Wikipedia Portals  --  although Wikipedia should not be used as a source for Term Papers or class assignments, this resource can provide some essential background on how to approach a topic and/or lead to links which may be usable.  --  Academic Use Disclaimer

Search Engines & Subject Guides 
The Internet & World Wide Web Resources -- U. of Memphis
Alexa
Complete Planet
Exalead
iZito
Pandia Plus

Academic Resources
KYVL Reference Desk
Martindale's 'The Reference Desk'
INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
Scout Report Archives
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Internet Public Library
Digital Librarian
World Wide Web Virtual Library
Recommended Web Sites -- Austin Community College

Faculty Assistance
Copyright Tutorial -- UT System
Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center 
Cyberplagiarism 
A Faculty Guide to Cyberplagiarism
Learner.org 
Maricopa Center for Learning & Instruction  
MERLOT Community Websites 
Digital Library for Earth System Education
National Science Digital Library
Guidelines for Library Assignments -- UC San Diego -- ** excellent general assignment suggestions
MIT Open Courseware
Research Strategies - Finding Your Way Through the Information Fog - By William Badke, 2nd. ed. 
  (Lincoln, NE:  iUniverse.com, 2004) ISBN:0-595-31371-X ($16.95us). It has also been released in full
  version as an Adobe e-book  --  (ISBN:0595-76186-0 ($6.00us).

Internet Tutorials, etc.
KYVL How to Do Research
Finding Information on the Internet -- UC Berkeley
Information Competence Tutorials -- CalPoly
Writer's Handbook -- U. Wisconsin
TILT - Univ. of Texas System
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)