In this week's discussion on online research, we have talked about researching people, and topical research. Following are links to tools and lists of helpful tools for researching online:
The National Archives: Research Tools and Ways to Search Online: A list of resources available through the United States National archives, and suggestions for conducting a search.
Ask Bob Rankin: Free Online Research Tools: Excellent list of where to go to find what - alternate search engines and archive compilations.
iTools: Search several search engines and resources at once for quotations, biographies, topics, and encyclopedias
ReadWriteWeb: 100 Alternative Search Engines: Updated monthly since 2007
BibleGateway.com: An excellent online resource for Bible Study. Contains numerous translations of the Bible and additional study resources.
Zotero (Research, not re-search): Capture, archive, and store your quotes and bibliography.
Keyword Discovery, by Trellion: This very helpful tool will provide information about related search terms, and how often the most popular search terms related to your topic are being used.
Virtual Salt: A comprehensive list of currently-popular search engines, databases, directories, graphic sites, periodicals, specialty research, and government research sites.
Library of Congress (LOC) Research Tools: (From the site:) "The Library of Congress offers a wide variety of online databases and Internet resources to the public via the Web, including its own online catalog. In addition, LC provides an easy-to-use gateway for searching other institutions' online catalogs and extensive links to resources on the Internet."
Tomorrow, we'll discuss how to more effectively conduct academic research online.
Jennifer Pointer (e-mail) is a trainer and tech writer in Tulsa, OK. She promotes a simple, a low-tech approach to effective online profile management, search engine optimization and social networking. Her weakness is the mocha frappuccino.