Reference Skills
The Internet offers tons of information on almost any topic imaginable. And technology makes it easily accessible to anyone with a computer and a modem. Here are a few tips for finding reliable, useful information, quickly and efficiently. Browse through these sites and bookmark those that can be of use to you.
The Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library Systemhttp://www.nmrls.org/reference/dbases.shtmlThe Northeast Massachusetts Regional
Library System has
a variety of online databases that can be accessed from your home.
For home access at the above URL, click on "Remote Access" at
each of the listed databases, or on "Go to Home Access Page"
for a listing of the slightly altered list available from remote sites.
You will be prompted to enter the numbers beneath the bar code of you
public library card. These databases are funded cooperatively by NMRLS
and other Massachusetts regional library systems and are made possible
through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. |
| Webster's Dictionary
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm |
| Roget's Thesaurus
http://www.thesaurus.com |
| Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.eb.com |
| CIA, the World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook |
| The World Wide Web Virtual Library
http://www.vlib.org |
| The Virtual Reference Desk http://www.refdesk.com/toc.html |