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Information Resources NetSites

Sylvia L. Edwards, PhD
Dip.Lib.(RMIT),GCEd(HE),MIT(Res.), PhD, AALIA, MACS
Senior Lecturer
QUT School of Information Systems
CRICOS No: 00213J
Site Last Updated 12th March 2006

Internet Information Business Information People & Others
Search Engines Business - general resources Article Delivery
Subject Directories Business Sites for Women Law and Industrial Relations
Citing Electronic Sources & evaluating them Finance and Stock Markets Mining, Environment & Safety

Government Data
 People as Sources of Info
Html, JavaScript and MetaData (Dublin Core) Industry Resources Statistics, Demography & Census
Internet Information Resources International Data for different Countries Traditional Print Publishing
Internet Marketing Ideas Management Resources Other Sites of Interest
Internet Publishing & e-journals Patents
Keeping Current on the Net Standards About these Pages

General Information about these Pages

This site of links was originally created in May 1996 for the Students of QUT Unit ITB322 Information Resources. It is continually being improved upon, often with the help of the current students in this or other subject units each semester. Further useful sites to Business and Industry are often added, particularly for general information resources, e-commerce, website creation and design, and for business intelligence gathering techniques. If you have any suggestions for inclusion please Email me at s.edwards@qut.edu.au

Search Engines

    Firstly, I suggest you take a look at some of the sites which teach you search tips and techniques, as well as how to evaluate resources on the Internet. For example Sink or Swim: Internet Search Tools & Techniques is a hands-on workshop by Ross Tyner, M.L.S., Okanagan University College MetaSearch Engines by Jian Liu, Reference Department, IUB Libraries, is also very good, as it gives you links to various Meta-search engines and the advantages, and disadvantages, of using them.

    Evaluating Web Resources from the team at Wolfgram Memorial Library Widener University,appears to be very good at teaching yourself how to evaluate the resources you find on the Net! Finally, don't forget to try critically thinking about the Internet and its potential resources before you start searching. Where might be the best place to search for your required information? Is it actually likely to be on the Net, and if so is it more likely to be found using a tool like The Invisible Web instead.

    Having thought about what may be available on the Internet, what you are searching for and how to do it, some of the search engines are: Please NOTE: MSF means the site has Multiple search facilities
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Subject Directories

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Keeping Current on the Net

    Check out the Toolbar features of your graphical browser and look for What's New and What's Hot buttons at any subject site. Try reading your local newspapers' computer sections, and try the Internet journals like Australian Personal Computer , Netsurfers Digest, Wired, etc.. Try joining an electronic conference in your subject of interest, or try ...
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    Monitoring Tools

Article Delivery

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Business

    Try the environmental scanning tips from publications,  like the article by Richard JurekSharpening Your Competitive Edge : the Internet is a powerful tool for gathering intelligence, ... if you know where to look, Internet World, May 1997.
    Also, don't forget to check out the Finance and Stock Markets sections below for further information!
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    Business Import/Export Information

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Business Sites for Women

    Sites which are designed for Women in Business and in most cases designed BY women!

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Citing Electronic Sources

    While you are thinking about citing an Internet resource, have you considered whether the site you want to use is reliable, authorative, up-to-date, and so forth? You could consider using the FAVORS evaulation checklist to aid you in evaluating Internet resources.

    Assuming you do want to use the material, some suggestions for how to reference electronic sources of information in bibliographic citation format follow.


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Finance

    For individual Stock Exchange Data see section below. Some of the following links provide information for free and others require fee payment for copies of reports if required by fax, email, regular postage, etc. Where Fee Payment may be required to receive reports I have included the term Fees

  • Australian Financial Review
  • CNN Financial News
  • Quote.Com provides current quotes on stocks, futures, market analysis, company profiles, ... lengthy use requires subscription Fees
  • DB: Dun & Bradstreet access to reports on companies, business history... Fees
  • Financial World a print journal - features futures and commodity market links
  • CommerceNet a non-profit consortium of commercial, educational, non-profit and government groups. Provide members with assistance in doing business on the Internet!
  • USA TODAY contains recent days activities, market summaries and business movers. 

