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020 Library and Information Sciences  ||  030   Encyclopedias  ||  070  News

020 Library and Information Sciences

  • 030  Encyclopedias

     
     
    MVRD (My Virtual Reference Desk): http://www.refdesk.com/facts.html
     
  • Encyclopedia.com   More than 14,000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition have been assembled to provide free, quick and useful information on almost any topic.
  • 070  News

    Information Please   Information Please is the ultimate fact finder on the World Wide Web where you can simultaneously search the vast resources of the world-renowned Information Please Almanacs, along with complete, most authoritative encyclopedia and dictionary content. The Information Please Almanacs have a reputation for accuracy, proven in print for more than fifty years.
  • CNN Interactive
    The Cable News Network you're used to watching on TV is now online!
     
       
    New York Times
    "All the news that's fit to print" is now online! One of the best sources of news and information on the internet. (Access is free, but requires completion of a lengthy registration form).
     
  • PBS Online Newshour - Public Broadcasting's Newshour over the Web. Updated frequently throughout the day.

     

    Reuters News Service  
  •  Time Daily - Time Magazine's online site for up to the minute news.
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    USA Today
    Read your national newspaper online. This frequently updated site also lets you search for articles in issues up to a year old!
     
    Washington Post
    The Washington Post covers issues on a national level, as well as providing local information for the Capitol district. Try the "Homework Maniac" for help with assignments!