Additional Resources

Finding sources

• Library and Information Skills Tutorial
  Basics of information research and library skills, from Capital Community College.
  

• Especially for Researchers
  Research tools, online bibliographies, subject lists, and indexes to periodicals and abstracts, from the Library of Congress.

Keyword searches

• Keyword and Subject Searching: A Comparison
  Advice on keyword searches, from Duke University.

Searching the library

• Learning to Research in the Library
  Advice on conducting library searches, from the Internet Public Library.
  

• Research Tips
  Advice on finding sources in the library and on the Internet, from the University of Wisconsin- Parkside.
  

• Comprehensive Online Research Education
  A tutorial on searching electronically, from Purdue University.
  

• Finding Information: Journals
  Advice on finding information in periodicals, from Capital Community College.
  

• Periodical Directories
  From the Internet Public Library.
  

• Abstracts, Indexes, and Bibliographies for Finding Citations to Periodical Articles
  An extensive list of periodical indexes in every field, from the Library of Congress.
  

• Finding Information: Books
  Advice on finding books, from Capital Community College.

Searching the Web

• Internet Search Tools and Techniques
  A tutorial for using Web search engines, from Okanagan University College.
  

• Searching the Internet
  Information about varying kinds of Web search engines, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Searching other online sources

• Student's Guide to Research with the WWW
  From Saint Louis University.

Conducting interviews

• General Guidelines for Conducting Interviews
  From the Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits.

General online resources

• WWW Virtual Library
  Links to hundreds of indexes around the world.
  

• Bartleby.com
  Excellent set of links to encyclopedias, almanacs, quotation sources, and many other reference works and literary texts.

General Online Resources

Virtual libraries

• WWW Virtual Library
  Links to hundreds of indexes around the world.
  

• BUBL LINK
  Academic Web resources organized by subject, from Strathcylde University.
  

• INFOMINE
  Searches of scholarly Internet resources in the arts, humanities, sciences, and business and economics, along with links to journals and other resources, from University of California.
  

• Internet Public Library
  Extensive reference sections and searchable online books and journals, from University of Michigan.
  

• Librarians' Index to the Internet
  A collection of subject-related links compiled by librarians, from The Library of California.
  

• Library of Congress
  Access to collections and services, legislative information, copyright information, FAQs, a search catalog of over 120 million items, and special presentations.

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedias
  Links to online editions of general and specialized encyclopedias, from the Internet Public Library.
  

• Bartleby.com
  Excellent set of links to encyclopedias and many other reference works and literary texts, from Bartleby.com.

Dictionaries

• Dictionaries
  Links to online dictionaries, from the Internet Public Library.
  

• Bartleby.com
  Excellent set of links to dictionaries and many other reference works and literary texts, from Bartleby.com.

Almanacs

• Almanacs
  Links to online almanacs, from the Internet Public Library.
  

• Bartleby.com
  Excellent set of links to almanacs and many other reference works and literary texts, from Bartleby.com.

Library catalogs

• Gateway to Library Catalogs
  Access to hundreds of library catalogs, from the Library of Congress.

Biographies

• Biographies
  Links to online biographies, from the Internet Public Library.

Discussion lists, newsgroups, Web forums, synchronous communication

• Internet Discussion and Information Lists
  A searchable index of e-mail discussion lists, from Tile.Net.
  

• Newsletters and Discussions
  Searchable indexes of e-mail discussion lists by category, from Topica.
  

• Usenet Info Center Launch Pad
  A searchable index of newsgroups, from Usenet Info Center..
  

• A Primer on the Usenet Culture
  Guidelines on participating in Usenet discussions, from Internet FAQ Archives.
  

• Usenet Discussion Forums
  Discussion and newsgroup archives, from Google.
  

• Composition in Cyberspace
  Information about MOOs and MUDs, from Diversity University.
  

• How to Chat
  Information about chat on the Internet, including jargon guides, software, and etiquette, from Internet 101.

Government information and statistics

• The World Factbook
  Information and statistics about every country in the world, from the CIA.
  

• FedStats
  A centralized collection of government statistics, from FedStats.
  

• U.S. Information
  Links to local, state, and federal government information, from Information Please.
  

• Official Federal Government information
  Official information from the U.S. Government Printing Office.

Finding experts

• Ask an Expert
  A site that connects users with experts in many fields, from Pitsco, Inc.