Here we have a compilation of online resources for basic investigation work. There is a wealth of information out there on the Internet but you need to know how to get at it and how far to trust it (and the answer for some online sources is “about as far as you can throw it and you can’t throw 1s and 0s”. Reference work was always my favorite and specialty when I worked in libraries and I have something of a knack for hunting down information so putting together this list was pretty enjoyable and I hope to make use of it in the future.