Some Basic Internet Sites for Research

• GeoTom: the U Grant Miller Library Catalog (W&J): Log in as "PAC" rather than use your own name
• Online Databases at W&J at W&J Library (intranet access only)
• Pittcat: the Hillman Library Catalog (U of Pittsburgh)
• Hotbot (a search engine); generally use the "Search Smarter" box at the top and narrow to English pages on the drop-down menus on the left; the "Reference" section of the Hotbot Directory has some useful things.
• Altavista (a search engine); the advanced, Boolean search is the way to go here; the "Translation" program on Useful Tools really is useful; the "Reference and Education" section of the Directory has some good things, too
• Google (a search engine); this one sorts your searches by relevance very effectively. This is becoming my favorite.
• Research Materials at W&J, with a literature emphasis (Linda Troost)
• Guide to Grammar and Writing
• The Elements of Style (William Strunk, 1st ed. of 1918) in the Bartleby Archives--a classic!
• On-Line Dictionaries, Both Foreign Language and Specialized, and Translators (at Yourdictionary.com)
• Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus (Merriam-Webster, Inc.)
• Search in US Governmental Publications and Statistics (via Google)
• American and British History Resources on the Net (Stan Nash and William Vincent, Rutgers U)
• Literary Resources on the Net (Jack Lynch, Rutgers U at Camden)
• The Voice of the Shuttle: Web Page for Humanities Research (Alan Liu, U of California at Santa Barbara)
• Amazon.com (useful for author-title reference as well as for buying books)
• Internet Movie Database (the search function is excellent for researching films, productions, and actors)