Researchers can use this website for accessing the top informative sites for conducting research on the web. Our site provides categorized topics that can be accessed through the navigational web application or the client-side search engine.

To use the navigational application to conduct research select a category from the hierarchical category navigation application in the upper left corner of the top frame (requires the Shockwave Flash Plug-in). It may need to be clicked first to be activated. This application will take you through our list of categories to find one specific to your area of research. The application has help features that include built-in animated instructions. It also has resizing capabilities so it can be viewed clearly on any computer screen.

To use the search option to find information on a research subject just type in a general phrase into the form on the upper right-hand side of the top frame. When the Search Top 100,000 button is selected it looks through each site's description, the address and the name for the search term you have inputted. The detailed search instructions give more details about searching, shows you how to do more advanced searches and how to use specialized web search options.

Another way to find the right category for a research topic is to view our sitemap, category index or dynamic web 2.0 category list. These pages let you to see every category that is available on our site. The categories are selected using our category criteria and by examining areas of interest for web researchers.

If there is a problem with the navigational application or search engine so they are not available make sure your web browser supports HTML frames and JavaScript, and that the Shockwave plug-in is installed. Then come back to our welcome page refresh the web browser and restart your research.