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Finding the Information You Need — Research Tips for Your Family, Business, or Personal Pursuits

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Since we don't know what kind of research you'll be doing, we've given you a broad range of resources here, useful for conducting many different kinds of research.

Business Resources
Business.com — business search engine
How to Find Business Information
Free Business Magazines

Consumer Information
Better Business Bureau
US Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability Hoaxbusters
National Consumers League Fraud Information Center
Snopes: Rumor Has It
Truth or Fiction
US Federal Citizen Information Center

Dictionaries, Thesauri, Literature, Quotations
Bartleby.com
Dictionary.com
Folklore and Legends
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Merriam-Webster Online
The Phrase Finder
The Quotations Page

Evaluating Content
The Sheridan Libraries of the John Hopkins University — Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops — Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
UC Berkeley Library - Critical Evaluation of Resources
Western Illinois University, Bruce Leland — Research on the Web: How Reliable Is It?

Expert Answers
Fields of Knowledge

Genealogy
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family Search
Genealogy Spot

Internet Libraries and Public Library Directories
Directory of Libraries Throughout the World
Internet Public Library
Library of Congress
NetLibrary — you must register through a member library first to gain access
PublicLibraries.com — links to library Web sites

Online Services
US Search - View our products.

Reference Sites
How Stuff Works
Infoplease — encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, almanacs, more
LibrarySpot — links to libraries of all kinds, reference materials, public records, books, periodicals, white pages and Yellow Pages, and much more
Marylaine Block — Writer, Internet Trainer, "Librarian without Walls"
Nolo — legal information for all
OnlineConversion.com — Convert just about anything to anything else
RefDesk — billed as "the single best source for facts on the Net"
Time and Date
Virtual Private Library™ — virtual private libraries powered by Subject Tracer Bots™ on various subjects and developed by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.
Your Information Center — free reports like this one, practical guides on a wide range of subjects

Search Engines and Directories
Alta Vista
Freeality Internet Search — includes many search engines and directories, reverse e-mail, and telephone lookups
Google — the most popular search engine
International search engine directory
The Invisible Web for deep web research
Open Directory Project
Yahoo! — popular search directory

Study Guides
Free Book Notes — links to sites offering free online book summaries
Spark Notes Study Guides

Reference Material in the Library, Books, and Magazines

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Reference Desk Material:
• Almanacs
• Biography references, including Who's Who, Something About The Author, and Contemporary Authors
• Encyclopedias, including specialized encyclopedias covering science, cultures, religions, art, music, sports, and medicine
• Law books, such as city codes and state and federal statutes
• Master Plot Indexes
• Physicians' Desk Reference
• Price guides for new and used vehicles
• Telephone directories and ZIP code directories

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