Peer-reviewed research journals Science (USA) Nature (UK) JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Lancet (UK medical assoc.) Operations Research Management Science Technometrics (statistics) Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications Monographs (research books on a single subject) most common publisher: Springer Preprints/working papers/tech reports arxiv.org author's web sites sometimes have copies of peer-reviewed articles, be careful about those vs. working papers. departmental tech. report sites Citeseer.ist.psu.edu Peer-reviewed expository journals College Math Journal Chance Professional Society membership magazines OR/MS Today MAA Focus Amstat News SIAM News IEEE Spectrum AMS NewsNotes AMATYC News NCTM White papers Research-y, but usually published by a company to tell you how great their product is. Trade Publications Call Center Magazine Popular Press Scientific American Popular Science New York Times Wall Street Journal Discovery Goverment reports Other web sites: Wikipedia mathworld.wolfram.com science museums educational science sites (often sponsored by the NSF, look for their logo) company sites: nwa.com, united.com, verizonwireless.com, etc.