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Secondary
Data Sources:
General
Reference And Research
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Vast directory with pages and links on just about every imaginable subject,
put together by "guides" who cover their individual subjects.
Beaucoup.com
The search engines' search engine provides lists of search engines and
directory sites that cover the vast reservoirs of free information out
there on the web on a wide variety of subjects.
bizjournals.com
Home site for publisher of most of the country's leading business journals.
Visitors can access news and features from all journals; some information
requires payment, but most of the news in the searchable archives is free
(although free registration is required to access less recent material).
Copernic
Search software has a free downloadable version that allows for simultaneous
searches on more than a dozen search engines. Search reports relevant
results with summaries with duplicates and dead links removed, and saves
searches. Available in six languages.
Digital
Librarian: A Librarian's Guide To The Web
Metadirectory
of links to information on a vast range of topics, from the renaissance
to home and interior design. Although the site is designed for librarians,
and many links are to university resources, almost everyone will find
material of value.
Galileo:
University Of Georgia Library's General And Reference Sources
Technically
for students and faculty of the University of Georgia, the site offers
a highly accessible overview of the leading resources available for most
"general" research subjects, from automobiles to zip codes.
Frank
Dietz, Ph.D - Glossaries
More than 2200 glossaries on every conceivable subject can be accessed
from this site.
Lexis-Nexis
One of the largest news and business online information services includes
comprehensive company, country, financial, demographic, market research,
and industry reports. Many searches can be run forfree, and the user only
pays for articles which are downloaded.
LibrarySpot
Site provides compiled access to the online resources of libraries, from
reference materials to encyclopedias and maps.
microwho.com
Directory of worldwide search engines and portals is searchable by country
or engine, and also lists links in subject directories.
NewsTrawler
"Parallel search engine" can search archives of hundreds of
news, magazine and journal sources from around the world; can be personalized.
Refdesk.com
Portal for reference sources offers a vast wealth of resources, but its
organization and appearance are confusing. If users can manage to overlook
its failings, the site offers the opportunity to find many of the more
obscure facts in existence.
The
WWW Virtual Library
Excellent resource compiled by volunteer editors offers metadirectories
(list of links to sites that are themselves directories) on all subjects.
Check the "Journalism" section, for example, and find links
to news organizations, news bureaus, resources, and research services.
Yahoo!
Alerts
Free personalized service will send you an email when a news source you've
selected posts a story on a subject you've selected.
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