Following is a series of links to HR reference/research
sites on the world wide web as of April 1999.
These sites contain reference materials and information used
by Federal HR staff to answer questions, to find and read
citations in the United States Code (U.S.C.) and the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR), and to obtain access to the
latest information on HR related topics.
The following agency web sites may be of special interest to Federal HR specialists:
There are 3 ways of finding something on the Internet:
- Type in the exact address (ex. "http://www.opm.gov");
- Follow a link, or series of links (hint - open this file in your browser
and use the links above); or
- Use a web search engine (parts of OPM's website have search capability;
several useful general search engines are identified below) **
**Remember that each search engine has its own way of formulating
a search query, you may want to consult "HELP" or "Frequently Asked Questions"
(FAQS), at the search engine home page, before submitting a search request.**
General search engines- After you type in what you are looking for,
the search service will give you a "hitlist" of web pages that contain
those words. Typically, a search engine runs on a large computer
that constantly reads web pages from around the world (also known as "crawlers").
This engine maintains an index of the location of every word it finds.
After you type in your desired search, it consults its index and shows
you those locations. When you find something useful, write down its
address (or Uniform Resource Locator- URL) or add it as a bookmark on your
browser. Here are some of the most popular search engines:
ALTA VISTA http://www.altavista.com
WEBCRAWLER http://www.webcrawler.com
YAHOO http://www.yahoo.com
EXCITE http://www.excite.com
INFOSEEK http://www.infoseek.com
HOTBOT http://www.hotbot.com
METACRAWLER http://www.metacrawler.com
- submits your search terms to several general engines simultaneously and
collates the results.