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"The Web's largest collection of book lists. Currently (July 2004) 346 book lists in 82 categories."

Encyclopedia Britannica online.

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"CHOICE reviews significant current books and electronic resources of interest to those in higher education. Each year CHOICE publishes more than 6,500 reviews by subject experts."

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"A searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries."

"A unique, annotated gateway to online monolingual, bilingual, and multilingual glossaries of interest to professionals in insurance, reinsurance, risk management, employee benefits, healthcare, and related fields such as law and financial services."

"United States History on the Internet. History Resources From Around The Globe."

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"Information Please has been providing authoritative answers to all kinds of factual questions since 1938—first as a popular radio quiz show, then starting in 1947 as an annual almanac, and since 1998 on the Internet at www.infoplease.com. Many things have changed since 1938, but not our dedication to providing reliable information, in a way that engages and entertains."

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Washburn University School of Law eContent Collection. "eContent is the digital version of books, journals, and database content. You can access your library’s eContent 24 hours a days, seven days a week."

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From the Library of Congress, Global Gateway. Links to electronic resources from around the world.

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The official business link to the US Government. "Business.gov guides you through the maze of government rules and regulations and provides access to services and resources to help you start, grow, and succeed in business."

"Since 1994, this has been the internet's most comprehensive listing of states and cities offering information on travel, tourism, and relocation. We offer detailed city guides as well as official and independent city and state websites."

Hosted by Carnegie Mellon University. "For the first time in history, all the significant literary, artistic, and scientific works of mankind can be digitally preserved and made freely available, in every corner of the world, for our education, study, and appreciation and that of all our future generations."

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"The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit."

"The only online dictionary and search engine you need for computer and Internet technology definitions."

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