SUBJECT DIRECTORIES . . . web databases that identify some of the "best" Internet sites for research and organize them by academic discipline or topic
INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections - Developed by the Library at the University of California, INFOMINE provides detailed annotations of thousands of Internet sites. http://infomine.ucr.edu
Librarians' Internet Index - Sponsored by the Library of California, this subject directory offers annotations of thousands of Internet resources. http://www.lii.org
Scout Report Archives - Located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Computer Science and sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the Scout Report annotates and evaluates thousands of Internet sites. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/archives
SEARCH ENGINES . . . two of the best
Google - http://google.com
All the Web - http://alltheweb.com
To keep up with the ever-changing world of search engines, check out the following site:
Pandia Search Central - http://www.pandia.com
EVALUATION OF INTERNET RESOURCES . . . be especially discerning
"Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP Test" http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf
"Evaluating Information Found on the Internet"
http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html
CITING SOURCES . . . now that you've found them
MLA Style - Guidelines of the Modern Language Association
Click here for MLA Style guidelines
APA Style - Guidelines of the American Psychological Association
Click here for APA Style guidelines
CSE Style - Guidelines of the Council of Science Editors
Click here for CSE Style guidelines
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