Story research & craft sources

National Archives

Find U.S. archival research resources and original records.

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National Endowment for the Arts

Find U.S. arts program and research information.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

Find humanities program and educational resources.

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U.S. Copyright Office

Find copyright registration and official circulars.

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Find film education and collection resources, not an endorsement of any product.

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American Folklore Society

Find folklore scholarship and professional resources.

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Anime Expo

Use official convention and exhibitor information and check the current schedule.

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Authors Guild

Find authors' professional, contract and rights resources.

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Comic-Con International

Use the organizer's official convention information; current dates are not assumed.

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International Game Developers Association

Find game-development professional resources.

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Project Gutenberg

Read public-domain texts; confirm copyright status in your jurisdiction.

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Writers Guild of America West

Find professional screenwriting and rights resources.

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NIST AI Resource Center

Find NIST AI risk-management resources.

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USPTO trademark resources

Start trademark research and verify filing information.

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Harvard Art Museums collections

Use museum collection records for provenance research.

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Adafruit learning system

Read electronics project documentation and component-specific instructions.

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Cosplay America

Find the organizer's current event information; verify dates before planning travel.

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Getty Research Institute

Use art-historical research resources and check reuse permissions.

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

Find robotics professional and education resources.

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Microsoft Learn

Read Microsoft's technical product documentation and learning paths.

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Smithsonian Open Access

Find open-access collection items and check the item's own reuse terms.

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SparkFun tutorials

Read electronics learning and build resources.

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Canada Council for the Arts

Find Canadian arts programs and professional resources.

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Library and Archives Canada

Find Canadian archival and library research resources.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Find Canadian intellectual-property services and education.

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Godot documentation

Read the open-source game engine's official documentation.

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Home Assistant documentation

Read open-source home-automation setup documentation.

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Blender manual

Read the open-source 3D creation manual.

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Krita manual

Read the digital-painting application's official manual.

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