Finding Credible Web Sources: Recommended Web Sources
This guide provides tools for evaluating the information you find on the free internet, links to suggested resources for finding credible web sources, and links to citation guides for internet sources.
The websites below are recommended by the librarians at the Luria Library. For help finding reliable websites in any subject area, contact a librarian by chat, phone, email, or in person.
Provides statistics on population and congressional districts, including demographics, social, economic and housing characteristics by counties and cities in California.
A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to informing and improving public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.
Created by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the OOH provides information about hundreds of different careers in the U.S., including: the training and/or education required; what the work is like; working conditions; how much the work is likely to pay; and whether the availability of jobs in the field is likely to increase or decrease.
Includes a variety of world, regional, country, ocean, and time zone maps, including terrain maps, administrative maps, and transportation maps from around the globe.
More than 50,000 U.S. and world maps available online, including historical maps and thematic maps on topics such as climate, energy, ethnography, religion, industry, economy, land use, military, and population.
Google Scholar allows you to search for a variety of types of scholarly sources, including articles, theses, books, abstracts, court opinions, and law review articles. Sources in all disciplines and fields of study are included. Links to the full text of scholarly sources are sometimes available. When the full text is not available for free, ask a librarian for help locating the source through the Luria Library or requesting it from another library through interlibrary loan.
The oldest federal cultural institution includes millions of primary source books, photos, manuscripts, audio recordings, prints, films, maps, etc. On the Library of Congress home page you can browse the full catalog, digital collections, and open source resources.
The National Institutes of Health's website for patients and their families and friends. It provides reliable, up-to-date information about diseases, treatments, and medications in language general audiences can understand.
A nonpartisan source of facts about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. The Pew Research Center’s Pew Internet & American Life Project conducts surveys that examine how Americans use the internet and how their activities affect their lives.
The home of the U.S. Government’s open data, where you can find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.
Provides free and open access to data about development in countries around the globe. Topics include Agriculture, Health, Poverty, Economy, Education, Energy, Science & Technology, Environment, Development, Trade, Gender, and others.
Our Finding Statistical Information guide provides tips for finding statistics on a different topics, and links to datasets and sources of statistical information through the Luria Library and online.
