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I need help to define my topic...
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| I need a topic |
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| I need to understand the scope of my topic | | Intute | Investigate annotated academic sites | | INFOMINE | Browse annotated research and educational sites enhanced by second-tier "robot-selected" results |
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| I need to investigate alternative or related topics | | Grokker | Explore a web of your topic and subtopics (Yahoo results) | | Clusty | Uncover buried sites by choosing a related cluster | | Ask.com | Select "Expand Your Search" |
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| I need to refine and narrow my topic | | Ask.com | Select "Narrow Your Search" | | Clusty | Drill down into a cluster of results | | SurfWax | Click "Focus" to identify similar, broader, and narrower topics |
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I need to find quality results...
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| authoritative and scholarly sites chosen by a subject expert |
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| personal help from experts |
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| 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 |
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| primary sources |
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I need to do research in a specific discipline...
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| government |
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| science, engineering and technology |
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| health and life sciences |
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| law |
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| arts and humanities |
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The timeliness of information that I need is...
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| today | | Google News | Top news stories auto-generated every 15 minutes | | NewsNow | Worldwide news auto-generated every 5 minutes | | 10x10 | Explore machine-compiled single image composed hourly of 100 words and pictures that "matter most" on a global scale |
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| recent | | Yahoo News | One month archive with editor-created "roundups" in Full Coverage | | World News Network | Click a category (below news item) to gather related news or images, select Mon-Sun to track story's development | | Google News | Click on "related" (below news item) to see story's development |
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| historical | | American Memory | Search America's primary source documents and images, browse by topic, time period, medium or place | | Librarians' Internet Index | 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 |
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| ancient |
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I need facts...
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| a person |
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| 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) |
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| a company |
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| general reference answers |
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| news background (facts, people, and documents) |
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I need opinions and perspectives...
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| I want opinions on current issues |
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| I need news from other countries' perspectives |
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| I want multiple perspectives on hot social and political topics |
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| I want to compare news treatment | | Newseum | Compare news reporting on U.S. front pages | | PressDisplay | Compare news reporting from 55 countries |
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I need a specific type of media...
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| maps |
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