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Web tools that are good for getting started with your academic research.
Updated on Nov 18, 10
Created on Oct 21, 10
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KPI_Library Bookmarks's List: Web-Based Research Tools
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Oct 19, 10
The Internet Public Library offers a free Ask a Librarian service via email. while the service runs 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, the email form states that at least 3 days are needed for most replies.
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Oct 19, 10
This page links users to free services of the Library of Congress, a great option for those who might not have a library affiliation (and thus access to a reference librarian). Certain fields (including digital reference) offer live chat.
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Oct 19, 10
An excellent reference source from the Library of Congress, this page lists sources in the Humanities and Social Sciences Division; lists include annotations.
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Oct 21, 10
Recommended resource guides from Hunter College Library. In addition to guides by subject, there are some general guides that help users get a start on their research (e.g. Research Guides for Graduate Science Students and the Information Literacy Commons).
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Oct 19, 10
Essentially a cheat sheet when you're using Google for searches and want to improve your results.
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Apr 10, 10
By Simon Mackie of GigaOM, in the New York Times, April 2, 2010. Here are 10 great tricks to try when searching in Google.
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Oct 19, 10
This FAQ format answers basic user questions about how Google Scholar works and how best to search in it.
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Oct 21, 10
By Heinz Tschabitscher, About.com Guide, no publication date. This About.com guide compares 9 popular (free!) RSS feed readers.
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