How do you find scholarly alternatives to Google, Wikipedia?

What about using blogs, .com websites? Read on...

This post on Why You Shouldn't Use Wikipeida for Research has some great tips to make sure that the information you find is valuable.

You should follow these tips:

Always use at least two other scholarly sources* to varify any information found on Wikipedia ... and never use Wikipedia as your source. This will provide you with a good "safety net" for information found online.

* books; journal articles