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Niagara University Library Search the Web or Reference Databases
The World Wide Web is also a great source of information.
Below is a list of some of the best reference and statistical sites on the Web. It is not comprehensive, but it should serve as a good starting point
for your research.
Search Engines
Start with Google because it usually provides relevant results.
The best of the rest are: If you wish to search multiple search engines at the same time, try Metacrawler. A guide to subject-specific search engines can be found at Searchability.Com If you are looking for images, LibrarySpot provides a list of Image Search Engines. Please note that EBSCOhost has a nice collection of images. Choose any database, and then look for the Images tab. General The following sites cover many subjects at the same time.
Abortion
Accidents (see also: "Aviation Safety," "Automobiles," and "Transportation") Adoption and Foster Care
Advertising
Armed Forces Automobiles Aviation Safety
Biology
Chemistry
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Computers
Criminal Justice (see also: "Death Penalty," "Drug & Alcohol Abuse," and "Child & Domestic Violence")
Currency Converters
Death Penalty
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Education
Energy
Homelessness Income Tax Forms Inflation Calculators
Immigration
Maps
Marriage, Birth, and Divorce Statistics
Movies
Organ Transplants Philosophy Population (See also: "Country Information" and "Poverty") Poverty
Religion
Smoking Telephone Directories
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