher Media Online Media Directory
ObitFinder  (Opaque Specialized Web Tool)
Northern Light News Alerts

People Searching

192.Com
EComp
FamilySearch Genealogy Service
WED World Email Directory

Public Records

Airline On-Time Statistics Database
Database Resources from Various States
FreeErisa
Licensed Occupation Information System
New York City Restaurant Inspection Search
Propery Assessment Databases
Texas Community Profiles
(United Kingdom) UpMyStreet.Com
(Canada) Vehicle Recall Database

Real-Time Information

Amtrak Train Status (Real-Time)
California Highway Patrol Traffic Information (Real-Time)
Flight Tracker from TheTrip.com
J-Track 3-D Satellite Locator

Reference

Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology  OPAQUE Web
American Fact Finder
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Dialog/DataStar Full-Text Publication Search
EuroDicAutom
ExCalendar (Art Museum Events)
ExhibitorNet Trade Show Database
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Lexis-Nexis Source Locator
OCLC Symbol Database
Rand McNally Road Construction Database
Telecom Acronym Reference
Who's Out Archive (Year to date government changes)

Science

EarthQuake Search
Earthrise (space images of earth)
Gray Lit Network
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
New Medicines in Development Database (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America)
Power Reactor Information System

Social Science

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Economics of Tobacco Control
Education Current Awareness
Election 2000  (Campaign Finance) A Compilation of State Campaign Finance Databases
Government Information Sharing Project
Historical (U.S.) Cesus Data Browser
International Database (U.S. Census)
OECD Education Database
Statistical Profiles of Canadian Communities
United States PDQ (Public Diplomacy Query)

Streaming Audio & Video

Speechbot
Virage (C-SPAN Campaign Video Search)

All the resources on this page are FREE to search. In a few cases additional data is available for a fee.
Take what you can get and make the most of it.
Traditional database resources and (even books) are still crucial.