The following is a list of sites that we might use or refer to during class. If you find this list useful, you are welcome to come back to it later. Keep in mind however that the list may change from time to time as we discover new sites and/or revise the course. This list is not meant to be comprehensive or to imply recommendation of the companies or services.
Table of Contents
About search engines
Alternatives to search engines
Specific types of information
Extras
About search engines
Search engines Enhance your searching Visualize your search results
Comparisons
Compare results
Compare features
Combine results (metasearch) Alternatives to search engines
Directories: lists of links
Repositories: content lives in the site Specific types of information
Scholarly & scientific information Blog searching
Discussions
News
Images
Image search Image repositories
Audio (Podcasts) & Video
People - Pipl
- LinkedIn
- Spokeo
- If you know the institution, try the school's directory (Google's University Search)
- If you're looking for an expert on a topic, try searching for prolific or highly cited authors in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, etc.
Extras
Mobile Search
Make your own custom search engine