Internet search engines such as Google have revolutionized the way we search for information. However, sometimes it can be hard to wade through all those results. How do you know which websites you can trust? How do you make sure that they’re not trying to sell you anything?
That’s where ipl2 comes in. ipl2: Information You Can Trust is the result of a merger of the Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians’ Internet Index (LII). ipl2 “serv[es] the public by finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating high quality information resources.” The site is a great place to start your online research. The Special Collections page lists print and web resources for such varied topics as the Iraq War, colonial America, and planning a wedding. You can browse web topics by subject or do a simple search. Whether you need information for a history paper or information about how to sell your house, ipl2 links to reliable sources.