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Rolla Campus Procurement
G5C Campus Support Facility
Rolla, Missouri 65409
Phone:(573) 341-4266
Fax: (573) 341-4048
procure@mst.edu
The Purchasing Professional's Web Assistant
| General WWW Search Tools | Comments |
|---|---|
| All Search Engines | Links to major and topic search engines |
| All The Web | Search by keyword and/or phrase |
| Altavista | Search by keyword and/or phrase |
| Ask Jeeves | Pose questions to initiate search |
| Dogpile | Uses Multiple Search Engines |
| Excite | Keyword Search |
| Hotbot | Keyword Search |
| Ixquick | Uses Multiple Search Engines, Metasearch Engine |
| Lycos | Keyword Search |
| MetaCrawler | Simultaneous Searches Using Several Search Engines |
| Searchenginez | Uses Multiple Search Engines |
| Teoma / Direct Hit | Returns most popular sites first- Also shopping search engine |
| Web Crawler | Keyword or Category Search |
| Yahoo | Keyword or Category Search |
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| Professional | Comments |
| AAA | American Arbitration Association |
| APPA | The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers |
| CACUBO | Central Association of College and University Business Officers |
| CHEMA | Council of Higher Education Management Associations |
| EDUCAUSE | A nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. |
| ISM | Institute For Supply Management |
| NACCU | National Association of Campus Card Users |
| NACUBO | National Association of College & University Business Officers |
| NAEB | National Association of Educational Buyers |
| NAEB Newsgroup Archives | National Association of Educational Buyers Newsgroup Archives |
| NAPCP | National Association of Purchasing Card Professionals |
| NAPP | National Association of Purchasing and Payables |
| NAOSMM | National Association of Scientific Materials Managers |
| NASPO | National Association of State Purchasing Officials |
| NIGP | National Institute of Governmental Purchasing |
| The Outsourcing Institute | Resource for outsourcing information |
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| WWW "White/Yellow Pages" | Comments |
| AnyWho | Search for people, business, reverse lookup, toll-free and web sites |
| Big Book | Nationwide yellow pages - bonus: street map of business location |
| Info USA | Database Source |
| Infospace, The Ultimate Directory | Phone directory for businesses, people, Federal, State, local government offices. E-mail directory |
| Internet 800 Directory | Search for toll-free phone numbers |
| Internet Address Finder | Search for an individual's e-mail address |
| Lycos | Find e-mail addresses of individuals & business phone numbers |
| Switchboard | Nation-wide "white pages" claiming over 90 million listings for people and over 10 million for businesses |
| YAHOO! People Search | Search for e-mail and telephone numbers |
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| Trade Show Information | Comments |
| Trade Show Central | Lists over 8,000 trade show events and information |
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| Legal | Comments |
| Find Law - State Law Resources | Index to state resources with search capabilities |
| International Legal Links | Information resources related to laws of international trade |
| Internet Legal Resource Guide | Links to legal resources |
| Law Office.com | Information and services on the law |
| Thomas | US Congressional legislation |
| Uniform Commercial Code | Text of UCC |
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| Product/Company Source Locators | Comments |
| ABXPriceTracker | Online athletic product and price directory |
| Bio Supply Net | Search database of over 15,000 products and 1,600 suppliers of biomedical/scientific equipment, supplies |
| BizWeb | Links to company web sites by category of goods or services they provide |
| Business Entity | Search by State |
| Chem Connect (The World Chemical Exchange) | Chemical products buyers directory and more |
| Chemical Online Search | Search for suppliers scientific/lab products + free posting of RFPs/RFQ's |
| Educational and Institutional Cooperative (E&I) | E & I contract information and more |
| Electrobase | Search database of manufacturers and distributors for sources for electronics |
| Electronics Manufacturers on the Net | Search for links to manufactures of electronic equipment. |
| Engineering News Record | Search for design and construction firms |
| FindMRO.com | Search for sources of hard to find MRO products |
| GlobalSpec.com | On-line site to connect engineers and technical buyers with suppliers in the design engineering community. |
| Guide to Computer Vendors | Find suppliers of computer products |
| Industry Link | Links to industry web sites |
| Laboratory Equipment Online | Search for suppliers of laboratory equipment |
| Power Sourcing (The Industrial Resource Network) | Search for sources of supply from over 14,000 industrial suppliers and 10,000 product categories. |
| Purchasing Guide | For buyers sourcing suppliers nationwide |
| SBA PRO-Net | Search data base of over 171,000 small, disadvantaged, 8 (a) and women-owned businesses. |
| Sci Quest | Locate suppliers of scientific products, request catalogs, technical specs., etc. via e-mail |
| Sweet's Group | Search for sources for construction/building materials/supplies - some product descriptions |
| TechSavvy.com | |
| Tecnet | Search for sources of new and used high tech equipment. For buyers and sellers. |
| Thomas Register | Search for manufacturers of products |
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| Electronic Shopping Agents | Comments |
| CNET Shopper | E-shopper for primarily computers and associated products. |
| Computer Shopper | E-shopping agent for computers and computer products. |
| Excite Search | |
| Internet Mall.com | |
