Wikipedia:List of online reference desks

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This page and its 10 subpages are designed to supplement Wikipedia:Reference desk and its seven subpages. These 11 pages can have a number of uses.

  • They provide a list of alternative places for Wikipedia visitors to ask questions.
  • They provide a list of resources to help Wikipedia respondents to find answers to questions.
  • They provide a means to assist Wikipedians and others in comparing the quality of reference service provided in different places.

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=Wikipedians=

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=Articles about online reference desks=

  • [http://www.slis.indiana.edu/news/story.php?story_id=2064 Wikipedia Reference Desk]
  • [http://thenextweb.com/us/2010/07/06/the-future-of-question-and-answer-sites/ The Future of Question and Answer Sites - TNW United States] (by: The Next Web)
  • [http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/blogs/years-before-Google-existed-new-york-public-library-offered-human-google 20 years before Google existed, N.Y. Public Library offered a human Google]—Mother Nature Network (October 25, 2016)

=Change detection and notification=

:(See also: Change detection and notification, :Category:Change detection and notification.)

  • [http://www.changedetection.com/ ChangeDetection - Know when any web page changes]
  • [http://www.changedetect.com/ ChangeDetect - Web Page Monitoring - Free Online Service]
  • [http://www.dasping.com/en/dasping/ dasPing: start]
  • [http://www.watchthatpage.com/ WatchThatPage - Monitor web pages extract new information]

=Copyright and plagiarism=

:(See also: Copyright, :Category:Copyright law, Plagiarism, :Category:Plagiarism.)

  • [http://fairuse.stanford.edu/ Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center] (by: Stanford University, Stanford, CA)
  • [http://www.templetons.com/brad//copymyths.html 10 Big Myths about copyright explained] (by: Brad Templeton)
  • [http://www.publicdomainsherpa.com/index.html Public Domain Sherpa - your guide to finding copyright-free works]
  • [http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/ Plagiarism Today]
  • [http://www.internetworldstats.com/articles/art024.htm Is it Plagiarism or Copyright Violation - Coaching in Writing for Internet]

=Digital libraries=

:(See also: List of digital library projects, :Category:Digital libraries.)

=Digital libraries of websites by Dewey Decimal number=

  • [http://www.deweybrowse.org/ Dewey Browse]
  • [http://www.deweydigger.com/ DeweyDigger]
  • [http://www.webrary.org/ref/weblinksmenu.html MGPL Webrary® - Webrary Links Menu] (by: Morton Grove Public Library, Morton Grove, IL)
  • [http://www.kidsclick.org/dewey.html KidsClick! Web Search]
  • [http://www.lkwdpl.org/readyref/ Ready Reference - A selection of Web resources] (by: Lakewood Public Library, Lakewood, Ohio)
  • [http://www.bydewey.com/ A Research Guide for Students with Virtual Library arranged by Dewey]
  • [http://blogs.footeschool.org/library/faqs/dewey/ Websites by Dewey number | The Foote School Perrine Library] (by: Foote School, New Haven, CT)
  • [http://homepage.mac.com/donsmith/nhslib/deweysites.htm Websites by Dewey Classification]
  • [http://www.rbclibrary.org/Reference_sites.htm Reference Sites] (by: Rainbow City Public Library, Rainbow City, Alabama)

=Digital library categories in general web directories=

  • [http://botw.org/top/Reference/Libraries/Digital/ Digital Libraries in the Best of the Web Directory]
  • [http://dir.yahoo.com/reference/libraries/digital_libraries/ Digital Libraries in the Yahoo! Directory] (See: Yahoo! Directory.)
  • [http://www.dmoz.org/Reference/Libraries/Digital/ Open Directory - Reference: Libraries: Digital] (See: Open Directory Project.)

=Directories not in English=

  • [http://www.bonweb.fr/ Le guide des meilleurs sites]
  • [http://www.netoo.com/index1200.html Annuaire francophone NEToo, le top 10.000 du web francophone]
  • [http://www.segnaweb.it/index.php SegnaWeb: risorse Internet selezionate dai bibliotecari italiani - Home]

=Directories of alternative media=

:(See also: :Category:Alternative media.)

