A Few Useful Research Links

L I N K S T O A F E W
R E S E A R C H S I T E S

Search Engines

AOL Search LookSmart

AltaVista * Lycos

Ask Jeeves MSN Search

Direct Hit NBCi

Excite Netscape Search

FAST Search Northern Light

Google * Open Directory

HotBot RealNames

IWon Yahoo *

Inktomi

Government Info Sites

US Library of Congress
US Census Bureau
Stat-USA - Statistical information from the US Department of Commerce
Thomas - Legislative Information from the Library of Congress
Official Federal Government Web Sites - A directory of government agencies on-line

Writing Aids

APA style guide
MLA style guide
Meriam Webster Dictionary
Meriam Webster Thesaurus

Other Informative Sites Douglass - Northwestern University's Archive of American Public Address
Oyez - Northwestern University's Supreme Court Transcripts
The New York Times
CNN

This site was designed by
Jennifer Peeples and Charles Waugh
at the Instructional Resources Center,
with help from Barbara Warnick
and Inch & Warnick's
Critical Thinking and Communication.
Maintained by Paul Ford

Last Revised 06.21.01