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Note Taking and Bibliography Tools

Noodle Tools

Create and automatically format a bibliography online

Citation Machine

Create and automatically format a bibliography online

NoteStar

Collect and organize your notes online, then format them in MLA or APA style

Search Strategies

Four Nets for Better Searching

You need to read this before you start searching. Really.

Noodle Quest

Develop a great Internet search strategy here

Power User Web Searching Tips

Get the most information in the least amount of time with these commands

Expert Databases

The American Press Institute’s expert sources

Translation Tools

Babelfish Translates English to Spanish and vice-versa, as well as a dozen other languages such as Chinese, French, German, Italian, Greek, Japanese, etc.

Free Translation.com Same as above

Miscellaneous

Biography.com

Thousands of biographies

Associated Press Stylebook

An essential guide for writers covering usage, spelling, punctuation, terms, and topics encountered by journalists.

Check Domain Names

Help verify the authenticity of a web site. This is a list of sites where you can go and see who owns a web page.

The Reporter’s Desktop

A super collection of research links all on one page. You get search engines, maps, phone directories, and more.

Dead or Alive

Find out if a celebrity or dead or alive

Hoax Busters

All about internet scams, hoaxes, and urban legends. See if that recent email about snakes in the ball pit of McDonalds is true.

Ten Cs For Evaluating Internet Sources

Calculators and Conversion Tools

Online Calculators

from math.com

Calculators and problem solvers

from ifigure.com

Converters/measurement translators