  • [http://www.alternativenews.net/ AlternativeNews.net - Best Alternative News Links]
  • [http://www.independentmedia.ca/ independentmedia.ca: a directory of non-corporate journalism]
  • [http://www.newsmeback.com/directory/ Citizen journalism directory]
  • [http://citizen-journalism.alltop.com/ Alltop - Top Citizen Journalism News]
  • [http://www.crowdsourcing.org/directory Directory - Crowdsourcing.org]

=Directories of blogs=

:(See also: List of blogs, :Category:Blogs.)

  • [http://www.blogarama.com/ Blogarama - The Blog Directory - Blogs And Blog Resources]
  • [http://www.blogs-collection.com/ Blogs Directory - Blogs-Collection.com]
  • [http://www.bestblogs.org/ Blog Directory]

=Directories of books=

:(See also: Lists of books, :Category:Books, :Category:Lists of books, :Category:Book websites, :Category:Ebook suppliers.)

  • [http://2020ok.com/ Directory of FREE Online Books and FREE eBooks]
  • [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/ The Online Books Page] (See: Online Books Page, by John Mark Ockerbloom, University of Pennsylvania Libraries, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.)
  • [http://usedbooks1.com/ The Used and Rare Books Directory]
  • [http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/ E-Books Directory - Categorized Books, Short Reviews, Free Downloads]
  • [http://www.gutenberg.org/ Project Gutenberg - free ebooks] (See: Project Gutenberg.)
  • [http://www.published.com/ Published.com - A Free Book Directory. Discover The Best Books Today.]

=Directories of conferences=

:(See also: :Category:Conferences.)

  • [http://www.allconferences.com AllConferences.Com Conventions Events Meetings]
  • [http://www.conferencealerts.com Academic conferences worldwide - Conference Alerts]

=Directories of dictionaries and glossaries=

:(See also: Lists of dictionaries, :Category:Dictionaries, :Portal:Contents/Glossaries, :Category:Glossaries, :Category:Wikipedia glossaries.)

  • [http://www.a-z-dictionaries.com/ A-Z-Dictionary.com]
  • [http://www.glossarydirectory.com/ Glossary Directory - Glossaries & Dictionaries Directory]
  • [http://www.objectgraph.com/dictionary/ ObjectGraph LLC] (several dictionaries)
  • [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary] (several dictionaries and encyclopedias) (See: TheFreeDictionary.com.)

=Directories of dissertations=

:(See also: Thesis.)

  • [http://oatd.org OATD – Open Access Theses and Dissertations]
  • [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/thesescanada/index-e.html Introduction - Theses Canada - Library and Archives Canada] (by: Library and Archives Canada)
  • [http://www.dissertation.com/index.php Dissertation.com - Academic Dissertation Book & Media Publishers]
  • [http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/alcove9/education/theses.html Education: Free Dissertations/Theses - Alcove 9: An Annotated List of Reference Websites (Main Reading Room, Library of Congress)] (by: Library of Congress)
  • [http://www.ndltd.org ndltd] (NDLTD = Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations)
  • [http://www.thesisabstracts.com Thesis Abstract | Dissertation Abstracts Thesis Library - Thesis Abstracts Online]

=Directories of documentary films=

:(See also: List of documentary films, :Category:Documentary films.)

  • [http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ Top Documentary Films - Watch Free Documentaries Online]
  • [http://www.documentarypedia.com/index.php/Main_Page Main Page - Documentary Pedia]

=Directories of educational videos=

:(See also: List of educational video websites, :Category:Educational websites.)

  • [http://videolectures.net/ videolectures.net - videolectures.net]
  • [http://www.educationalvideos.com/ Educational Videos – The Best Educational Videos Online | Educational Videos Directory]
  • [http://www.watchknowlearn.org/default.aspx WatchKnowLearn - Free Educational Videos for K-12 Students] (See: WatchKnowLearn.)
  • [http://www.edutube.org/ EduTube Educational Videos | Learn something new every day]
  • [http://www.teachwithmovies.org/ Teach With Movies, Lesson Plans in History, English, Science for High School, Middle School and Elementary]

=Directories of forums=

:(See also: List of Internet forums, :Category:Internet forums.)

  • [http://directoryofforums.com/ Directory of FORUMS]
  • [http://www.forumsdirectory.info/ Online web forums directory - Forum directory]
  • [http://www.forumsinfo.com/ Forums Directory :: Forums Directory ForumsInfo.Com]

=Directories of libraries=

:(See also: List of libraries, :Category:Libraries.)

