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Internet Resources

Below are a collection of links to various Internet resources the library staff believes may be of assistance during the research process. We have tried to provide reviews and descriptions where possible as well as links to online databases, search engine evaluations, virtual reference desks, and website evaluation help.

VIRTUAL REFERENCE DESKS

The sites below are virtual reference desks, with hundreds of links to Internet reference sources.

Librarians' Index to the Internet - http://lii.org

Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org/

Refdesk.com - http://www.refdesk.com/

Evaluating Websites

Bare Bones 101 - http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml (Courtesy of Ellen Chamberlin)

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet - http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html

Evaluating Web Resources - http://www.hopetillman.com/findqual.html

SEARCH ENGINE EVALUATIONS

The sites below have evaluative information of Search Engines and Search Directories.

Search Engine Showdown - http://www.notess.com/search/

Search Engine Watch - http://www.searchenginewatch.com/

Created August 1999
Updated September 2006