To find sources on the Web, use a good search engine, one that catalogs Web sites in a series of directories and conducts keyword searches. For a good range of reliable sources, try out more than a single search engine; try at least three or four. Remember that the Web warrants caution. It should not be the only resource with which you work.

Dozens of search engines are available, but here are some that may help you:

• Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/div/subject
• Internet Scout Project http://scout.wisc.edu/archives
• Librarians' Index to the Internet http://lii.org
• Google http://www.google.com

For some frequently used government sources, try the following:

• Bureau of the Census http://www.census.gov
• Department of Education http://www.ed.gov
• National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov
• Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/stat_abstract