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by key word |
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by key word |
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Light |
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by key word(s) |
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by key word |
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NetSearch |
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| All
the web |
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by key word(s)/phrase |
| Web
Crawler |
Keyword
or category search |
| Yahoo |
Keyword
or category search |
| MetaCrawler
Parallel Web Search Service |
Simultaneous
searches using several search engines |
| All
Search Engines |
Access
general as well as topical search engines |
| Ask
Jeeves |
Pose
questions to initiate search |
| Direct
Hit |
Returns
most popular sites first- Also shopping
search engine |
| Dogpile |
Uses
multiple search engines |
| Ixquick |
Uses
multiple search engines, Metasearch engine |
| Searchenginez |
Uses
multiple search engines |
| Professional
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| NAEB |
National
Association of Educational Buyers |
| NAEB
Newsgroup Archives |
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| NAPM |
National
Association of Purchasing Management |
| NPI |
National
Purchasing Institute |
| NAPCP |
National
Association of Purchasing Card Professionals |
| NAPP |
National
Association of Procurement Professionals |
| NIGP |
National
Institute of Governmental Purchasing |
| NASPO |
National
Association of State Purchasing Officials |
| NAOSMM |
National
Association of Scientific Materials Managers |
| NACCU |
National
Association of Campus Card Users |
| NACUBO |
National
Association of College & University Business Officers |
| APPA |
The
Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers |
| Council
of Higher Education Management Associations (CHEMA) |
Profiles
of various higher educational associations and links to those with
web sites |
| American
Arbitration Assoc. |
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| EDUCAUSE |
Information
Technology in higher education |
| The
Outsourcing Institute |
Resource
for outsourcing information |
| WWW
"White/Yellow Pages"
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| Infospace,
The Ultimate Directory |
Phone
directory for businesses, people, Federal, State, local government
offices. E-mail directory |
| AnyWho |
Search
for people, business, reverse lookup, toll-free and web sites |
| Switchboard |
Nation-wide
"white pages" claiming over 90 million listings for people and over
10 million for businesses |
| Info
USA |
Database
Source |
| Internet
800 Directory |
Search
for toll-free phone numbers |
| Super
Pages.com (Big Yellow) |
Nationwide
yellow pages - bonus: street map of business location |
| Who/Where |
Find
e-mail addresses of individuals & business phone numbers |
| Internet
Address Finder |
Search
for an individual's e-mail address |
| YAHOO!
People Search |
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for e-mail and telephone numbers |
| Net
Web Sense |
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for companies' WWW sites |
| Trade
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| Trade
Show Central |
Lists
over 8,000 trade show events and information |
| Legal
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| Uniform
Commercial Code |
Text
of UCC |
| Find
Law - State Law Resources |
Index
to state resources with search capabilities |
| Thomas |
US
Congressional legislation |
| Internet
Legal Resource Guide |
Links
to legal resources |
| International
Legal Links |
Information
resources related to laws of international trade |
| Product/Company
Source Locators
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| Thomas
Register |
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for manufacturers of products |
| TechSavvy.com |
Search
for suppliers of products, access company online catalogs, and military
specifications |
| Chemical
Online Search |
Search
for suppliers scientific/lab products + free posting of RFPs/RFQ's |
| Chem
Connect (The World Chemical Exchange) |
Chemical
products buyers directory and more |
| Guide
to Computer Vendors |
Find
suppliers of computer products |
Educational
and Institutional Cooperative
(E & I) |
E
& I contract information and more |
| Electrobase |
Search
database of manufacturers and distributors for sources for electronics |
| Electronics
Manufacturers on the Net |
Search
for links to manufactures of electronic equipment. |
| Industry
Link |
Links
to industry web sites |
| Internet
Chemistry Resources - Commercial Sites |
Links
to companies selling chemicals, scientific equipment, etc. |
| Laboratory
Equipment Online |
Search
for suppliers of laboratory equipment |
| Laser
& Optronics |
Search
for suppliers of laser and related equipment |
| Bio
Supply Net |
Search
database of over 15,000 products and 1,600 suppliers of biomedical/scientific
equipment, supplies |
| Purchasing
Guide |
For
buyers sourcing suppliers nationwide |
| Sci
Quest |
Locate
suppliers of scientific products, request catalogs, technical specs.,
etc. via e-mail |
| Tecnet |
Search
for sources of new and used high tech equipment. For buyers and sellers. |
| BizWeb |
Links
to company web sites by category of goods or services they provide |
| Engineering
News Record |
Search
for design and construction firms |
| Sweet's
Group |
Search
for sources for construction/building materials/supplies - some product
descriptions |
| Power
Sourcing (The Industrial Resource Network) |
Search
for sources of supply from over 14,000 industrial suppliers and 10,000
product categories. |
| SBA
PRO-Net |
Search
data base of over 171,000 small, disadvantaged, 8 (a) and women-owned
businesses. |
| ABXPriceTracker |
Online
athletic product and price directory |
| GlobalSpec.Com |
On-line
site to connect engineers and technical buyers with suppliers in the
design engineering community. |
| FindMRO.com |
Search
for sources of hard to find MRO products |
| Electronic
Shopping Agents
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| Internet
Mall.com |
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| CNET
Shopper |
E-shopper
for primarily computers and associated products. |
| My
Simon |
Electronic
shopper - Provides price comparisons for products in several categories. |
| Price
Scan |
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| Pricewatch |
Electronic
comparison shopper for: computers, computer products, and consumer
electronics. |
| Roboshopper |
Electronic
shopping agent |
| Pricefile.com |
A
price comparison search engine and database for computer related technology,
