Why use Web Resources?
Websites provide up-to-the minute news and information about current events, trends, and controversial topics. They may also contain government publications such as reports, statistics, legislation and service information; interviews, newspaper articles; research reports; conference/workshop/symposium papers; maps and other types of resources.
Finding Good Web Resources
Use these good search habits to find high quality, authoritative sources on the internet:
1) Limit your Google Search by domain -- add site:. before a domain, such as .gov or .edu.
2) Use Google Scholar, instead of the regular Google search box to find for scholarly articles
3) Let the Google Scholar citation help you find related articles, create a citation or get the full text from the library
Finding Country Information
Country Information Research Guide – University of Colorado Boulder
US Department of State - Country, Human Rights Reports
CIA World Fact Book
Search for information from your country using their domain:
- Find the internet domain for your country
- Search Google using “site:.___” For example, if I choose to look at mining in Brazil, my search might look like this: mining regulation site:.br
Web Sites for your Project
Here are some credible websites to help you get started on your project:
- Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy This link opens in a new window
The Avalon Project will mount digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. It does not intend to mount only static text but rather to add value to the text by linking to supporting documents expressly referred to in the body of the text.