  • [http://www.lib-web.org/ Libweb - Library WWW Servers - World Libraries Online]
  • [http://www.libdex.com/ Libdex – Worldwide index of library catalogues, libraries & books]
  • [http://www.librarytechnology.org/libwebcats/ lib-web-cats: an International Directory of Libraries]
  • [http://www.publiclibraries.com/ Public Libraries] (United States)
  • [http://www.libraries-update.com/ Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers] (by: Cengage Learning, Stamford, CT)

=Directories of magazines=

:(See also: Lists of magazines, :Category:Magazines.)

  • [http://magazine-directory.com/ Magazine Directory - Magazines Online]
  • [http://www.themagazinedirectory.com/ Magazine Directory - A National Directory of Magazines.] (United States)

=Directories of mobile websites=

:(See also: :Category:Mobile web.)

  • [http://cantoni.mobi/ Mobile Websites – Cantoni.mobi]
  • [http://idibidi.com/ idibidi mobile website directory]
  • [http://mobilewebsitedirectory.net/ Mobile Directory and Mobile Website Design]
  • [http://www.mobilemammoth.com/mobile-directory/ Mobile Directory]
  • [http://greatsites.mobi/ Great Mobile Websites]

=Directories of museums=

:(See also: List of museums, :Category:Museums, .museum.)

  • [http://icom.museum/vlmp/ Museums: Virtual Library museums pages (VLmp)]
  • [http://www.museumregister.com/ MuseumRegister | an international directory of museums in all categories]
  • [http://index.museum/ Search result in the .museum Registry] (See: Museum Domain Management Association.)
  • [http://www.museumstuff.com/ 1000s Of Museums Online : MuseumStuff.com] (United States)

=Directories of newspapers=

:(See also: Lists of newspapers, :Category:Newspapers.)

  • [http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ Thousands of newspapers on the Net]
  • [http://www.isit-paris.fr/cdi/surleweb/presse.htm Sur le web]: Presse en ligne
  • [http://www.abyznewslinks.com/ Newspapers - Newspaper & News Media Guide] ABYZ News Links
  • [http://www.4imn.com/ 4 International Media & Newspapers - world newspapers online]
  • [http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/ Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Map View] (See: Newseum.)
  • [http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/ Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Gallery View] (See: Newseum.)
  • [http://newslink.org/ Newspapers of the World - Newslink]
  • [http://www.50states.com/news/ United States Newspapers]
  • [http://news.google.com/newspapers Google News Archive Search] (See: Google News Archive.)

=Directories of open-access journals=

:(See also: Academic journal, Open access journal, :Category:Academic journals, :Category:Lists of academic journals.)

=Directories of OpenCourseWare=

:(See also: :Category:OpenCourseWare.)

  • [http://hulk03.princeton.edu:8080/WebMedia/lectures/ Princeton University: WebMedia - Lectures] (See: Princeton University.)
  • [http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm Free Online Course Materials | MIT OpenCourseWare] (See: MIT OpenCourseWare.)
  • [http://oyc.yale.edu/ Open Yale Courses] (See: Open Yale Courses.)
  • [http://www.extension.harvard.edu/open-learning-initiative Harvard Open Courses for Free | Open Learning Initiative] (See: Harvard Extension School.)

=Directories of image-sharing websites=

:(See also: List of image-sharing websites, :Category:Image sharing websites.)

  • [http://www.photoclicks.net/ Photography Sites - Photography Websites - Photography Directory]
  • [http://www.freephotogallery.info/ FreePhotoGallery: Photography Directory and Photography Search Engine]

=Directories of podcasts=

:(See also: List of podcatchers, :Category:Podcasting.)

  • [http://www.podcastdirectory.com/ PodcastDirectory.com | The big directory for you]
  • [http://www.podfeed.net/ Podcast Directory : Podfeed.net]
  • [http://www.podcastalley.com/ PodcastAlley.com -- The place to find Podcasts]

=Directories of radio stations=

:(See also: List of radio stations, :Category:Radio stations, :Category:Radio spectrum.)

