Peabody Institute Library
Reference Sources on the Internet

Computers & Technology


General References | Computer Industry | Dictionaries | Education | The Internet & the WWW | Periodicals | Subject Guides


General References
  • AARP Computers and Technology-- A beginner's source to learn more about useful computer, e-mail, and Internet tips. (12/04/01)
  • Computer Almanac -- Source to learn more about useful and interesting computer numbers along with citations to the original sites of information. (7/29/98)

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Computer Industry
  • The Complete Guide to the Massachusetts Software Industry -- Search a database of over 3,310  Massachusetts software and Internet  companies. Searches produce alphabetical lists of addresses, descriptions of products and services, sales and employment data, hardware platforms, markets and applications, and information on international distribution. Paper Copy at Library: HD 9696 .C63 M4 2001 (12/4/01)
  • Inquiry.com -- Provides Information Technology professionals with a host of information on products, vendors, and technologies, as well as a tech-resource database (09,2003).

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Dictionaries
  • Computing Dictionary -- Find definitions to computer terms using this simple interface. (7/29/98)
  • PC Webopaedia -- Online encyclopedia dedicated to computer technology. Enter a search term or browse through the categories. (7/29/98)
  • TechWeb -- Search for over 11,000 computer terms and concepts from The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. (4/24/99)

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Education

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The Internet & the WWW
  • Internet Service Providers -- Search for an ISP from over 8,000 listings by area code or country. (11/13/99)
  • AllWhois -- To verify the existence of an Internet site, search this database. (12/04/01)
  • NCSA - A Beginner's Guide to HTML -- Includes an overview of HTML and a few simple lessons in Web authoring. (04/13/2002)
  • Survey.Net -- Provides updated information and demographics about Internet users. (7/29/98)
  • Web 2.0 -- This term refers to utilizing free web tools for social networking, e.g. blogs, Flickr, YouTube, etc.

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Periodicals
  • Computer Currents Magazine -- Online version of this periodical geared towards the Boston region. Also search for an ISP by area code or company. (11/27/99)

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Subject Guides
  • Virtual Computer Library -- Collection of links to computer vendors, user groups, Internet information, books and journals, conferences, FAQs and more. (12/2/98)

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