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 * I need to define my topic...
 * I need to define my topic...
 * I need to understand the **scope** of my topic || Intute || Investigate annotated academic sites (advanced search) ||  ||
 * INFOMINE || Search annotated academic sites and subject databases (advanced search) ||
 * AcademicInfo Subject Guides || Browse subject guides with descriptions of relevant sites ||  ||
 * I need to see **related** topics ||  || Google || Uncover buried sites using "related searches" or "wonder wheel" ||
 * Bing || Search for your topic, then drill down "Related Searches" ||  ||
 * I need to **refine and narrow** my topic ||  || SurfWax || Search for your topic, then click "Focus" (top) to show similar, broader, and narrower topics ||
 * iSeek Education || Ask a question or search a topic in this database of "trusted resources" - use "targets" to refine search ||
 * Wikipedia || Drill down “Contents” to explore subtopics ||  ||
 * I need to choose a **controversial issue** ||  || Hot Topics (Google Custom Search) || Begin your search on selective hot topic sites ||
 * IDEA Portal || Browse or search a debate topic database with pro/con arguments ||
 * Boolify: All Sides || Build your pro/con search using comparative terms (K-12) ||  ||
 * I need **background** on possible topics ||  || SweetSearch || A selective search of Web information for students ||
 * Wikipedia || Search this wiki (quality content is starred), then follow article links to more information ||
 * Columbia Encyclopedia || Search basic factual information in this encyclopedia (c 2000) ||  ||
 * I need to find quality results...
 * I need to find quality results...
 * I need authoritative sites chosen by an **expert researcher** ||  || INFOMINE || Librarian-selected scholarly sites ||
 * LibGuides || Librarian-created topic pathfinders ||
 * Infotopia || Customized safe-search of educator-selected sites ||  ||
 * I need **personal help** from experts ||  || Ask an ipl2 Librarian || Get answers from volunteers and grad students in a week (K-12) ||
 * AllExperts || Ask your question of a self-identified volunteer subject-expert ||
 * Ask a Librarian || Library research questions answered in five days (no homework questions) ||  ||
 * I need sites **ranked or tagged** as valuable or relevant ||  || Google || High PageRank means popular, relevant sites link to the page ||
 * Technorati || Browse or search user-identified subjects ("tags") for blog advice or opinions ||
 * Ask.com || High ExpertRank indicates subject-specific popularity ||  ||
 * I need **primary** sources ||  || American Memory || Locate documents, sound recordings, images, maps, and other American primary sources ||
 * Ready, 'Net, Go! || Browse worldwide archival index ||
 * Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web || Search for online exhibitions selected by Smithsonian librarians ||  ||
 * I need **peer-reviewed journal** articles ||  || OpenJ-Gate || Search narrow term in open-access global journal literature (advanced search) ||
 * Directory of Open Access Journals || Search by narrow term to find open access journal articles or browse a subject directory ||  ||
 * I need to do research in a specific discipline...
 * I need to do research in a specific discipline...
 * I need **official government information** ||  || USA.gov || Search official U.S. government information and services ||
 * Foreign Governments (Intl. Documents Coll., Northwestern U) || Alphabetical links to the official websites of national governments ||
 * Directgov || Search or browse official UK information and services ||  ||
 * I need in-depth information **about a country** or unrepresented territory ||  || CIA World Factbook || Search on keyword or select country or location name ||
 * Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) || Browse Web sites from indigenous peoples, occupied nations, minorities and independent states or territories ||
 * Portals to the World || Links to selective sources about nations and regions of the world ||  ||
 * I need **science, technology engineering and mathematics** (STEM) research or sources ||  || Scirus || Science-specific Web portals, reports, peer-reviewed articles, patents, preprints and journals ||
 * National Science Digital Library (NSDL) || Search by grade level, subject (STEM) and resource format ||
 * Intute || Use advanced search to limit search by science, technology, or mathematics subject areas ||  ||
 * I need reputable **health** information ||  || MedlinePlus || Search diseases, conditions and health topics ||
 * Mayo Clinic || Browse by disease or search conditions, symptoms, tests and health topics ||
 * KidsHealth || Health information directed to kids, teens or parents ||  ||
 * I need **legal** documents, agencies or news ||  || FindLaw || Search cases and codes (U.S. federal and state), news and commentary ||
 * Legal Information Institute (Cornell U Law) || Search or browse wiki of worldwide legal information ||
 * State Legislative Websites Directory || Search database of U.S. state legislatures, DC and territories for home page, bills, press rooms, statutes, etc. ||  ||
 * I need **creative and performing arts** sources ||  || Intute || Use advanced search to limit search to arts and humanities subject areas ||
 * Art History Resources on the Web || Global art history resources chosen by a scholar ||
 * JURN || Google custom search of 3,500+ ejournals in the arts and humanities ||  ||
 * The timeliness of information that I need is...
 * The timeliness of information that I need is...