Stock Markets/Exchange Data

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General Country Data

    Some of the following links include information for free and others require fee payment for copies of reports as required by fax, email, regular postage, etc. Where Fee Payment may be required to receive reports I have included Fees

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Government

    Local Government and Planning Sites

  • ALGA Australian Local Government Association
  • ALGIS Australian Local Government Information Service
  • CiTYNET Australia's local government industry's public access service
  • Community Information Network
  • Cyburbia USA site with almost 6000 links to Internet resources relevant to LG

    National and State Government Sites

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Html, JavaScript and Dublin Core

This is a large assortment of web tools and accessories for building and maintaining web sites on the Internet.These resources can and do include online data base tools, banner builders, audio presentations, audio samples, slide shows, CGI, PERL, GIF reduction, HTML guides, 3D creation, offline browsers, web forms, graphics editors, graphics viewers, Adobe Photo Shop tips, JAVA assemblers, applets, access counters, image map creators, and other forms of web page animation such as Shockwave etc. A few are included below as a starting point, but follow their links for further ideas.

    Html - Editors

    Html - General

    Html - Graphics, etc.

    MetaData, including Dublin Core and AGLS (Schemas and editors)

    Java Script

Industry

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Internet Information Resources

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Internet Marketing Ideas

    E-Commerce Design Ideas and Design Checking Tools

    • Bobby by CAST - helps WebSite owners identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities.
    • Lynx Viewer service allows web authors to see what their pages will look like when viewed with Lynx.
    • Net Mechanic "Power tools" for your site - improve it, promote it, and monitor your server.
    • Sucky to Savvy by Jeff Glover The Web style guide, learn what's bad and how to correct it.
    • Web Pages that Suck Learn good design by observing bad design!

    Business Advertising Examples

    • ArsTechnica The PC enthusiasts resource - cryptic to match market demographic and source code includes browser warnings for future maintenance.
    • Billabong Australia What are they selling?
    • BCC - Brisbane City Council Site gives phone number for immediate contact, & have thought about their end users!
    • Bureau of Meterology site works in either browser & loads fast. Simple clean layout despite amount of it. Check out the source code for the awesome Meta Tags and note to the webmanagers of the future!
    • Federal Express Delivery Check out their Tracking System for parcels!
    • Flag Inns
    • The Hub Internet Cafe and Communications in Brisbane.au
    • Kodak check out daily picture/daily date, teaches you how to take better pictures, preserve them, etc.
    • Microsoft
    • Paramount Movies
    • Qantas check flight schedules, arrivals & departures, etc.
    • Toyota
    • Woolworths Australia

    Business on the Net - Shopping Malls!

    Get out your credit card! - but always look for security information - encryption and so forth, BEFORE sending credit card details!!

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Internet Publishing - Not Html!

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Law and Industrial Relations

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Management

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Mining, Environment & Safety

Also see the links under Industry Above.
  • INFO-MINE Canadian access to information on companies involved in mining and exploration industry - Over 3000 Companies, and over 10000 mining properties!
  • Metal Net
  • Minmet Australia access to press services provided by Minmet and "What's hot down under?" service outlining topical Australian resource stories
  • AGSO Minerals Division Australian Geological Survey Organisation
  • Environment Australia On-Line includes protection, marine and heritage issues
  • Environmental Protection Agency USA
  • NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health USA
  • OSHWEB index of occupational health & safety resources - includes major hazard control & risk management

 

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Patents

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People as Sources of Information

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Standards

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Statistics, Demography & Census Data

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Traditional Print Publishing Sources

    Use any of these sites to link to Traditional Publishing Houses - get catalogues, price and availability data, even order direct!
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Other Sites of Interest

    Sites which are of interest for special Internet features, etc.
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This page was created and is maintained by Dr. Sylvia Edwards . Originally created in May 1996 and last updated on 12 September 2005

All links regularly checked and site repair is ongoing.

If you have any suggestions for inclusion please Email me at s.edwards@qut.edu.au