  • [http://www.radio-locator.com/ Radio-Locator]
  • [http://www.publicradiofan.com/ PublicRadioFan.com] (See: Public Radio Fan.)
  • [http://radiostationworld.com/default.asp RadioStationWorld - Radio Broadcast Directory and Listing of Radio Stations on the Web]
  • [http://streamingradioguide.com/ Radio Stations Streaming on the Internet] (United States)
  • [http://www.hamdepot.com/ HamDepot - Ham Radio Clubs | Amateur Radio Clubs] (United States) (See: Amateur radio.)
  • [http://www.shortwave.be/ Shortwave Radio Stations and International Broadcasters] (See: Shortwave radio.)
  • [http://www.shortwaveradio.com/ ShortWaveRadio.com - The superlist of shortwave radio stations!]

=Directories of repositories=

:(See also: Repository (publishing), :Category:Archival science.)

  • [http://www.opendoar.org/ OpenDOAR - Home Page - Directory of Open Access Repositories]
  • [http://roar.eprints.org/ Welcome to the Registry of Open Access Repositories - Registry of Open Access Repositories] (See: Registry of Open Access Repositories.)
  • [http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html Repositories of Primary Sources] (by: University of Idaho Library, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID)

=Directories of search engines=

:(See also: List of search engines, :Category:Internet search engines.)

  • [http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/ Find search engines from across the world with Search Engine Colossus]
  • [http://www.searchenginefinder.com/ Search Engines Directory,Search Engine of Web Directories,Search Engines List and Web directories List]
  • [http://www.thesearchenginelist.com/ Comprehensive list of Search Engines - The Search Engine List]

=Directories of telephone numbers=

:(See also: :Category:Telephone numbers.)

  • [http://www.numberway.com/ Free White Pages - People Search - International Phone Books]
  • [http://www.howtocallabroad.com/ Country codes & international area codes - HowtoCallAbroad.com]
  • [http://payphone-directory.org/ Pay Phone Directory] (United States, Canada, and some other places)
  • [http://ourwebhome.com/TENP/TENproject.html The Telephone EXchange Name Project]
  • [http://www.inter800.com/ Internet 800 Directory - Directory of free toll free (tollfree), 800,866,877 and 888 listings of businesses by company, number and type of industry, regardless of long distance carrier.]
  • [http://www.internettollfree.com/ Toll Free Directory | 800 Directory | National Tollfree Directory - Find a Toll Free Number]
  • [http://www.tollfreephone.com/ Toll Free Phone Numbers Directory 800 888 Reverse Lookup]
  • [http://wikipages.com/index.php/Home Home - Wikipages.com] ("a wikified yellow pages")
  • [http://www.nophonetrees.com/ Categories: NoPhoneTrees.com]
  • [http://gethuman.com/ Phone Numbers, Shortcuts, Reviews & Customer Tips - Companies Worldwide - GetHuman.com]
  • [http://www.cellphonenumber.com/ Cell Phone Number | CellPhoneNumber.com]
  • [http://www.find-cellphonenumbers.com/ Free Cell Phone Directory | Cell Phone Lookup & Reverse Cell Phone Lookup]
  • [http://www.mobdir.com/ Mobile Phone Directory]
  • [http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org Yellow Pages Goes Green: Yellow Pages Directory Inc.] (United States)
  • [https://www.seeknumber.com Find Phone Numbers of Companies, Email Address, Chat Options, Shortcuts & Tips. - SeekNumber.com] (United States)
  • [https://ask2human.com Search a Customer Care Number and other Contact Information to connect with Real Human. Get Genuine Customer Service Phone Number. Support Helpline - Ask2Human.com]

=Directories of web directories=

:(See also: List of web directories, :Category:Web directories.)

  • [http://www.web-directories.ws/ Web Directories List - 20,000 Up-to-date Directory Listings (free & paid).]
  • [http://www.best-web-directories.com/ Best Web Directories - Free & Paid Directory Submission Rankings]
  • [http://www.webdirectorylist.com/ Web Directory List - Directory of Directories]

=Directories of web feeds=

:(See also: Web feed, RSS.)

  • [http://www.rss-feeds-directory.com/ Rss Feeds Directory]
  • [http://www.feedage.com/ RSS feed Directory - Feedage.com]
  • [http://www.freefeedsdirectory.com/ Free Feeds Directory]
  • [http://www.rsstop10.com/directory/ RS Feeds Directory - FREE listing - RSStop10.com]

=Directories of wikis=

:(See also: List of wikis, :Category:Wikis.)

