Infoplease.comAn Introduction by Christal Beyer

Gone are the days of contacting the spirits for information...

Or waiting on those unreliable Magic 8 Balls...

Authoritative information awaits you, all in one place at…..

So accurate, it’s scary….

Who can use Infoplease.com????

All people, big and small, young and old..

INCLUDING YOU!!!

What is Infoplease.com?

Click below to find out….

http://www.infoplease.com/aboutip.html

What does Infoplease.com offer?

● Time and ESPN Almanacs● Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia● Infoplease Dictionary● Infoplease Atlas● Homework Center● Timelines● And much,much more...

You may be wondering, what kind of questions does Infoplease.com

answer?

You can read about….

● The distance from the sun to the moon.

● The origin of the dollar sign.● How graham crackers were named.● Alfred Hitchcock in the Biography

section.● History and government.● World events.● Current trends in technology.

Are you still there? If so,please go to the next slide.

How to perform a search (Part 1)

There are 3 options:● Choose your subject from the table of

contents on the home page.● Go to the site map if you would like to

see everything available here: http://www.infoplease.com/sitemap.html

How to perform a search-Part 2

● To conduct a keyword search, simply type the words you want to search for in the box at the top of the home page and click on the “Search” button.

Helpful places to visit on InfopleaseThe Ask the Editors Archives:http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/

The FAQ pagehttp://www.infoplease.com/helpfaqs.html

Please feel free to reach out to me for any reason at:

cbeyer@brookfieldlibrary.info

Bibliographic 411

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