A Few Things to Know About the Web...
Like most students, you are pressed for time. You need to find information quickly and efficiently. The natural solution: the Web. When you are searching for information online, keep in mind these points:
- There is no quality control on the Web. Anyone can upload information and claim that it is "authoritative."
- Google does not search the whole Web
- Every search engine does not return the same results
If you're not sure of the source of content on the Web, take a look at the top-level domain to get an idea. Here are a few domains you might find:
- .com = commercial sites
- .pro = doctors, lawyers, accountants
- .biz = commercial, business sites
- .org = nonprofit organizations
- .edu = educational institutions
- .gov = government agencies
- .mil = military
- .net = Internet service providers, which are companies that provide access to the Web; personal websites often have this top-level domain
- .name = personal websites
- .info = general top-level domains for individual sites, business, or organizations
- countries (it. = Italy, kw = Kuwait)
Ruwix.com is the most popular website dedicated to online puzzle programs and tutorials.
Websites & Data portals
- ASME: Environmental EngineeringASME is a not-for-profit membership organization for the engineering and technical community.
- EPA Data FinderEPA has many data sources available, these cover topics including but not limited to air, climate change, health risks, pollutants and contaminants, waste, and water.
- IUPAC Gold BookInteractive version of IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, informally known as the Gold Book.
- UNEP Environmental Data ExplorerThe Environmental Data Explorer is the authoritative source for data sets used by UNEP and its partners in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments. Its online database includes statistics and geospatial data sets (maps), covering themes like Freshwater, Population, Forests, Emissions, Climate, Disasters, Health and GDP. Display them on-the-fly as maps, graphs, data tables or download the data in different formats.
Science Blogs
- Science BlogsScienceBlogs is an invitation-only blog network and virtual community. It was created by Seed Media Group in 2006 to enhance the public understanding of science.
- PLOS Blogs NetworkThese blogs are written or commissioned by editorial staff of PLOS Journals. Provides Diverse perspectives on science and medicine.
- Research BloggingAn aggregation site for bloggers who write about peer-reviewed research, making it easy for readers to find posts about academic research.