Surfing Websites

There are many different types of websites accessible to the general public. In addition to general searches of these using tools such as Google or Yahoo! Search, it can be useful to identify and consult specific types of websites relevant to your subject. For example:

• company (e.g., Apple Inc.)
• educational institution (e.g., York University)
• government (e.g., federal, provincial, municipal)
• personal, archive (e.g., Nelson Mandela Digital Archives)
• professional or scholarly associations (e.g., American Psychological Association)
• international body (e.g., United Nations)

Information found by more focused reading and navigation of these types of sites can be useful for generating ideas and can provide a good starting point for further exploration.