Google

Alright Johnny-on-the-Spot. I got some Google tools for you that I think you're gonna' like. First there's Google News (http://news.google.com/). . . it searches over 4500 sites constantly for updates - and allows you to search in the same respect. Secondly, Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com allows you to search virtually every scholarly publication on earth. If you're doing research and don't want to struggle with clumsy library systems or even JSTOR and its kin, this is a great site to start on. Third is Google US Government(http://www.google.com/unclesam). Pretty self-explanatory, this site lets you dig up jonx from, well, government websites. My personal favorite, however, is Google Print (http://print.google.com/) - currently at the root of an enormous debate on the strictures of copyright law, this site allows you to search a massive database of 'real' books for references to whatever you want. Its amazing - you can easily waste an afternoon with open mouth just pouring over results - not to mention the fact that its potential longterm value to research is beyond imagination.