Homework Central 3.4 million pages of reference covering 2,200 subjects. Information Please Almanac Designed for easy use, use this online version of an almanac through its searchable database or use its common sense categories. Just make sure you load it up ahead of time for your lesson as it's graphics make it load slowly. Great when you do't have access to the library. Each word is used in a meaningful example sentence.
Most entries have links to a related web site.
The Information Research FAQ which is part of the Spire Project serves to highlight the methods, the resources and the skills used in information research with particular interest in the role of the Internet as both a reservoir and gateway to information resources. The FAQ is the best internet subject guide, or portal, for information research. Lieden University in the Netherlands has a page with over 3000 specialized search engines. N ews O nly Search Engine. Ask Jeeves Yahoo Quotes AltaVista InferenceSearch Excite HotBot Infoseek LookSmart Lycos WebCrawler MetaCrawler Infoseek Type a specific question , phrase or Name .