Wikipedia:Key searches
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This is a list of key data sets which should be searched by editors either generating content, or making any, but in particular significant, changes to content, especially for example when proposing or nominating articles for deletion.
The criteria for in inclusion in this list are, the data set or search must:
- be freely available
- have either national recognition or essentially universal subject area recognition
- have high quality management standards
It would be expected that no more than two or three list entries per type / category / country would meet the criteria.
| Search or data set name and link | Type / Category | Description | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| WWW | A generic index of WWW content | ||
| Google Books | |||
| Google News | |||
| Google News archive | |||
| Google Scholar | Suggested for academic subjects | ||
| Trove | Newspapers and documents | A digitised archive of hundreds of Australian newspapers and other publications covering more than 150 years, managed by the National Library of Australia | Critical for Australian historical content. |
| Australian Dictionary of Biography | Biographies | A collection of formally researched biographies, with references, and with editorial overview, managed by the Australian National University | Important for Australian people. |