  • [http://www.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Foundation] (See: Wikimedia Foundation, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:SiteMatrix Wikimedia wikis].)
  • [http://wikiindex.org/Welcome WikiIndex]
  • [http://wikispot.org/Wiki_Directory Wiki Directory - Wiki Spot]
  • [http://wikihosting.net/ Wiki Hosting Directory - Find the Best Wiki Hosting providers here]
  • [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiFarms Wiki Farms] (See: Wiki hosting service.)

=Directories of wireless access points=

:(See also: Hotspot (Wi-Fi), :Category:Wireless access points.)

  • [http://maps.fon.com/ Fon - Find Fon Hotspots Worldwide]
  • [http://v4.jiwire.com/search-hotspot-locations.htm JiWire Global Wi-Fi Finder]
  • [http://wi-fi.jiwire.com/ Wi-Fi ZONE™ Finder]
  • [http://www.hotspot-locations.com/ Wi-Fi Hotspot Directory | WLAN Hotspots - WiFi Hot Spots - Free Locations - Public Wireless Lan Internet Access]
  • [http://www.wififreespot.com/ free wi-fi hotspots wifi cafes coffee shops hotels airports RV Parks]

=Directories of world records=

:(See also: :Category:Superlatives, World record, :Category:World records.)

  • [http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ Guinness World Records - Home of the Longest, Shortest, Fastest, Tallest facts and feats] (See: Guinness World Records.)
  • [http://www.worldrecordsacademy.org/ World Records Academy: fastest world record registration services, latest world records from around the world, Book of World Records, Record Breakers Club!]
  • [http://www.alternativerecords.co.uk/index.asp The book of alternative records | weird, crazy, incredible and unusual world records!]

=Directories, miscellaneous (one of each type)=

  • [http://www.useassociations.com/directory useAssociations | International Directory of Professional Associations]
  • [http://www.onlinecamera.com/ OnlineCamera.com - Worldwide Webcam Directory]
  • [http://www.socialmediawebsites.com/ Social Media Websites | Social Media Directory]
  • [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world-government-data World Government Data | guardian.co.uk] (See: guardian.co.uk.)
  • [http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/ JobHuntersBible.com:] [See: Richard Nelson Bolles, What Color Is Your Parachute? (book).]
  • [http://www.wikidweb.com/ Main Page - Wikidweb] ("the Wiki Directory of the Web")
  • [http://www.freesearching.com/ International Zip Codes, Reverse Search, Fax Search, Email Search, Outlet Stores, White Pages, Area Codes, Toll-Free Search, People Finder at FreeSearching.com]
  • [http://www.peelon.com/ Peelon.com - webinar directory. Find and Promote webinars.]
  • [http://www.aslvlog.net/ ASL Vlog & Video Directory] (See: American Sign Language, Video blogging.)
  • [http://www.big-boards.com/ The largest Message Boards and Forums on the web!]
  • [http://listorious.com/ Listorious: Twitter people search and lists directory]
  • [http://www.picsearch.com/image-dir.html Pictures]
  • [http://www.alltheusenet.com/ AllTheUsenet.Com- Newsgroups, Usenet Provider Directory, Usenet Portal, Usenet Resources Guide, NewsGroups Servers, Newsgroups NewsReader software] (See: Usenet newsgroup, :Category:Newsgroups.)
  • [http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/ Melissa DATA: Free Lookups]
  • [http://www.newsletteraccess.com/ Newsletters - Newsletter Directory Covering Every Topic and Specializing in Investment News.] (See: :Category:Newsletters.)
  • [http://www.labnol.org/internet/old-newspaper-articles/18689/ How to Find Old Newspaper Articles and Magazines Online]
  • [http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html CataList, the official catalog of LISTSERV lists] (See: LISTSERV.)
  • [http://web.archive.org/web/20030629080015/http://nupedia.com/links.shtml Nupedia Links] (compiled by Nupedia and archived by the Wayback Machine)
  • [http://www.google.ca/publicdata/directory Google Public Data Explorer] (See: Google Public Data Explorer.)

=Distraction online=

:(See also: Attention, Distraction, Human multitasking.)

