Amongst the cornucopia of cat videos and tabloid stories there is actually quite a bit of good info from solid sources.
Here are some randomly selected sources of good, solid information that can help you out…
Scholarpedia
A relatively new, semi open-source, peer reviewed online academic journal. It looks and feels like the famous Wikipedia, but all articles are peer-reviewed and one person (the curator) maintains overall control of their original article, approving all changes to their article. Check it out here. Also, as previously mentioned…you can check out Scholar.Google.Com as well.
Factiva
Factiva is host to a plethora of journals and scholarly resources. Unless you are part of a business or university that offers this service for free, it will cost you $69 a year.
Library of Congress.Gov
The Library of congress online. Tons and tons of good information is right here.
Wikipedia
For those that don’t know, Wikipedia is a free, open-source (anyone can edit) encyclopedia. Many nay-sayers of this service point to the fact that since anyone can edit it, it is highly unreliable. While it is true that Wikipedia is not a scholarly source…for the common man it is actually not too bad. It is highly regulated and usually correct…but I will do an entirely separate article on the Wikipedia later on in this series.
Blogs
Many great minds enjoy writing and posting their thoughts online for free. I will also be doing another couple of articles on some great blogs, but BlogSearch.Google.Com is great place to start.
In Conclusion
These are but a few of the many many great resources out there that can help you find good information. You should talk to your local Librarian for more info or simply use these resources (such as the LOC.Gov) to find even more sources of scholarly information.
