Visit these research areas to learn how to use the World Wide Web and to search for evidence to use in your speech. As you travel through the site, use the links above to navigate from section to section.

Search Tools	Search the Internet using keywords or a topical search engine.
Advocacy Groups	Find an Internet advocacy group that has taken a stance on your topic.
Newspapers & Magazines	Go online to national newspapers and magazines or check out news wire services.
Usenet & E-zines	Search for Internet based discussion groups or electronic 'zines.
Books & References	Use library card catalogs and online reference sources.
Government Sources	Check out Web sites for the various branches of the federal government or local government Web servers.
Legal Sources	Use online sources to do legal research. Find Court decisions and look up legal issues.

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Need more help researching your topic?

	Notes from the Instructor Researching your topic
	Interactive Exercise Evaluating Sources of Information on the Web Finding and Citing Online Sources