Research Tools - Polk Community College  
 
Internet Searching Tools
Class Guides

PCC Librarians'
Web Site Bookmarks by Subject

This is a list of websites that we find useful.  The sites are organized by general subject area.  This list is by no means complete!  Please feel free to offer suggestions. 

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Class Guides: Course or assignment specific guides to library resources. Class guides may include research strategies, suggested topics, suggested materials and library resources.

LAB - Library Assignment Bank
Ideas for library activities - feel free to suggest your own great ideas!
Quick Reference
Quick access to ready reference resources on the Internet. Includes: almanacs,
dictionaries, quotations, statistics, and Thesauri...

How To's: Simple instructions and tutorials on how to access, retrieve and evaluate information resources. Topics include How to: Find a Book, Find reliable information on the Internet, Cite Sources...

Library Glossary

 

Search Engines:
search for occurrences of a specific word or phrase
Directories:
searchable collections of sites that are arranged by subject or concepts 
Meta Search Engines:
search several search engines at the same time

 

 
   

 
 

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