Citing Sources: MLA and APA

Research Help: How to Find Websites

Library Guides
  • The BMCC WebLinks Database
    The WebLinks Database contains reviewed and annotated links to thousands of Websites in many subject areas. The goal is to provide BMCC students and faculty with access to Web resources that are useful to them. Included subject areas correspond to the academic departments and subjects taught at BMCC.


  • BMCC Library Subject Guides
    Use our subject guides to familiarize yourself with books, article databases, and websites on your topic.


  • Speech and Term Paper Topics
    Contains many links to Websites on current and hot topics.

Search Engines
Use a search engine to find information on the Web. Some of the better known search engines are:

Meta-Search Engines
Some search engines, so-called meta-search engines, pass queries on to many search engines and/or directories and then summarizes all the results:

Subject-Specific Search Engines
There are also many search engines on the Web that specialize in a certain subject area:

Search Engine Guides and Tutorials


Subject Directories
Subject directories are another way to find information on the Web. Unlike search engines, subject directories are maintained by human beings. The resources in directories are often annotated and they are hierarchically structured. Usually, subject directory searches find fewer pages than a search with a search engine.

Some well-known subject directories are: