Resources

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Without some knowledge of how to find and work with Internet materials you're more likely to sink than swim through the sea of online information. To help you to stay afloat, our resources sections include tutorials and ideas for developing topics, links to resources for conducting successful online searches and information about evaluating Internet resources.

Before you can research successfully, you'll need to consider search terms and tactics in light of your research topic or investigative angle. Get off to a good start by exploring some search strategies and information.

As you uncover information, be sure that you give it careful scrutiny. To hone your Internet research skills, learn more about evaluating Internet sources at Evaluation Central.

At all times as you research you'll need to track, save and document what you find. You may want to look over the conventions and issues of citation and documentation. If you're ready to begin combing the Net for resources, we've categorized some of best sites. Follow the links below to help you uncover useful materials.

Research Sites and Search Engines
In addition to some of the major Internet search engines, these links also lead to specialized sites useful for conducting academic research.

Subject Areas
CompSite's own collection of helpful links for researchers working in the humanities, the social sciences, the natural sciences, or business.

Writing Resources
Here you'll find links to dictionaries, reference materials and writing information, including strategies for getting started and revising projects and assorted handouts and tutorials.

Web Authoring
Here you'll find links to tutorials, references and resources to be used in Web development.

Internet Information
Links to information about aspects of the Net, including e-mail, newsgroups, MOOs, and Web forums.

Newspapers and News Resources
CompSite's news page contains links to the most current news information resources.