From Paul Gil,
Your Guide to Internet for Beginners.
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(continued from the The Best Search Engines for Students)

Here is a list of Internet reference sites and search directories. These destinations represent encyclopedic quick-reference content for quick research. These also represent specific launch points where you can commence more-involved research for your undergraduate and graduate studies.

This list has been compiled from About Network editor and reader reviews.
Current to March, 2007:

• The Top 15 General Reference Web Sites, 2006-2007
  
  
• Encyclopedia.com: nearly 60,000 dynamic articles.
  
  
• Refdesk.com: extensive deep links to news and encyclopedic content.
  
  
• Internet Public Library
  
  
• Wikipedia: a favorite of millions of web users, Wikipedia gets better and better every day.
  
  
• An Exhaustive List of Reference Sites by Wendy Boswell.
  
  
• Kid-Friendly Reference and Research
  
  
• Arts and Humanities Reference Sites
  
  
• News and Current Events References
  
  
• News Archives
  
  
• Special Mention: About.com. Indeed, our own About.com Network is a tremendous source of practical information. While not specifically an academic website, About does focus on answering practical questions and providing "core" information on 600 different topics. If you are brand new to a research topic, then About is a good place to start your academic researching.
  
  

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