1. Advanced Searching
March 2013
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2. The Sage’s English Dictionary & Thesaurus
http://www.sequencepublishing.com/thesage/features.html
A free software application that integrates a complete dictionary and a
thesaurus of the English language together into a unique language
reference system.
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3. Productivity Tools / Chrome Extensions
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4. Black Menu For Chrome
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/black-menu/eignhdfgaldabilaaegmdfbajngjmoke
One-click access to many Google services direct from your browser
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5. PDF Mergy
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pdf-mergy/hgecghmkcdefnknohcimkoemhaofpoha
Merge PDF documents together [Chrome]
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6. Pluck
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pluck/ofhkldpafbmbkaomhdljfknejkglcfik
• Lets you share specific parts of a webpage.
• Offers sharing buttons for Facebook and Twitter.
• Offers direct link of shared material too.
• Similar tools: AwesomeHighlighter and Kiobo.
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7. Tiffanyscreens
http://www.tiffanyscreens.com/
Share your screen over a local network with no configuration.
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8. Screenhero
screenhero.com/
• Easy to use screen sharing
• Both users get their own mouse
• Both users can type any time
• Easy to start a sharing session
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9. Dead Simple Screen Sharing
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dead-simple-screen-sharin/gmeaegdjafdijoakhldgcifhhffdahij?hl=en
• Share your screen direct from your browser, just install this
extension.
• No need for viewing parties to install plugins or software.
• Mobile-compatible, open source.
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10. New Gmail Search Operators
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=7190
Search By:
• Size
• larger_than:
• smaller_than:
• Time
• older_than:
• newer_than:
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11. Market Research
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12. ReportBuyer
www.reportbuyer.com
• Choose from thousands of research reports
• Competition with:
• Market Research.com
• Alacrastore
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13. Scholar Search
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14. Symbolab - Semantic search engine for math & science
http://symbolab.com/
• Equation search engine for math and science - search the web for
scientific content using text, equations and scientific/mathematical
symbols
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15. Google scholar
http://scholar.google.com/
Legal Document Coverage
• State appellate, Supreme courts (since 1950)
• Federal districts (since 1923)
• Supreme courts (since 1791)
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16. Google scholar
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_courts?q=grandparents&hl=en&as_sdt=2%2C5
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17. Quest Search
quest.law.com/Search/
Quest is Law.com's search tool that brings results from across
the Law.com Network and the legal web.
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18. Quest Search
quest.law.com/Search/
Filter your search by:
• Source
• Type
• Date
• Topic
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19. Quest Search - Resources
http://quest.law.com/Search/Contents.do?info=dir
Law.com Network and the legal web.
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20. Q-Sensei
http://scholar.qsensei.com/
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21. Q-Sensei – Multi dimensional search speed and efficiency
http://scholar.qsensei.com/
Unique to Q-Sensei Scholar is its multi-dimensional search and
indexing function to help researchers easily narrow their search by:
• Type
• Keyword
• Year
• Author
• Journal
• Publisher
• Language
• Source
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22. Q-Sensei
http://scholar.qsensei.com/
Coverage
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23. RSS Readers
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24. Q-Sensei FeedBooster – Alternative RSS Reader
http://feeds.qsensei.com/index.html
Q-Sensei FeedBooster
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25. Q-Sensei FeedBooster
http://scholar.qsensei.com/
Q-Sensei FeedBooster
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26. Q-Sensei FeedBooster
http://scholar.qsensei.com/
Q-Sensei FeedBooster
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27. Bibliogo
www.bibliogo.com
• Aggregate, monitor, and curate journal article feeds
from table of contents (TOCs), search engines, blogs
and any online resource with an RSS or Atom feed.
• Make it even easier by selecting from an auto-identification
list of more than 14,000 journal titles.
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28. Bibliogo
www.bibliogo.com
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29. Bibliogo
www.bibliogo.com
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30. Bibliogo – Easy Sharing and editing
www.bibliogo.com
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31. Bibliogo – Easy Sharing and Editing
www.bibliogo.com
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32. Google reader – Grid Preview
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grid-preview-for-google-r/fokjmknhfnkpibnpmfkaelliopfjdldp?hl=en
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33. Archiving
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34. WebCite
www.webcitation.org
• An on-demand archiving system for web references:
• Cited webpages and websites & other kinds of Internet-accessible
digital objects
• Ensure that cited web material will remain available to readers in the
future.
