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  • General Reference Web Sites

    About.com - created by a network of expert "Guides"; one of the largest producers of original content on the Web.

    Biography.com

    Encyclopedia.com

    Infomine - Scholarly Internet Resource Collections

    Infoplease.com

    Internet Public Library - the first public library of and for the Internet community.

    Librarians' Internet Index - access reliable, trustworthy, librarian-selected websites.

    MIT Libraries - Virtual Reference Collection - organized by subjects, links to many free online resources

    Shmoop.com - designed to make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age.

    Wikipedia - can be a good place for a topic overview; ALWAYS verify information obtained from Wikipedia.

    Read why you should NOT use Wikipedia as a source for a research paper:

    Cornell University Digital Literacy Resource on Using Wikipedia

    Wikipedia Founder Discourages Academic Use of His Creation

    Wikipedia: Researching with Wikipedia