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Use
the Internet for Research 
Decide on a few short phrases related to your search
topic. Use these phrases with search engines, such as Lycos or Infoseek,
since these specific engines return articles in their search results. Make
sure that you conduct your search correctly by using quotations around your
phrase or a string of words attached with plus signs.
- Make sure you read several articles pertaining
to your topic and that you feel that the information you are reading
is from a reliable source. Remember anyone can put anything on the Internet,
whether or not it is a fact.
- Compare the facts that you find in several articles.
If you are going to use them in a paper or on your site, you should
write the author of the article for permission.
Here is a list of links that can be used to research
the net:
WebFerret
searches through the top search engines
for you, then compiles the data. The Pro version contains more "bells
and whistles," but the free version is almost as good.
Internet
Research for Writers is where you'll
find step by step instructions on how to find what you're looking for.
Ready
Reference Using the Internet provides
an unbelievable amount of information.
Research-It!
is your one-stop reference desk
Study
WEB features over 15,000 research
quality links, in categories such as health and medical, history and culture,
geography and business.
Wired
Cybrarian is Wired Magazine editors'
guide to research on the Net. "If you're looking for information
- hard facts, companies, people, breaking news, government data, Web page
design specs, images, scientific research, books, games, stock prices,
magazines," you'll find it here.
Encyberpedia,
a Living Encyclopedia, provides an enormous subject listing of items such
as medicine, sports, biographies, fact books, legal, and government.
Intellifact.com
Business Information Central
A navigational directory and one stop destination for business research
and business information.
Business
Researcher's Interests @BRINT
Full-text articles & papers, publications, case studies, tools, and
thousands of other business resources.
Corporate
Investigative Services
Directory of over 250 Internet sites that host searchable databases
KnowX
Free and low-cost public records information searches.
CorporateInformation
A comprehensive business research site that provides extremely well-organized
links to public, private, domestic and foreign businesses. Get company
news and stock information, too!
Hoover's
Online is a widely respected
service that provides timely and detailed information on over 13,000 public
and private companies.
CorpTech
Database of High-Tech Companies
provides profiles, competitor information, industry rankings and other
data on over 50,000 public and private high-tech organizations.
Individual.com
offers news, research and contacts for 100,000 companies.
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