The Rabbit Hole


Welcome to Research Month at the Writer’s Chatroom

I love researching. I know it isn’t exactly news to anyone who knows me. One of my favorite writerly how-to books suggests we stop researching something like ‘brain surgery’ the moment we envision ourselves with a scalpel in our hand.

In the mid-nineties, my computer came with Netscape and DogPile as search engines. I am somewhat surprised to see it still works. I ran a regular old Google on the word ‘resources for research.’ I hit the jackpot on the first article link. 

From, How big is a Poppy Seed to Why do Roosters Crow at Sunrise or Who really invented Cursive Writing and Why, these resources are certain take you so far down the rabbit hole your little bunny heads will pop off.

15 Educational Search Engines College Students Should Know About

This is a University Article aimed for students, but, hey, we’re always learning. Get yourself a cup of tea, coffee, cold soda and check out the 15 search engines. Go ahead and check out DogPile if you are curious. 

I am not listing the 15 sites with their links because I want you to use the link. 🙂 

But Here is a List of Keywords

BASE, Educational Resources Information Center, google, google books, google scholar, Infotopia, iSeek, Microsoft Academic, PubMed Central, Refseek, ResearchGate, Science.gov, Virtual Learning Resources Center, WorldWideScience

Remember – Write What you Know and if you Don’t Know – Look it Up