Chapter 3 Links and Resources: Research Sources

1. WebSonar at http://www.Websonar.com/Websonar/sonar.html is a library of everything from classic literature to educational video transcripts. It is searchable by phrase and will find the exact source for the phrase or word.

2. The Central Intelligence Agency's The World Factbook at http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/nsolo/wfb-all.htm is loaded with information on each country that is otherwise difficult to find in one spot.

3. The Scout Report at http://www.scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report is a weekly publication provided by the Info Scout and InternIC Information Service to provide a sampling of the best of newly announced Internet resources.

4. Electronic Journals and Serials Subject Index (University at Buffalo) at http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/ejournals/ is an impressive list of journals available online. This list includes general interest periodicals, architecture and planning, biological sciences, computer science, earth sciences, education, engineering, genealogy, government information, health sciences, humanities and the arts, the internet, legal studies and human rights, library and information studies, management, music, physical sciences and the social sciences.

5. Timelines Collection at http://www.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html is organized by categories: history and cultures, science and technology, art and literature, popular culture and current events, history and culture.

6. ERIC Digests at http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/index/, are short reports on educational topics targeted specifically to teachers. The ERIC Digests are produced by the sixteen subject-specialized ERIC Clearinghouses and are reviewed by experts and content specialists in the field. The extensive full-text database is searchable and is updated quarterly.

7. The Librarians' Index to the Internet at http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/InternetIndex/ is a good starting point. This index is logical and well designed. The lack of intricate graphics makes it load quickly. Topics of interest have been categorized by subject to make them easier to find. The entries are annotated.

8. The Michigan Electronic Library at http://mel.lib.mi.us/, despite its Michigan orientation, is an intense site and certainly worth the visit. Included are extensive sections on humanities, health, science, and education.

9. The Electronic References and Scholarly Citations of Internet Sources (The World-Wide Web Virtual Library) at http://www.spaceless.com/WWWVL/ keeps track of materials dealing with the emerging standards for electronic references and scholarly citations of internet sources in both paper and online publications.

10. World Lecture Hall at http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture is an extensive resource that indexes Web pages created by faculty worldwide who use the Web to deliver selected class materials.