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To review, the best starting places for general information on broad topics are web directories/subject guides, virtual libraries, and reference desks. There are hundreds of such websites, but I've selected a few of the best.
Encyclopedia.comhttp://www.encyclopedia.com/
Encyclopedia Britannica[1]http://www.britannica.com/
Hotsheethttp://www.hotsheet.com/
INFOMINEhttp://infomine.ucr.edu/
Information Pleasehttp://www.infoplease.com/
Internet Library for Librarianshttp://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/index.htm
Intute (formerly RON)http://www.intute.ac.uk/
The Internet Public Libraryhttp://www.ipl.org/
Librarians' Index to the Internethttp://lii.org/
The Library Spothttp://www.libraryspot.com/
Martindale's The Reference Deskhttp://www.martindalecenter.com/
My Virtual Reference Deskhttp://www.refdesk.com/
Pinakes Subject Gateway[2]http://www.hw.ac.uk/libWWW/irn/pinakes/pinakes.html
Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/
WWW Virtual Libraryhttp://vlib.org/Overview.html
Yahoo Referencehttp://education.yahoo.com/reference/
Web Tip
Think of search engine databases as huge warehouses in which everything from diamonds to debris is stored. Your job is to find the jewels amid the muck.
- ↑ Although full-text articles require a paid subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica, the site is still a useful starting place for research and includes free access to the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.
- ↑ Pinakes is the gateway to Intute and dozens of other equally valuable specialized research sites.
