Recommended Starting Points for an On-Line Investigation

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Search Tools
www.changedetection.com

 

  • Monitors changes to a web site page
  • Other monitoring tools are available for free or 30-day trial at www.download.com

www.searchportfolio.com

  • One-stop link to search too

  • Affordably priced

www.searchenginecolossus.com

  • International directory of search engines

www.searchengineguide.com

  • Links to search engines, portals, directories   and indexes

www.journalismnet.com/search/best.htm

www.searchengineshowdown.com

  • Reviews of search tools

Librarian’s Index to the Internet www.lii.org

  • Sponsored by the Library of California

The Internet Public Library www.ipl.org
  • School of Information, University of Michigan
The WWW Virtual Library http://vlib.org
  • "The oldest catalogue on the web"
  • Topics ranging from agriculture to business, engineering, law, regional studies and recreation

www.refdesk.com

  •  Dictionary, breaking news, telephone directory

www.elibrary.com

www.elibrary.ca (Canadian)

  • Premium services: access to periodicals,  newspapers, e.g. USA Today, MacLean's

www.clusty.com

www.copernic.com

www.dogpile.com

www.jux2.com   

www.killerinfo.com

www.search.com

www.surfwax.com

www.vivisimo.com

  • Meta search engines that search more than one search engine – saves time

  • Note: UC Berkeley no longer recommends using Meta search engines, "we recommend directly searching each search engine"

New York Public Library www.nypl.org
  • Library resources and links

Toronto Public Library www.tpl.toronto.on.ca

  • Library resources and links;
  • Library card required to access for some databases (e.g. Canadian Business and Current Affairs)
Links to public libraries in Ontario, Canada www.culture.gov.on.ca/english/culdiv/library/oplweb.htm
Rutgers University Library www.libraries.rutgers.edu
  • Links to demographic and other consumer data prepared by academics, government, market research companies and other organizations

www.google.com

www.wisenut.com

www.gigablast.com

www.kartoo.com

  • Try Google's e-mail news alerts and Advanced Search

  • Wisenut, Gigablast and Kartoo are noteworthy alternative search tools; Kartoo provides useful (cartoon) mapping of results  

www.business.com
  • Bills itself as "the Internet's only business-focused search engine and directory"

 

    Lists/Links

www.wilink.com

  •  Links to Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Globe and Mail

  •  Order annual reports

  •  Virtual conference web-casts

www.internetstats.com

  • Links to U.S. and Canadian market information, trends, news

www.ceoexpress.com
  • Directory of firms in Canada and the rest of the world

www.directory.bellzinc.ca 

  •  Articles, tips and links to assist in running a business

www.infousa.com
  • InfoUSA with links to InfoCanada
  • Purchase customized lists of businesses or consumers
  • Free on-line counts for business lists
Your Local Marketplace www.ylm.ca
  • On-line local business directories for nearly 100 Canadian communities
MacRae's Blue Book

www.macraesbluebook.com (USA)

  • Information on 140,000 U.S. and Canadian companies
  • Until recently, only available through premium services such as Lexis-Nexis
Canadian Trade Index www.ctidirectory.com
www.askalix.com
  • European business directory using Dun & Bradstreet data
  • United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Sweden are included
www.ameinfo.com
  • Directory of 200,000 companies from 14 Middle East countries
  • Company and industry news
www.corporateaffiliations.com
  • Guide to corporate families in USA and abroad
  • Provided by Lexis-Nexis
  • Free and subscription resources
www.bbb.org
  • Better Business Bureau
  • Two million companies
  • Find a BBB in Canada or USA

 

    Financial

www.sedar.com

  • Press releases, financial statements of companies traded on Canadian stock exchanges 

http://www.sec.gov

  •  U.S. securities

www.hoovers.com

  •  13,000 of the largest/ fastest growing companies in U.S.

  • Search by country

  • Basic financial information is available for free

  • Subscription packages offer more detailed information  

www.conferenceboard.ca/boardwiseii
  • Conference Board of Canada's e-Library includes economic projections to 2025 for Canada and its provinces
  • Industry outlooks and related issues (e.g. outsourcing)
  • Free and premium reports from Conference Board and its affiliate Conference Board of New York
www.conference-board.org
  • Economic and industry reports are available to Conference Board members; some reports such as "The Revolution in Retail Trade" are free
  • Access organizational charts of 300 leading U.S. organizations in 16 industries for a premium
  • E-mail addresses of contact person in Conference Board offices around the world

www.globeinvestor.com

  •  Globe and Mail investment site; G&M's premium site includes articles

www.fpinfomart.ca
  • Financial Post provides company snapshots, companies by industry, investor reports, predecessor and defunct companies, directory of directors
www.siliconinvestor.com
  • Stock price trend lines (S&P 555, NASDAQ, Russell 2000); discussion boards for specific stocks 

www.thestreet.com

  • Financials and commentaries of companies traded in U.S.A.

http://money.cnn.com
  •  Business news, tips to manage money and a business
www.wsj.com
  •  Wall Street Journal; free trial; low annual fee

www.corporateinformation.com

 

  • Links to market research reports, laws, court decisions, currency rates, population – arranged by country

 

    Government

U.S. Federal Agencies

www.fedstats.gov

www.stat-usa.gov

www.census.gov

  • Links to 100 U.S. federal agencies, including U.S. Census Bureau

Industry Canada

www.strategis.ic.gc.ca

  • Industry reports

  • Trademark and patent database 

Governments in Canada

http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/

  • Comprehensive list of links to federal, provincial and municipal web sites in the public domain  

Small Business Enterprise Centre
http://www.sbe.gov.on.ca/ontcan/sbe/en/st_sbec_loc_en.jsp
  • Government assistance for business start-ups in Ontario, Canada

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