Library -- Research Portal -- Web

TIP: Research is a complex process usually requiring more than one search. Simplify and improve your chances of finding what you need by using the academic resources under the Books and Journals tabs first. If you go beyond the LU resources, use this site from the Purdue University Writing Lab to evaluate your Internet sources or this one from the United States Deptartment of Labor.

Quick Reference Guides
Quick reference guides provide a sample of sites like almanacs, converters, directories, specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias. See "Directories" below for a quick search of two guides.

LU Quick Reference (Short but relevant to LU)	Internet Public Library (Larger list with many sub-headings)
Infomine (Extensive site prepared by academic librarians for university level research)	Yahoo Reference (Watch for sponsored or commercial sites)

Search Engines
What is a search engine? Need searching tips? Note: Google Scholar and Google Books are highlighted because of the academic content they index. Ixquick "metasearch" searches multiple search engines.

Search Directories
What is a search directory? Directories may be searched by keyword or browsed by subject. Note: Internet Public Library is an academic directory and Yahoo tends to be more commercial and popular in nature.