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  • Bartleby.com

    Bartleby combines encyclopedias, thesauri, quotations, and English usage guides for one stop searching.

  • Internet Public Library

    The IPL is a virtual library on your desktop created and managed by librarians dedicated to serving the public by "finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating quality information resources." A first-class site.

  • OAIster

    OAIster is an easy to search reference site, which consists of "a collection of freely available, difficult-to-access, academically-oriented digital resources."

  • Refdesk.com

    Exceedingly comprehensive and easy to use, this catalog of Web resources has it all.

  • Research 101

    This website, from the University of Washington, is an interactive tutorial about how to conduct research. It is an excellent resource for teachers, students, or anyone looking to hone their research skills.

  • ResourceShelf

    This website, edited by two librarians, adds high-quality web-based resources on a daily basis.

  • The StartSpot Network

    Use StartSpot to "simplify your search for the best of the Web." StartSpot features links to topical information about books, movies, employment, genealogy, government, headlines, homework, libraries, museums, and travel.

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