- Google Scholar
- The advanced search of Google Scholar allows limits of biology, business, chemistry, engineering, physics, social sciences, and more. The retrieved links access VC/UHV Library journal articles through a link titled, "Find it @ VC/UHV Library."
- Librarian's Index to the Internet
- Searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 7,900 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness. Features an extensive directory of 40 clickable subject topics ranging from arts to women.
- Infomine
- Lists major scholarly categories alphabetically, including Biological, Business, Electronic Journals (fee and free), Government, Instructional, Maps, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Visual Arts
- Research 101
- Interactive tutorial from University of Washington libraries about conducting research, developing research questions, and understanding how information is produced and distributed. Its organizing principle is the concept of information cycles.
- About.com
- Web resource featuring a "Guide System" with 24 content channels and original content from more than 500 topical advisors or "Guides."
- StartSpot
- Family of 'spot' sites, each serving as an in depth Web portal, guiding users to a wealth of ourstanding resources. Provides links to the webpages of public, K-12, academic, and other library reference works of all kinds. Links to sources of speeches, full-text articles, as well as literary criticism.
- Repositories of Primary Sources
- This site links to over 5,000 sites containing primary sources for scholars. Full-text, citations, or abstracts for manuscripts and archival collections are available from these sites.
- ECAI - Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
- A site created by a global consortium, including the University of California, Berkeley, the Center for Geographic Analysis, and the University of Texas at Austin. Scholars in history, the humanities, and the social sciences work in cooperation with libraries and museums to create digital cultural resources for this site.
- Research Directory Network
- Searchable directory that links to over 35,000 invisible Web sites and other excellent Internet resources that are not captured by conventional search engines. Hubs allow users to browse with a single interface and conduct cross-disciplinary searching. Also offers "Behind the Headlines," a news service and "Virtual Training Suite," a comprehensive set of online interactive tutorials.
- Google Advanced Patent Search
- Search for patents from 1776 to 2008 by keyword, exact phrase, patent number, inventor, date, status, and more.
- Fuel Economy
- This site from the Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, gives information of mpg ratings, air pollution ratings, and safety ratings for vehicles. It allows a side-by-side comparison of cars.
- National Archeological Database
- This database, hosted for the National Park Service by the University of Arkansas, contains bibliographic data for more than 350,000 archeological reports. The database is searchable by state, county, author, title, publication date, keyword, and more.
- All Movie Guide
- A comprehensive movie guide with a blog, links to movie trailers, essays on movie genres, and actor biographies. There is an alphabetical list of new DVD releases with dates.
- Scholarly Societies Project
- This site provides information about scholarly societies and scholarly publishing worldwide. It has links to indexed journals, some with full-text links, under Speical Resources - full-text serials.