research tools

misc.

• Research Rabbit (free; requires sign-up) — a “citation-based literature mapping tool” (AKA, jump from one research paper to another via shared citations). Checks academic journals only (not books). Free to use. Connects in with Zotero.
• Elicit (free to an extent; requires sign-up)

citation managers

• Zotero (free for most features; requires sign-up)
  • guide on ‘how to do Zotero well’

cross-discipline collections

• JSTOR (100 free articles per month; requires sign-up)

AUSTRALIAN

• National Library of Australia (free, open access) JSTOR, the Macquarie English Dictionary, and many other online publications and resources.

  • Macquarie Dictionary

• National Archives of Australia

  • NameSearch (search the collection for records belonging to a person.)

• The Australian National Dictionary (searches and shows results from various historical Australian dictionaries; free to use.)

EUROPEAN

• europeana (‘discover Europe’s digital cultural heritage’)

online dictionaries

• Online Etymology Dictionary (free, open access)
• Langenscheidt: German–English (free, open access)

subject-specific collections

• Biodiversity Heritage Library — “inspiring discovery through free access to biodiversity knowledge”

• Anthroholic — “Anthroholic helps the world learn Anthropology for Free. We strive to provide comprehensive and high quality content for deep understanding of the discipline.”

• see also: citation tools, archival tools