Research Clinic
 supporting open source investigation		  
 

Dmoz
Lists of sites sorted into subjects. Directories are often easier than Googling.  See also Yahoo and Vlib		 Clusty
Keyword search with results sorted into subjects!
Complete Planet
Databases by subject. Content often missed by regular search engines.		 Search Engine Colossus
Finds search engines from other countries
Ask an Expert
Volunteer "experts" answer questions on anything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to chemical engineering.		 Search Engine Watch
Lists alternative sites which may have more search functionality than Google.
Make your own search engine
Google allows you to make your own custom designed search engine. Just give it a list of sites to search through.		 Social Mention
a fantastic tool for searching social networks and other online community sites
Private Search
Duckduckgo doesn't track your usage. Neither does https://www.ixquick.com/		 Search iTunes
 find podcasts by country, for example.
Social Network Analysis tools
Software that lets you visualise data and establish connections between people.		 Data mining tools
From the amazing Datatracker website - software that lets you extract and collate information from databases.
UK National Statistics
See also, the Office of National Statistics, the Royal Statistical Society and international Statistics Societies		  


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