Find Useful Websites: How do I find websites on my topic?
There are many search engines that are appropriate for different research topics.
| Your Information Need | Web Search Tool |
| I need a few good hits fast. | Google: Provides a fast search from a large pool of web sites, sorted by relevancy |
| I have a broad academic subject and need pointers to quality sites. | Sage: A directory of web sites organized by subject and selected by UCSD Librarians. Librarians'
Index to the Internet: A directory to web sites on a topic that
have been reviewed for quality by librarians. |
| I need quality, evaluated web sites reviewed by a subject expert. | Pinakes: A launch pad to academic web site directories organized by major subject areas. About.com:
Screened and trained volunteers create general-interest subject guides |