with no vendor bias or advertising. |
| Information
from Federal/ State/Local Government
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| Consumer
Price Indexes |
BLS
data |
| Producer
Price Indexes |
BLS
data |
| Bureau
of Labor Statistics |
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| Federal
Register |
Search
the Federal Register |
| Consumer
Information Center |
Links
to Federal agencies and additional consumer-related information |
| Library
of Congress - State and Local Gov't Information |
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| Federal
Web Locator |
US
Federal Government Agencies Directory |
| Code
of Federal Regulations |
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| Federal
Acquisition Regulations |
Federal
acquisition-related info from ARNet (Acq. Reform Network) |
| GSA's
Excluded List |
List
of parties excluded from Federal procurement and non procurement programs |
| EPA
Energy Star |
Information
on Energy Star program |
| Auctions
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| Dovebid |
Business-to-business
online auctions. |
| EBay |
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| On
Sale/Egghead.com |
Specializes
in computer and office equipment. |
| Standards,
Codes
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| ANSI
Standards |
American
Nat'l Standards Institute-links to other standard organizations |
| SIC
Codes |
Standard
industrial classification index |
| NAICS |
North
American Industry Classification System. Intended to replace SIC System |
| ISO |
International
Organization for Standardization |
| ASTM |
American
Society for Testing and Materials |
| UL |
Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc. |
| SAE |
Society
of Automotive Engineers |
| EIA |
Electronic
Industries Alliance |
| Business
& Consumer Information
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| EDI/Electronic
Commerce |
Links
to information on electronic commerce and EDI |
| Better
Business Bureau |
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| Companies
Online |
Information
on over 500,000 public and private companies - Annual sales, employee
size, trade name, parent, e-mail, etc. |
| Dun
& Bradstreet |
Intro
to services - fee for co. reports & other services |
| National
Fraud Information Center |
Daily
reports of frauds and scams |
| Consumer
World |
Links
to consumer resources |
| Excluded Parties Listing System |
Search list of companies debarred or suspended by local
governments |
| Bizrate |
Provides
rating of many companies selling on the Internet |
| Edmund's |
New/used
car information, prices, specifications |
| Kelly
Blue Book |
Guide
for the car buyer |
| Motortrend |
Used car information |
| Automobile Magazine |
New car information |
| StrongNumbers.com |
Bluebook
of values of a variety of products (mostly consumer) |
| Shipper
Information
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| Federal
Express |
Trace
shipments |
| United
Parcel Services (UPS) |
Trace
shipments |
| Airborne
Express |
Trace
shipments |
| United
States Postal Serv (USPS) |
Zip
code finder and more |
| Freightworld |
List/links
to package express firms |
| International
Business
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| The
Universal Currency Converter |
Currency
conversion calculations |
| First
Worldwide Internet Pages |
International
business information |
| Reference
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| Duhaime's
Law Dictionary |
Definition
of legal terms |
| Accounting
Glossary |
Glossary
of accounting terms |
| Research-It |
Language
tools, e.g., Websters dictionary, computing dictionary, thesaurus,
acronyms, quotations, translators, + geography tools, financial tools |
| Martindale's
- The Reference Desk |
Award
- winning web reference "desk"contains a multitude of links to information
in science, business, language, health science, environment/safety,
calculators in various disciplines, etc. |
| The
Jargon File |
Dictionary
of jargon |
| Encyclopedia
Britannica |
Search
the Encyclopedia Britannica |
| Webopedia |
Encylopedia
of World Wide Web words and phrases |
| Bartlett's
Quotations |
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| Online
English Grammar |
Resources
for grammar and usage |
| Periodic
Table of the Elements |
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| Unit
Conversion Page |
Conversion
calculator for units of time, length, area, volume, mass, etc. |
| Dictionary
of Units of Measurements |
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| Business
News
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| Business
Week Magazine |
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| Forbes
Magazine |
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| Purchasing
Web |
Collection
of articles and reference documents on purchasing management topics.
Site developed by NAPM-Silicon Valley |
| The
Wall Street Journal |
Fee
for access |
| Time
Magazine |
Online
version of Time Magazine |
| Fortune
Magazine |
Online
version of Fortune Magazine |
| CNNMoney
Magazine |
Online
version of Money Magazine |
| Hoover's
Online |
Source
for information on companies |
| Warehousing
Management |
Bi-monthly
publication-trends, news in warehouse/distribution center management |
| PurchasingAtoZ |
Online
review of procurement news sources and an overview of the week's top
government procurement stories, also links relating to Purchasing
Laws, Ecommerce, Economy, Inventory Mgmt, etc. |
| Higher
Education News & Info.
(Back to top) |
| The
Chronicle of Higher Education |
Summary
info. free - $ fee for details |
| University
Business |
Monthly
Magazine |
| College
and University Home Page Listing |
Links
to colleges and universities worldwide |
| University
Pages |
Links
to Colleges and Universities in the US by state |
| Computer
and Electronics Industry/Product News
(Back to top) |
| PC
World Magazine |
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| Info
World Magazine |
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| Internet
World |
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| Ziff
Davis Magazines |
Online
computer product guide magazines and other related information |
| Electronic
Buyers' News |
Electronics
industry news + guide to products, manufacturers, and distributors |
| Miscellaneous
(Back to top) |
| WIZnet |
Internet
business community for both buyers and suppliers. $ fee for subcribers |
| Excite
Shopping |
Searches
for sources and prices |
| Web
Bid |
On-line
distribution/search and retrieval of bid requests. RFPs, RFIs for
colleges and universities |
| The
Purchasing Station |
Numerous
links to purchasing related information |
