On the Net in DATABASE: A Column by Greg R. Notess

"On the Net" in Database
A Column about using the Internet and the Web
by Greg R. Notess

Published in Database (and three issues under the new name of EContent) from 1993-1999. This column features information resources and tools available on the Internet and the World Wide Web, specifically ones of interest to information professionals. Originally entitled "On the Nets" and covering BITNET, Usenet, and the Internet, we dropped the plural and made it "On the Net" starting with the June 1997 issue. The following list includes both columns and the occasional article along with links to online archived copies.

Other related columns by Greg Notess

On the Net in Online 1993 - present.
Web Wanderings in EContent Feb. - Dec. 2000.

After three On the Net columns in EContent (the new name for Database as of Aug. 1999), we changed the name of the column to Web Wanderings for the six issues in 2000.

Raising Dead Links. 22(6): 66-69, Dec. 1999.
A Multiplicity of Databases on Search Engines. 22(5): 60-62, Oct.-Nov. 1999.
AltaVista's International Mirrors. 22(4): 59-62, Aug.-Sept. 1999.

Searching for Current News. 22(3): 57-60, June-July 1999.
The Many Faces of Inktomi. 22(2): 63-65, April-May 1999.
Duplicative Databases: Yellow Pages from infoUSA. 22(1): 73-76, Feb.-Mar. 1999.
The Year Databases Moved to the Web. 21(6):56-58, Dec. 1998.
Government Metasites: Federal, State, and International. 21(5):60-63, Oct.-Nov. 1998.
The Death of Open Text and the Birth of Livelink Pinstripe. 21(4):86-89, Aug.-Sept. 1998.
Free Medlines on the Web. 21(3):71-75, June-July 1998.
Tips for Evaluating Web Databases. 21(2):69-72, April.-May 1998.
Findlaw: Metasite Extraordinaire. 21(1):66-69, Feb.-Mar. 1998.
Northern Light: New Search Engine for the Web and Full-Text Articles. 21(1):32-37, Feb.-Mar. 1998.
Refining the Internet in '97. 20(6):62-64, Dec. 1997.
Measuring the Size of Internet Databases. 20(5):69-72, Oct.-Nov. 1997.
Periodicals on the Web. 20(4):85-88, Aug.-Sept. 1997.
Searching the Hidden Internet. 20(3):37-40, June-July 1997.
New Databases from the Internet Search Services. 20(2):72-74 April-May 1997.
Comparing Net Directories. 20(1):61-64, Feb.-March 1997.
The Internet in 1996. 19(6):75-77, Dec. 1996.
Email Address Databases. 19(5):85-88, Oct.-Nov. 1996.
The Internet as an Online Service: Bibliographic Databases on the Net. 19(4):92-95, Aug.-Sep. 1996.
Searching the Web with Alta Vista. 19(3):86-88, June-July 1996.
Internet Ready Reference Resources. 19(2):88-91, April-May 1996.
News Resources on the World Wide Web. 19(1):12-20, Feb.-March 1996.
The Internet Goes Commercial. 18(6):72-74, Dec. 1995.
Shopping, Security, and Shareware. 18(5):85-88, Oct.-Nov. 1995.
The InfoSeek Databases. 18(4):85-87, Aug.-Sep. 1995.
Federal Legislation on the Internet. 18(3):84-87, June-July 1995.
The Dialog Home Page. 18(2):75-78, April-May 1995.
Making Sense of the Census. 18(1):78-80, Feb.-March 1995.
The Internet in 1994: New Interfaces and Databases. 17(6):79-81, Dec. 1994.
The Internet Weather Channel. 17(5):95-98, Oct.-Nov. 1994.
SEC EDGAR and the Internet Town Hall. 17(4):77-81, Aug. 1994.
The CIESIN for Global Change. 17(3):95-97, June 1994.
The Clinton Review: Presidential Documents on the Net. 17(2): 80-83, April 1994.
LC's Debut on the Internet. 16(5):84-87, October 1993.
Internet Database Review: UnCover. 16(4):99-102, August 1993.
Offspring of OPACs: Local Databases on the Net. 16(3):108-110, June 1993.
E-mail Lists as Databases. 16(2):106-108, April 1993

Want to see other columns by Greg Notess?

On the Net in Online 1993--present.
Web Wanderings in EContent Feb.-Dec. 2000.