Hi all-
Short editorial.
When searching the web, you can use some fancy searching techinques to help
find "S"tuff.
Example: you can use a search like this in Google
UPS "delivery truck" (1970 OR "1970's" OR "'70") ("1/64" OR "1:64")
-- Bob B. inspired me; I found a 1:64 UPS truck for 1977 but not for 1970.
Sorry Bob.
This is termed Boolean searching & will make your searches a bit tighter and
yield less "junk". In Google, you can use up to 10 search terms; more than
that and Google will ignore the remainder.
I also like to use Google's advance search
(http://www.google.com/advanced_search) page vs. the basic search screen.
This will let you filter out stuff by language, date or domain i.e. exclude
or include .com, .edu, .gov, etc.
http://www.google.com/advanced_search
I highly recommend exploring the advanced search features and also reading
the search tips pages for any search engine you opt to use. This will aid in
performing more effective searches.
MetaSearch engines like "Dogpile" (http://www.dogpile.com/) allow you to
search multiple search engines in one pop. This is useful when your doing a
simple search but for very specific terms or concepts.
For more than you'll ever want to know about "power searching", see
http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/
http://searchenginewatch.com/
See also:
http://www.lvc.edu/library/searchengines.aspx
I set the "Tools/Internet Options/General/History" option in MS Internet
Explorer to save the last 20 days of browsing/surfing. If I forget to
bookmark an interesting web page but want to revisit it, I can try to find it
by searching my history list.
Lastly, one of my often used tools is the Model Train Magazine Index
(http://index.mrmag.com/). Despite the fact that Google is now indexing over
8 billion pages -- see the footer on www.google.com -- "good" information has
a price tag and one usually must pay for it. Info published in r.r. mags can
be far superior to what is made freely available on the web.
Dick Karnes provides a wonderful service as the Russell M. Mobley Librarian
(http://www.nasg.org/mobleylib.html). The NMRA has the Kalmbach research
library (http://www.nmra.org/library/). The National Toy Train Museum in
Strasburg has a library that is open to the public
(http://www.traincollectors.org/tca.html#library). Railpub
(http://www.railpub.com) is a good source for out-of-print stuff.
To find books on r.r. topics, try the Library of Congress online catalog.
http://catalog.loc.gov/ Drop in your local public library and use its
resources, too.
This S-scale list is a *fantastic* resource.
O.K. maybe that wasn't so short but I hope this helps with your web searching
efforts.
Lunch is over. Gotta go help some young, eager-to-learn students with their
research needs. :)
Stan Furmanak 717 867-6973 (voice)
Systems and Reference Librarian 717 867-6979 (fax)
Bishop Library
http://www.lvc.edu/library/
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA 17003
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