• A WebCite®-enhanced reference is a reference which contains :
• The original live URL
• a link to an archived copy of the material, exactly as the citing authors
saw it when they accessed the cited material.
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35. PageNest
pagenest.com
Copy websites to hard disk for free with PageNest
• Includes the text, images, scripts, CSS, and other multimedia content
attached to the site itself.
• Comes with an integrated browser function that flawlessly renders the
saved webpages and lets you navigate through the links
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36. New Google Tools
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37. Google Movie
http://www.google.com/movies
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38. Google Finance
https://www.google.com/finance
• 4 new stock exchanges to Google Finance:
• CBOE Chicago Board of Exchange: VIX
• Korea Exchange: Samsung, Hyundai
• Singapore Exchange: SingTel, Singapore Airlines
• Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Bank Leumi, TA-25 index
• Full list of the stock exchanges available through Google Finance
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39. Resources
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40. Global Brand Database
http://www.wipo.int/branddb/en/index.jsp
• “WIPO’s Global Brand Database is now the world’s number one
free, public resource for searching trademarks and other brand-
related information
• The newest addition of six national collections of trademark records
including the entire USPTO collection – takes the Global Brand
Database from 2.2 to 10.9 million records, making it the world’s
largest free, public trademark search facility.
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41. Global Brand Database
http://www.wipo.int/branddb/en/index.jsp
• search by classifications of images/figurative elements and goods
and services;
• automatic suggestion of potential matching terms;
• “fuzzy” and phonetic matching of terms;
• facility to search U.S. documents using the U.S. image
classification
• filters based on source or legal status
• choice of quick lists or detailed results
• analysis of geographical distribution
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42. Other Trade Marks Databases
• Markify
• OHIM The Trade marks Registration Office of the European Union
service
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43. Statistical Information
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44. Google Public Data Explorer
http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory
• The Google Public Data Explorer makes large, public-interest
datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate.
• As the charts and maps animate over time, the changes in the
world become easier to understand.
• What can be done:
• Create visualizations of public data
• Navigate between different views
• Make your own comparisons
• Share your findings (link or embed)
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45. Google Public Data Explorer
http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory
All of the datasets in the Public Data Explorer are provided by third-
party data providers:
• International organizations
• National statistical offices
• Non-governmental organizations
• Research institutions
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46. Google public data explorer
http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory
World Bank, Eurostat, Destatis, U.s census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Economic, U.S.
Bureau of Labor statistics, World Economic Forum, US Aid, International
Telecommunication Union, World Resources Institute, OECD Factbook, Global
Entrepreneurship Research Association, WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring
Programme on Water Supply and Sanitation, Europe's Energy
Portal, HealthMap.org, Harvard Medical School, Measurement Lab, Inter-American
Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for Europe, U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, FBI, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Office of Management and
Budget, SAMHSA, CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), World
Resources Institute, Energy Information Administration, Office of Highway Policy
Information, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, National Statistics Institute of Spain, Education and Culture statistics
Germany, National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Czech Statistical
Office, Central Statistics Office Ireland, Office for National Statistics, United
Kingdom, Centre for Higher Education Transformation and much more….
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47. Google public data explorer
http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory
Passenger cars
per 1000 people
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48. Google Public Data Explorer – Try it yourself
http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory
• Emigration rate of tertiary educated
• compare Israel, Spain, Greece and UK
• Find out which country has the highest rate and which has the lowest
• Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)
• Compare Croatia, Jordan, Azerbaijan, Kenya, Bangladesh.
• Energy Prices In the United states
• compare the average price in Arizona, Hawaii, Indiana
• Find out in which state the Energy prices are the cheapest
• International tourism expenditures for travel items
• Compare Croatia, Israel, India, Austria, Norway
• Find out which country is in first place
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49. How to find statistics by subject
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50. Offstats
http://www.offstats.auckland.ac.nz/
• This is a New Zealand site with links to a host of statistical sources
from around the world.
• You can browse by country, by region of the world
and by subject. The subjects include both economic
and non-economic ones.
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51. Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web
http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm
(Note that FedStats is no longer maintained.)
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52. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
http://www.cbs.gov.il/reader/nioi/other_e_new.htm
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53. Thank you!
Inbar Yasur | T +972 4 6013103 | M +972 54 9988090 | E Inbar.yasur@gmail.com | W www.Hipusit.info