 * within the last hour ||  || Google Real-Time || Seconds-ago reports from Twitter, Buzz, Facebook, Friendfeed, MySpace, and more ||
 * 10x10 || Explore 100 words and pictures that "matter most" globally in the last hour ||
 * Searchtastic || Search and backup Twitter results to Excel ||  ||
 * today ||  || Google News || View top news stories and refine by category or topic ||
 * NewsNow || Search breaking global news headlines or newsfeeds (UK service) ||
 * Newseum || Browse today's front page treatment of news from nearly 100 countries ||  ||
 * recent ||  || Google || Search and limit by time period, or choose "timeline" (from "more search tools" on left) to see a topic's evolution ||
 * Yahoo News || Search recent news and filter by time period ("past week") ||  ||
 * recent (with analysis) ||  || BBC Special Reports || In-depth topic coverage including news features, analysis, photos, audio and video ||
 * Times Topics || Collected news, reference and archival information, photos, graphics, audio and video files about topics ||
 * PolitiFact || Search news keyword or browse fact checking of statements made by members of Congress, the White House, lobbyists and interest groups ||  ||
 * long-term investigative reports ||  || ProPublica || News investigations of significant government, business, and institutional wrongdoing ||
 * Center for Public Integrity || Original reporting of public issues designed to make "institutional power more transparent and accountable" ||
 * Center for Investigative Reporting || Critical investigations of injustice or abuse of power with actionable information to assist citizens ||  ||
 * a particular time period (decade, century, era) ||  || HistoryWorld || Enter year event to retrieve timeline, then click on icons for information or images ||
 * INFOMINE || Search by a term like "Golden Age" or "18th century" ||
 * Wikipedia: List of Timelines || Browse Wikipedia’s list of timelines (civilizations, people, events, etc.) ||  ||
 * historical ||  || American Memory || Search America's primary source documents and images, browse by topic, time period, medium or place ||
 * ipl2 || Drill down into the history section or search fewer, broader terms (e.g., "terrorists" not "Righteous Path") ||
 * Digital History || High-quality historical resources, primary sources, multimedia, subject guides ||  ||
 * ancient ||  || Ancient History Sourcebook || Search online ancient-history texts, images, audio, or browse by region, period (e.g., Persia, Late Antiquity) ||
 * ipl2 || Drill down into ancient history section or search fewer, broader terms (e.g., "Greece" not "Spartan women") ||  ||
 * I need facts...
 * I need facts...
 * a person ||  || Biography.com || Search 25,000+ biographies by name, keyword and profession ||
 * Who2 || Search for famous people with "four good links" to more information ||
 * Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online || Search biographies from Canada's history (16th-20th century) ||  ||
 * a place ||  || CIA World Factbook || Select country for basic profile and transnational issues ||
 * Country Studies || Cross-search or view a country (last update 1998) - historical, social, economic, political and national security data ||
 * Stately Knowledge || Basic U.S. state facts, links to state government site and encyclopedia (IPL KidSpace) ||  ||
 * a company ||  || NYPL: Searching for Company Information || Find company information based on your need ||   ||
 * general reference answers ||  || Ask.com || Find a fact, biography, statistic or conversion, or reference answer ||
 * Columbia Encyclopedia || Find basic information ||
 * Yahoo || Learn shortcut words to get quick answers ||  ||
 * news background (facts, people, and documents) ||  || Intute Behind the Headlines || Editor-compiled background for headline news ||   ||
 * I need opinions and perspectives...
 * I need opinions and perspectives...
 * I want **opinions** on current issues ||  || Yahoo News || Browse columnists and cartoonists, or search Opinion ||
 * HeadlineSpot Opinion/Editorials || Browse opinion/editorial in U.S. and some international newspapers ||
 * PollingReport || Browse results of U.S. public opinion surveys ||  ||
 * I need news from **other countries' perspectives** ||  || World Press Review || Get nonpartisan summaries of views outside U.S. ||
 * Newspaperindex || Browse selected world newspapers ||
 * ABYZ News Links || Browse international broadcast and Internet news, newspapers, magazines, and press agencies ||  ||
 * I want multiple perspectives on **hot social and political topics** ||  || Social Issues || Links to pro/con on current social issues ||
 * Public Agenda || Analysis of public attitudes on social issues with overview, pro/con, organization links ||
 * UN News Centre: News Focus || Browse for UN-related issues by region, country or topic ||  ||
 * I want to **compare news treatment** ||  || Newseum || Compare news reporting on U.S. front pages ||
 * PressDisplay || Compare news reporting from 55 countries ||  ||
 * I need a specific type of media...
 * I need a specific type of media...
