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Besides Google's cache function, there are quite a few sites you can use to find old versions of an updated or deleted Web site or Web page. Since I'm inherently lazy, um, I mean efficient, I bookmarked Search Engine Showdown's recently updated article about such search engines, complete with links to all of 'em. It even lists sites that no longer offer an archive search function.
http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/others/archive.shtml
WEB SEARCHING WITH ADVANCED COMMANDS
Genie Tyburski, Web manager of the Virtual Chase, explains how to use various advanced Web search functions to get more focused search results. She even included a neat chart of how the functions work in some of the major search engines.
http://www.virtualchase.com/articles/advanced_search_commands.html
At 5,356 "Verofied" articles, Veropedia is a site to watch. The site is currently a beta version. Basically it's a juried version of Wikipedia. All the articles have been vetted by recognized academics and experts and cannot be changed by users. In addition, the site's FAQ states that articles cannot contain "cleanup tags, 'citation needed' tags, disambiguation links, dead external links or fair use images."
I stumbled across this site during a Google search. Provided by the Gale Group, the site offers free searching of almost 30 million articles in some of Gale's subscription databases, all via your local library login. If you aren't comfortable using your library login, you can register for free membership on the site.
I tried searching the name of an out-of-state prospect and found an article in a publication that my library does not offer online. The limitation of the search function is that a search like "John Q. Smith" does not work -- annoyingly, it brings up everyone with the name Smith. However, if you enter the prospect's last name and company name or some other specific identifier, search results are limited enough to work through in a reasonable amount of time.
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/
Chris Mildner
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