Fast Answers on the Internet

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Fast Answers on the Internet Places to go For fast answers on the internet By Frank Braman

http://bartleby.com/ This site offers a collection of reference sources including Bart quotations, Roberts rules of order, Post's etiquette, Rogers II thesaurus and many more.

http://howstuffworks.com/ Extensive topic coverage and clear, illustrated explanations.

http://infoplease.com/ Selections for Atlas - Encyclopedia - Dictionary - Thesaurus - A Day In History - and more

http://kplay.cc/reference.html KnowPlay - a one-stop look up for definitions, encyclopedia articles, atlases, quotations, acronyms and more.

http://martindalecenter.com/ Many Selections for Language - internet - Science - Calculators - and more

International telephone directories. In International Countries http://infobel.com/en/world/index.aspx International telephone directories. Find information For Business & People In International Countries

http://wunderground.com/ National and local weather.

http://onelook.com/ One-look dictionaries, search 1049 dictionaries at once.

http://onlineconversation.com/ A site for online conversations via a program

Perpetual Calendar For Time & Date http://timeanddate.com/calendar Perpetual Calendar For Time & Date

to enter what you want to find Computer Clubs in Illinois http://inter800.com/ Presents a search box to enter what you want to find such as Radial saws or Computer Clubs in Illinois

ZIP Code look up from the United States Postal Service. http://zip4.usps.com/zip04/wecome.jsp ZIP Code look up from the United States Postal Service. Enter City and State Information and get zip-code

Newspapers & Magazines and answers for your questions http://ipl.org/ Has search boxes for: Newspapers & Magazines Special collections For Kids For Teens and answers for your questions

Main page brings up: Libraries - Reading Room - Reference Desk - http://libraryspot.com/ Main page brings up: Libraries - Reading Room - Reference Desk - and more

Change the Library name http://Downersgrovelibrary.org/ Homepage for the Downers Grove library. Change the Library name For Your Library

Daily post on cool websites Printable cheat sheets - http://makeuseof.com/ Daily post on cool websites Free software - Internet tips - Printable cheat sheets - PDF Guides

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