Resources

Dictionary & Thesaurus - word listing with definitions, usage, etymologies, pronunciations, translation, synonyms and related concepts.

Encyclopedias - summary of knowledge divided into articles or entries.

Encyclopedia Brittanica - a general knowledge online encyclopaedia.
Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) - global access to knowledge about life on Earth.
Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit and is written collaboratively by the people who use it.

Scholarly & Peer Review - evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - a community-curated online directory of peer-reviewed journals.
Google Scholar - web search engine for scholarly literature and academic resources, see Search Engines below for general search resources.
Scopus - database of peer-reviewed literature from fields of science.

Search Engines - a tool to locate information on the world wide web (www).

Government & Libraries - repositories of free public information.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) - Federal Government publications.
Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) - Federal collections.
Internet Archive - web archive with digital versions of published works.
Library of Congress (LOC) - the largest library in the world.
Libraries and Archives - local, state, and federal library locations and information.
U.S. Government Information (govinfo) - official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) - official publications from the legislative brand of the Federal Government.

Legal - reference to legislation/law, policies, and regulation.

Creative Commons (CC) -helps authors keep and manage their copyright on terms they choose.
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) - implements and enforces America's communications law and regulations.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - protect consumers and maintain competition in the business marketplace.