  • [http://massis.lcs.mit.edu/TELECOM_Digest_Online/0924.html TELECOM Digest OnLine - Sorted: Aimless Workers 'Wilfing' Through Cyberspace]
  • [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8219212.stm BBC NEWS | Technology | Multitaskers bad at multitasking]
  • [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/pb-utf061908.php Unable to focus? Welcome to our distracted society's attention deficit]
  • [http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=4658&cn=159 Review - Distracted - Anxiety & Panic]

=Evaluating information and sources=

:(See also: List of fallacies, :Category:Logical fallacies, List of hoaxes, :Category:Hoaxes, List of common misconceptions, :Category:Error, List of cognitive biases, :Category:Cognitive biases, List of memory biases, Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources.)

  • [http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/web-eval-sites.htm Helpful Hints to Help You Evaluate the Credibility of Web Resources]
  • [http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm Evaluating Internet Research Sources]
  • [http://www.infography.com/ The Infography] ("An Expert Will Guide You to the Best Information")
  • http://neglectedbooks.com/Straight_and_Crooked_Thinking.pdf (See: Robert H. Thouless, Straight and Crooked Thinking.)
  • [http://verificationhandbook.com Verification Handbook: homepage]

=Google=

:(See also: List of Google products, :Category:Google.)

  • [http://scholar.google.com Google Scholar]
  • [http://www.usabilityviews.com/simply_google.htm Simply Google]
  • [http://www.googleguide.com/ Interactive online Google tutorial and references - Google Guide]
  • [http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/google-week-101-google-tips-tricks-and-hacks-462143 101 Google tips, tricks and hacks | News | TechRadar UK] (by: TechRadar)
  • [http://www.google.com/help/features.html Search Features]
  • [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/google-result-counts-are-a-meaningless-metric.html FGA: Google result counts are a meaningless metric.] (See: Wikipedia:Search engine test.)

=Internet facts=

:(See also: Internet, :Category:Internet, World Wide Web, :Category:World Wide Web.)

  • [http://www.livinginternet.com/ The Internet]
  • [http://about-the-web.com/ About-the-web Internet Guide]
  • [http://www.internet101.org/ Internet 101 » The world’s most popular guide to the Internet]
  • [http://www.learnthenet.com/index.php LEARN THE NET: Your Online Guide]
  • [http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/18-fun-interesting-facts-knew-internet/ 18 Fun Interesting Facts You Never Knew About The Internet | MakeUseOf]
  • [http://www.newscientist.com/special/unknown-internet Eight things you didn't know about the internet - New Scientist]
  • [http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/6868/ Is Google Making Us Stupid? - Magazine - The Atlantic] (See: Is Google Making Us Stupid?.)

=Internet statistics=

:(See also: Global Internet usage, :Category:Internet by country, Domain Name System, :Category:Domain Name System.)

  • [http://www.internetworldstats.com/ Internet World Stats - Usage and Population Statistics]
  • [http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/ Domain Counts & Internet Statistics]
  • [http://www.internettrafficreport.com/ Network Overview /// Internet Traffic Report] (See: Internet traffic.)
  • [http://www.pewinternet.org/Data-Tools.aspx Data Tools | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project] (by: Pew Research Center)
  • [http://www.domainworldwide.com/ Domain Counts provided by Domain Worldwide]
  • [http://www.norid.no/domenenavnbaser/domreg.html Norid: Domain name registries around the world] (See: Top-level domain.)

=Lists of web resources=

:(See also: Lists of websites, :Category:Websites.)

  • [http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1918031,00.html Full List - 50 Best Websites 2009 - TIME] [by: Time (magazine)]
  • [http://www.distancedegrees.com/2008/lose-your-wikipedia-crutch-100-places-to-go-for-good-answers-online/ Lose Your Wikipedia Crutch: 100 Places to Go for Good Answers Online | Distance Degrees.com]
  • [http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Research+Tools cooltoolsforschools - Research Tools] (hosted by: Wikispaces)
  • [http://www.online-college-blog.com/features/100-useful-tips-and-tools-to-research-the-deep-web/ Online College Blog and School Reviews | 100 Useful Tips and Tools to Research the Deep Web]
  • [http://www.collegedegree.com/library/financial-aid/25-online-resources-for-reliable-researched-facts When Wikipedia Won't Cut It: 25 Online Sources for Reliable, Researched Facts - College Degree.com]
  • [http://oedb.org/library/college-basics/research-beyond-google Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources | OEDb]

=Mirrors and forks of Wikipedia=

:(These links represent a brief selection of languages. Additional languages are listed in the left column on each of these pages.)