 * maps ||  || Google Maps || Search and view satellite and street-level maps (repeat in Yahoo Maps) ||
 * MapMachine || Search, browse and print country, physical and political maps ||
 * American FactFinder Maps || See trends/patterns when you superimpose chosen geographical features and census data on U.S. maps ||  ||
 * photographs and visual images ||  || Google Image Search || Use advanced search to limit by size, coloration, file type ||
 * Yahoo Image Search || Use advanced search to limit by size and coloration ||
 * Flickr || Search users' photos by their subjects ("tags"), then choose a subtopic ("tag cluster) ||  ||
 * fine art ||  || Artcyclopedia || Search (e.g., artist, medium, movement, subject) or browse for digitized art and online exhibits, see actual size ||
 * Intute: Arts and Humanities || Search or browse selected, evaluated resources ||
 * SILS Art Image Browser || A database of art, architectural and museum object images from four collections ||  ||
 * videos ||  || Yahoo Video Search || Search by keyword or phrase, use advanced search to limit by file format, size, duration and domain ||
 * Truveo || Video-only search engine, advanced search limits by title, description, actor, director, genre, duration, quality ||
 * Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive || Search public domain films, newsreels, ads, documentaries, television series and other “cultural artifacts” ||  ||
 * radio ||  || PublicRadioFan || Find public radio programs and podcasts worldwide ||   ||
 * music ||  || Google || To find song lyrics, search (in quotes) title or performer (plus) "song lyrics," to find information about the song's history search title (in quotes) and "origin" ||   ||
 * sounds ||  || FindSounds || Get sound effects and music samples: select a keyword or search a term limited by file format, quality and size ||   ||
 * speeches ||  || American Rhetoric || Search site or browse categories of full-text, audio and video of American public speeches, lectures, debates, interviews, events ||
 * History and Politics Out Loud || Search or browse full-text public-domain audio with transcripts of 20th century political and historical events, personalities, and protest songs ||
 * American Memory || Find sound recordings of American primary source speeches ||  ||
 * quotations ||  || Bartleby.com Quotations || Search classic passages, phrases and proverbs (1901 edn.) ||
 * Quotations Page || Search word, phrase, author within or across quotation collections ||
 * Quoteland || Search by keyword or browse topics, authors ||  ||
 * statistical data ||  || Statistical Information (NoodleTools) || Links to statistical databases and advice on locating and understanding data ||   ||
 * dictionary or thesaurus (for definitions, etymology, pronunciation, synonyms) ||  || Yahoo Reference || Definitions, etymology, synonyms (English and Spanish) and audio-pronunciation ||
 * Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus || Definitions, etymology, synonyms and audio-pronunciation ||
 * WordCentral || Definitions with pictures (student dictionary) ||  ||
 * encyclopedia ||  || Columbia Encyclopedia || Factual information (updated 6/05) ||
 * Wikipedia || Volunteer-created and collaboratively edited: valuable for current topics (e.g., people in the news), technology (e.g., podcasting) -- information quality uneven ||  ||
 * almanac data ||  || Country at a Glance (U.N.) || Basic country profile, use InfoNation to compare data from 6 countries ||
 * Information Please Almanac || Statistical and factual data -- beware popup minefield ||  ||
 * books and other printed works ||  || WorldCat || Search for books and reviews, options to refine results, check your local library's holdings ||
 * Google Scholar || Search (free and fee) scholarly works, locate related information using "cited by" links, use advanced search to limit (author, date, phrase, in title, subject area) ||
 * A9 OpenSearch || Search for books by keyword, then "Search Inside!" to see keyword-in-context ||  ||
 * I have special search requirements...
 * I have special search requirements...
 * run my search **periodically** and be notified of new results ||  || Giga Alert || Run Google search of 3 interests and get e-mail or RSS notification of new results ||
 * Google Alerts || Run periodic Google searches and get e-mail (no RSS) notification of new results ||  ||
 * specify a **country** where my search results are located ||  || Google || Limit by domain (advanced search) or by country (Language Tools) ||   ||
 * use a search engine **outside the U.S.** ||  || Search Engine Colossus || Browse search engines and directories from countries and territories ||   ||
 * find sites organized by the **Dewey Decimal System** or **Library of Congress Classification** ||  || Virtual LRC || Select Dewey Decimal number before searching ||
 * INFOMINE || Drill down into Library of Congress Classification directory ||
 * BUBL LINK || Select "DeweyClass" from dropdown menu in Advanced Search ||  ||
 * locate resources by **file type** ||  || Google || Limit search by file type (.pdf, .ps, .doc, .xls, .ppt, .rtf) ||
 * Yahoo || Limit search by file type (.html, .pdf, .doc, .xls, .ppt, .xml, .txt) ||  ||
 * I am...
 * I am...
 * a kid ||  || KidsClick! || Find kid-friendly sites with educational content (grades K-7) selected by librarians ||
 * Ask Kids || Search by keyword, then select the best-match question for answers and links ||
 * Yahoo Kids || Select from kid-safe sites (grades 2- 7) organized by topic ||  ||
 * pretty new to the Internet ||  || Google || Largest general purpose search engine ||
 * Yahoo || Large, general purpose search engine ||
 * ipl2 || Easy-to-navigate, well-annotated directory of librarian-selected Web sites ||  ||
 * an Internet wizard ||  || Exalead || Configure highly-specific searches including proximity ("folk tales NEAR sun"), but smaller index than Google or Yahoo ||
 * INFOMINE || Configure a narrow search of a large, comprehensive academic virtual library (Web sites, databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, directories of researchers) ||  ||