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Central Library discontinued its collection of most out-of-state phone books last year, because the Reference USA database contains more up-to-date information than the books did (mostly because we didn't always get the most recent phonebooks in a timely manner). And we still enthusiastically use...
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Need up-to-the-minute information on child labor? Want to have an idea about current world opinion regarding the US military's use of torture? Are you concerned about nuclear weapons in failed states falling into the hands of international terrorist organizations? Are you confused by the proliferation...
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05-16-2009
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Filed under: current events, education, databases, Online resources, students, maps, issues and controversies, Gale, useful web sites, geography, skills, eResources
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Evansville Intelligencer is a new webzine launched in April 2009 with content on area health, dining, society, natural and architectural sites, and politics. It's free, easy to use, and readers may comment on the posts.
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It seems that the more prominently web-based a business is, the harder it is to contact customer service, particularly a human via telephone. A website called ContactHelp maintains a database of tricks for bypassing the customer service circus and getting to a real person. Just type the company name...
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Electronic devices aren't the easiest things to get rid of, at least not responsibly. Luckily the "How-to wiki" at Wired Magazine has tracked down some recyling programs from manufacturers and other sources. They begin with Best Buy , which is able to accept all sorts of electronics for...
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There is plenty of help available online for job seekers. You probably know of some of these sites, but probably not all. Career Builder is probably the web's largest online job site, with over a million openings listed. Besides allowing you to search for jobs, they also offer a job recommendations...
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"Everyday Mysteries," subtitled "Fun science facts from the Library of Congress," is a great website for reading interesting articles on a variety of topics, getting ideas for research papers, and submitting your own questions. Each article includes both links to related websites...
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The "Webware" blog at CNET has an excellent post about finding how-to-do-it information on the web . For a variety of sites such as eHow , Howcast , and Instructables , the author assesses the quality of the instruction, the level of expertise and authority, and is especially concerned whether...
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What is the easy way to find out when a Boil Order has begun or ended? Or what exactly is the designated area? Browsing on the City of Evansville webpage , I located the Water Department, and found they have an e-mail advisory list. Anytime an order is prepared, the exact announcement is e-mailed to...
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Today's Evansville Courier announced new and needed assistance for all middle school through high school students and their parents. The Southwest Indiana College Access Network (SICAN) has launched a wonderful website that has all kinds of useful information for college bound students. This website...
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I just discovered a really nifty tool for anyone interested in using, or just browsing, some of the iconic photos from Life magazine. Google has an online photo archive of millions of photos that are part of the Life photo archive: "Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching...
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have developed a fuel economy web site to try and get the word out about the benefits of using more fuel-efficient vehicles. The web site contains an electronic version of the 2009 Fuel Economy Guide , and features updated...