=Morse code=

:(See also: :Category:Morse code.)

  • [http://www.learnmorsecode.com/ learn morse code] (See: Morse code.)
  • [http://www.justlearnmorsecode.com/ Just Learn Morse Code]
  • [http://www.qbit.it/lab/morse.php Morse Code Translator]
  • [http://www.robertecker.com/hp/research/morse-generator.php Morse Code: MIDI & Text Generator]
  • [http://www.morsetelegraphclub.org/ Morse Telegraph Club]
  • [http://cw.dimebank.com:8080/ K6DBG streaming cw server] ["CNN Breaking News in Morse (25/21/18/13 wpm)"] (Opening the web page, port 8080, downloads a file to a computer's media player, and play begins automatically.)

=Praise and criticism=

:(See also: Corrective feedback, :Category:Educational assessment and evaluation.)

  • [http://www.faculty.londondeanery.ac.uk/e-learning/appraisal/productive-praise-and-constructive-criticism Productive praise and constructive criticism — Faculty Development]
  • [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Social_and_Cultural_Foundations_of_American_Education/Feedback/Feedback_Skills Social and Cultural Foundations of American Education/Feedback/Feedback Skills - Wikibooks, open books for an open world](by: Wikibooks)
  • [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1496906/ Giving Feedback in Medical Education]

=Researching online=

:(See also: Internet research, :Category:World Wide Web.)

  • [http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html Finding Information on the Internet: Table of Contents] (by: University of California, Berkeley Libraries)
  • [http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/12/how-to-find-anything-online-become-an-internet-research-expert/ How to Find Anything Online: Become an Internet Research Expert | Webdesigner Depot]

=Researching with Wikipedia=

:(See also: Reliability of Wikipedia, Wikipedia:Researching with Wikipedia, Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia, :Category:Wikipedia.)

  • [http://www.brighthub.com/education/homework-tips/articles/35414.aspx How to Use Wikipedia For Research Papers]
  • [http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/01/26/wiki News: A Stand Against Wikipedia - Inside Higher Ed]
  • [http://digitalliteracy.cornell.edu/tutorial/dpl3222.html Digital Literacy Resource - A Guide To Doing Research Online - Using Wikipedia] (hosted by: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)
  • [http://teachingcentral.cmich.edu/2008/07/15/using-wikipedia-to-teach-critical-thinking-skills/ Teaching Central Newsletter :: FaCIT News for Faculty – Using Wikipedia to Teach Critical Thinking Skills] (hosted by: Central Michigan University)
  • [http://online.journalism.utexas.edu/2004/papers/wikipedia.pdf Wikipedia as Participatory Journalism: Reliable Sources? Metrics for evaluating collaborative media as a news source] (hosted by: University of Texas at Austin)
  • [http://wikipediareview.com/ The Wikipedia Review] (see: Wikipedia Review.)
  • [http://wikipediocracy.com/ Wikipediocracy] (see: Wikipediocracy; indirect successor of Wikipedia Review, with a blog and [http://wikipediocracy.com/forum/ a forum])
  • [http://offwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page Offwiki] (for discussion about Wikipedia and her sister projects)
  • [http://schools-wikipedia.org/ 2008/9 Wikipedia Selection for schools] (See: Wikipedia CD Selection.)
  • [http://maps.thefullwiki.org/ Google Maps meets Wikipedia]
  • [http://qrpedia.org/ QRpedia - Language-detecting & mobile-friendly Wikipedia QR codes] (See: QRpedia.)

=Search engines (academic)=

:(See also: List of academic databases and search engines.)

  • [http://www.refseek.com/ RefSeek - Academic Search Engine]
  • [http://www.base-search.net/ BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine): Basic Search] [See: BASE (search engine).]
  • [http://www.digr.co/ Digr - Academic Search Engine]

=Search engines for books=

  • [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/search.html The Online Books Page: Search] (See: Online Books Page, by John Mark Ockerbloom, University of Pennsylvania Libraries, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.)
  • [http://www.digitalbookindex.com/search001a.htm 140,000 Free eBooks: SEARCH OPTIONS (165,000+ eBooks, eTexts, On-Line Books, eDocuments)]
  • [http://www.justfreebooks.info/ Just Free Books - A search engine to find only free ebooks.]

