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Research/Reference
www.unaids.org: A massive data base on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, international aid organizations, and so forth. It is for the serious student, researcher, and even journalists and health careers persons.
www.newscientist.com: As the name implies, it is geared to many science topics, some contemporary and some archival, such as global warming, population/demographics, medicine, archaeology, astromony, and so on. Very user friendly.
www.cnn.com/science: Actually quite good, clearly aims to deliver info on recent breakthroughs in medicine, biology, earth sciences, ... .
The Seven Steps of the Research Process from Cornell University’s Library
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill1.htm
Online reference desk
http://www.refdesk.com/index.html
Boolean Searching on the Internet (for advanced database and search engine research)
http://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.asp
Don’t catch the Gullibility Virus! Learn how to critically analyze Internet resources.
http://bob.bob.bofh.org/~robm/manual/virus/gullibility.html
Evaluating Internet Research Sources - http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm
Check out Internet Hoaxes and Scams on this site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. http://www.hoaxbusters.org/
Fathom.Com
http://www.fathom.com/
Fathom.Com is an archive provided by Columbia University which offers access to the complete range of free content developed for Fathom by its member institutions. Columbia encourages you to browse this archive of online learning resources, including lectures, articles, interviews, exhibits and free seminars. Wonderful source for research paper and essay ideas.
Facing History and Ourselves is based on the belief that education in a democracy must be what Alexis de Tocqueville called "an apprenticeship in liberty." Facing History helps students find meaning in the past and recognize the need for participation and responsible decision making. Interesting source for research paper ideas.
http://www.facinghistory.org/facing/fhao2.nsf
USA.gov is the official U.S. gateway to all government information. Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's here on USA.gov. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services and resources.
http://www.usa.gov/
North Carolina Community College System home page
http://www.ncccs.cc.nc.us/
