Research (Writers Resources)

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My Virtual Reference Desk My Virtual Reference Desk: A one-stop site for all things Internet: news, weather, sports, reference, encyclopedia (50 areas), facts on file, FAQs, tutorials, search engines, Win95, free stuff, games (Research) http://www.refdesk.com/ The Virtual Reference Desk The Virtual Reference Desk: Reference index from Purdue University (Research) http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/vlibrary/reference/ Writers Free Reference Writers Free Reference: A list of free reference sites useful to writers and anyone looking for free information. (Research) http://www.writers-free-reference.com/ Romance Central: Research Romance Central: Research: Contains many site listings for researching historical facts. From early medieval to modern day time. (Research) http://ritahestand.romance-central.com/Research.htm GrassHopper Shopper GrassHopper Shopper: A huge page full of Research Engines to help writers get the jump on gathering information. (Research) http://www.talewins.com/Search.htm Writers Write Writers Write: Research advice, tips and resources meaningful to writers. (Research) http://www.writerswrite.com/research/ Law Resources Law Resources: Links to research on all types of law resources including a vast library of legal decisions. (Research) http://www.law.csuohio.edu/lawlibrary/reference/major.html Lexis-Nexis Lexis-Nexis: Free access to class prep tools, The Bridge project, and web lectures on torts, contracts, property and other legal topics. (Research) http://www.lexis-nexis.com/lncc/academic/ Almanac of Literary Information Almanac of Literary Information: Information related to literature: writers, their work, and all such things of a literary nature. (Research) http://litcal.yasuda-u.ac.jp/LitCalendar.shtml Ask the Experts Ask the Experts: A comprehensive listing of links to experts in various fields. (Research) http://www.refdesk.com/expert.html The Seven Steps of the Research Process The Seven Steps of the Research Process: Outlines a simple strategy for finding information for a research paper and documenting the sources. (Research) http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill1.htm Online Dictionaries, Glossaries and Encyclopedias Online Dictionaries, Glossaries and Encyclopedias: An annotated listing of dictionaries, glossaries and encyclopedias that have some sort of version online or, if you will, a glossary of glossaries. (Research) http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/hyperref.html Information Brokerage Information Brokerage: Becoming an information broker can prove to be a bright home-business decision for a writer. (Research) http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/5692/33931 iTools iTools: Search dictionaries, thesauri, the Bible, and many other tools. (Research) http://www.iTools.com/ Research Tools Research Tools: By Glenn Hameroff at Suite101.com. (Research) http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/research_tools The Spire Project The Spire Project: A better way to find information. Research, searching the web, or whatever you happen to be looking for - you will find it here. (Research) http://www.spireproject.com/ Electric Library Electric Library: The Electric Library makes it possible to conduct real research over the Internet, using a deep database of reliable sources. Subscribers get 30 days free use of this site. (Research) http://wwws.elibrary.com/ Compucan.com Compucan.com: Numerous free online encyclopedias and advanced reference search tools. (Research) http://www.compucan.com/Reference.htm