Specialized Search

Google advanced Search

Filter your google search for better results.

Custom Search engines

Limits search to websites chosen as credible.

A Google Custom search engine which searches only websites determined credible by a consortia of teachers and librarians.

"Offers students comprehensive subject coverage without the information overload of a general search engine."

Refseek Search Tips

Indexes thousands of academic information websites, selected by teachers and library professionals for high school & college students.

Google Scholar

About Google Scholar

Tips on using Google Scholar via Research Express

Note: Enter a found article title into Google Scholar to see who CITED it in their work... Join the conversation!

Google Books

Includes full text of books in the public domain; snippets, abstracts or overviews and where to find books which are not freely available.

Advanced Google Book Search

Think Tank Search

Search by Issue

Watchdog organization. Search Think Tank, in addition to corporate lobbying efforts, to see funding, bias etc.

Yearly report which includes top think tanks by region and areas of research

All about Think Tanks

Open Access Textbook Search

OPEN Access Research Search

Download extension. Finds legal open access if available.

Social Media Search

Use to find related hashtags to search.

Note: You may try a general google search with <(
issue name) hashtags> to find popular hashtags involving your issue.

Podcast Search

Documentary Search

Expert Search

ARCHIVED Website Search

Search for Archived Websites

private Search

Duck Duck Go does not track your search history; and so does not use your search history to customize your results. You can change settings and when you put an explanation point in front of your search, it goes directly to the website. For example:
<!amazon shoes> takes you directly to searching for shoes on amazon.