| My Simon | Electronic shopper - Provides price comparisons for products in several categories. |
| Price Scan | |
| Pricefile.com | A price comparison search engine and database for computer related technology, with no vendor bias or advertising. |
| Pricewatch | Electronic comparison shopper for: computers, computer products, and consumer electronics. |
| Roboshopper | Electronic shopping agent |
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| Information from Federal/State/Local Government | Comments |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics | |
| Code of Federal Regulations | |
| Consumer Information Center | Links to Federal agencies and additional consumer-related information |
| Consumer Price Indexes | BLS data |
| EPA Energy Star | Information on Energy Star program |
| Federal Acquisition Regulations | Federal acquisition-related info from ARNet (Acq. Reform Network) |
| Federal Register | Search the Federal Register |
| Federal Web Locator | US Federal Government Agencies Directory |
| GSA's Excluded List | List of parties excluded from Federal procurement and non procurement programs |
| Library of Congress-State and Local Government Information | |
| Producer Price Indexes | BLS data |
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| Auctions | Comments |
| Dovebid | Business-to-business online auctions. |
| EBay | |
| On Sale/Egghead.com | Specializes in computer and office equipment. |
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| Standards, Codes | Comments |
| ANSI Standards | American Nat'l Standards Institute-links to other standard organizations |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| EIA | Electronic Industries Alliance |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SIC Codes | Standard industrial classification index |
| UL | Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. |
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| Business & Consumer Information Center | Comments |
| Better Business Bureau | |
| Bizrate | Provides rating of many companies selling on the Internet |
| Companies Online | Information on over 500,000 public and private companies - Annual sales, employee size, trade name, parent, e-mail, etc. |
| Consumer World | Links to consumer resources |
| Dun & Bradstreet | Intro to services - fee for co. reports & other services |
| EDI/Electronic Commerce | Links to information on electronic commerce and EDI |
| Edmund's | New/used car information, prices, specifications |
| Kelly Blue Book | Guide for the car buyer |
| National Fraud Information Center | Daily reports of frauds and scams |
| StrongNumbers.com | Bluebook of values of a variety of products (mostly consumer) |
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| Shipper Information | Comments |
| Federal Express | Trace shipments |
| Freightworld | List/links to package express firms |
| DHL/Airborne Express | Trace shipments |
| United Parcel Services (UPS) | Trace shipments |
| United States Postal Service (USPS) | Zip code finder and more |
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| International Business | Comments |
| The Universal Currency Converter | Currency conversion calculations |
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| Reference | Comments |
| Accounting Glossary | Glossary of accounting terms |
| Bartlett's Quotations | |
| Dictionary of Units of Measurements | |
| Duhaime's Law Dictionary | Definition of legal terms |
| Encyclopedia Britannica | Search the Encyclopedia Britannica |
| Online English Grammar | Resources for grammar and usage |
| Periodic Table of the Elements | |
| Research-It | Language tools, e.g., Websters dictionary, computing dictionary, thesaurus, acronyms, quotations, translators, + geography tools, financial tools |
| The Jargon File | Dictionary of jargon |
| Webopedia | Encylopedia of World Wide Web words and phrases |
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| Business News | Comments |
| Business Week Magazine | |
| CNNfn | Financial News from CNN |
| Forbes Magazine | |
| Fortune Magazine | Online version of Fortune Magazine |
| Hoover's Online | Source for information on companies |
| Money Magazine | Online version of Money Magazine |
| Purchasing A to Z | Online review of procurement news sources and an overview of the week's top government procurement stories, also links relating to Purchasing Laws, Ecommerce, Economy, Inventory Mgmt, etc. |
| The Wall Street Journal | Fee for access |
| Time Magazine | Online version of Time Magazine |
| Warehousing Management | Bi-monthly publication-trends, news in warehouse/distribution center management |
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| Higher Education News & Information | Comments |
| College and University Home Page Listing | Links to colleges and universities worldwide |
| The Chronicle of Higher Education | Summary info. free - $ fee for details |
| University Business | Monthly Magazine |
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| Computer and Electronics Industry/Product News | Comments |
| Electronic Buyers' News | Electronics industry news + guide to products, manufacturers, and distributors |
| Info World Magazine | |
| Internet World | |
| PC World Magazine | |
| Ziff Davis Magazines | Online computer product guide magazines and other related information |
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| Miscellaneous | Comments |
| Excite Shopping | Searches for sources and prices |
| Way2Bid | Service for purchasing professionals and suppliers - electronic RFQs, Bids, POs, etc. |
| Web Bid | On-line distribution/search and retrieval of bid requests. RFPs, RFIs for colleges and universities |
| WIZnet | Internet business community for both buyers and suppliers. $ fee for subcribers |
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