=Search engines for PDF files=

:(See also: Portable Document Format.)

  • [http://www.pdfsearchengine.org/ PDF Search Engine.org - Search for PDF files]
  • [http://www.sopdf.com/ PDF Search Engine - soPDF.com]
  • [http://search-pdf-books.com/ Millions of Free PDF eBooks! Free PDF Search Engine]
  • [http://www.qdocuments.com/ PDF Search Engine, View Download PDF Book, Search eBooks Document]
  • [http://printfu.org/ PDF Search Engine, free search, PDF download]

=Search engines for similar websites=

  • [http://www.similarsitesearch.com/ SimilarSiteSearch.com - The Best Place To Find Similar Websites]
  • [http://www.moreofit.com/ moreofit - Website Similarity Search Engine]

=Search engines for Twitter feeds=

:(See also: Twitter, :Category:Twitter.)

  • [https://twitter.com/search-advanced Twitter Advanced Search]
  • [http://www.twinitor.com/ Twinitor: twitter search and monitoring.]
  • [http://monitter.com/ monitter : real time, live twitter search and monitoring]
  • [http://snapbird.org/ Snap Bird - search twitter's history]
  • [http://www.twazzup.com/ Twazzup: Realtime News]
  • [http://www.tweetfeel.com/ TweetFeel Twitter Sentiment - Twitter Search with Feelings about anything popular.]

=Search engines for Twitter users=

  • [http://twitaholic.com/ Top Twitter User Rankings & Stats | Twitaholic.com]
  • [http://twittercounter.com/ Twitter Stats by Twitter Counter]
  • [http://wefollow.com/ Twitter Directory and Search, Find Twitter Followers : WeFollow]
  • [http://www.highspotinc.com/blog/2008/12/a-directory-of-book-trade-people-on-twitter/ First Issue Blog » Blog Archive » A Directory of Book Trade People on Twitter]
  • [http://www.localtweeps.com/ Localtweeps :: Help localize your Twittersphere! :: Home]
  • [http://www.mytwitterdirectory.com/ My Twitter Directory :: Twitter Search, Yellow Pages : Find Followers]
  • [http://www.tweetfind.com/ TweetFind Twitter Account Directory - TweetFind]

=Search engines, miscellaneous (one of each type)=

:(See also: List of search engines, :Category:Internet search engines.)

  • [http://www.bookfinder.com/ BookFinder.com: Search for New & Used Books, Textbooks, Out-of-Print and Rare Books] (See: BookFinder.com.)
  • [http://www.findhow.com/ FindHow - The How-To Search Engine]
  • [http://www.tineye.com/ TinEye Reverse Image Search] (See: TinEye.)
  • [http://shape.cs.princeton.edu/search.html Princeton 3D Model Search Engine]
  • [http://globalfilesearch.com/ Global FTP Search Engine: Global File Search Engine] (See: File Transfer Protocol.)
  • [http://www.xpase.net/ XPASE - e(X)perimental (P)assive (A)ggressive (S)earch (E)ngine] (diversified)
  • [https://www.social-searcher.com/ Social Searcher - Social Media Search Engine] (search posts, users and trends in popular social networks)
  • [http://viaf.org VIAF] (See: Virtual International Authority File.)
  • [http://en.inforapid.org InfoRapid Knowledge Portal]
  • [http://www.infotopia.info Infotopia--A Google Alternative Safe Search Engine for Students]

=Tweet analytics=

  • [http://aworldoftweets.frogdesign.com/ a world of tweets]
  • [http://www.tweetolife.com/gender/ http://www.tweetolife.com/gender/]

=Web analytics=

:(See also: Web analytics, List of web analytics software, :Category:Web analytics.)

  • [http://www.alexa.com/ Alexa the Web Information Company] (See: Alexa Internet.)
  • [http://www.google.com/analytics/ Google Analytics | Official Website] (See: Google Analytics.)

=Web archives=

:(See also: List of Web archiving initiatives, :Category:Web archiving initiatives.)

  • [http://www.archive.org/ Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine] (See: Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.)
  • [http://www.webcitation.org/ WebCite] (See: WebCite.)

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