Library & Information Science, Course 262: Resources for Young Adults.
Dr. David Loertscher
Spring, 1999

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Encyclopedias

• Del Vecchio, Stephen. "Out for a Spin: A School Librarian Test Drives 14 CD-ROM Encyclopedias." School Library Journal, Sept. 1, 1997. (http://www.bookwire.com/SLJ/articles.article$3108)

• See also an article reviewing both print and CDROM atlases (www.bookwire.com/SLJ/articles.article$9250)

• website: Britannica Online - a commercial site - $50 for the first year, $40 thereafter. The entire 72,000 articles.

Ready Reference

• website: The 10th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary is here.
• website: Look up your favorite dirty word in The Online Slang Dictionary.
• website: The Information Please almanac is here for finding a quick fact.
• website: The Roget's Thesaurus online is easier to search than the print edition.
• website: Try Acronym Finder to locate that illusive gibberish name.
• website: Enti-Soft Units Measurement Conversion Calculator will help translate crazy measurements into something you can understand.
• website: Elements of Style. Only the old version here.
• website: Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. Only the old version here.

Careers

• Bibliography (w13b.pdf): Cochrane, Kerry. "College Confidential," Booklist, November 15, 1997

Colleges

• web page: College Board Online containssample SAT questions, calendar of testing dates, online applications to numerous schools, help to locate colleges online and financial aid.

• web page: Petersons.com is the counterpart to this company's printed reference works helping students locate individual institutions, preparation for the SAT, scholarships and other information about schools of higher education.

People locators

• web sites: Bigfoot helps you find people and their email addresses. Yahoo! People Search does the same thing as does WHOWHERE?

Maps and Geography

• Magellan Geographix - A commercial site for obtaining actual maps, travel guides, books, and other geographic information.

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