25 Websites for Student Researchers and News Hounds
The right websites can make a writer's job a lot easier. Here are 25 useful sites for research papers and news stories.
1. Research Papers
- Ref Desk - This award-winning reference site offers a virtual encyclopedia, periodicals, an online newspaper, search engines, calculators, converters, world clocks and much more.
- Encyclopedia.com - Free online encyclopedia includes a dictionary and millions of newspaper and magazine articles.
- Library of Congress - A digital collection of books, manuscripts, letters, photos and other printed materials.
- World Digital Library - A digital, multilingual collection of manuscripts, rare books, recordings, films, prints, photographs and maps from around the world.
- Bartleby.com - Comprehensive public library that publishes reference materials and non-fiction books.
2. Writing Reference Sites
- OWL - Online writing lab from Purdue Global.
- News University - Free training and resources for journalists.
- Guide to Grammar and Writing - Comprehensive grammar guide from the Capital Community College Foundation.
- Spark Notes - An online guide to grammar from Spark Notes.
- Merriam-Webster - The best dictionary and thesaurus on the web.
3. New Sources
- The Associated Press - Global news network with round the clock reports.
- CNN - Popular news site that is updated constantly by both U.S. and global reporters.
- Digg - Links to a mish-mash of user submitted news stories, videos and photos.
- Wired.com - Daily news and original reports on business, entertainment, politics, culture, science and art.
- The Way Back Machine - Amazing search engine that boasts 85 billion web pages archived from 1996 to a few months ago.
4. Web Apps
- Clipmarks - Web app that lets you clip and share content from web pages.
- BibMe - Web app that automatically creates a bibliography for you in MLA, APA, Chicago and Turabian formats.
- ThinkFold - Brainstorming and outlining tool that allows you to collaborate online in real time.
- Toodledo - Online project management tool.
- Jott - Web app that converts your voice into text.
5. Miscellaneous
- Google Docs - Create, upload, edit, and access your work from any computer in the world.
- Media Bistro - Journalism site with forums, education resources, job listings and more.
- ChaCha - Human-powered search engine provides you with real people to answer your questions.
- Del.icio.us - Organize and tag your bookmarks.
- Wikipedia - A good starting point for information.
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