1. Find It on the Web Presented by Bethany Grabow NLA/NEMA Annual Conference October 6, 2011 Free online resources to use in the library

2. Answering questions from the reference desk Find the answer quickly Use reliable sources Show patrons sources they can use on their own

3. Why use online sources? Cost Ease of use Easily accessible

4. Reference Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.comhttp://www.imdb.com Database of movies with detailed information including actors, release dates, quotes, and trivia.

6. Readers Advisory Whats Next- Books in Series http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/WhatsNextNEW.asp Search for a series by authors name, book title, or series title. Lists series in order with a printable view. Readalikes http://publiclibrary.cc/readalikes/readalikes.htm

9. Photos Flickr http://www.flickr.comhttp://www.flickr.com Online photo album- upload, organize, and share photos Piknik http://www.picnik.comhttp://www.picnik.com Photo editing

12. Books Library Thing http://www.librarything.comhttp://www.librarything.com Virtual bookshelf- track what youve read, what youd like to read, and connect with other readers International Childrens Digital Library http://www.childrenslibrary.org Digital library of childrens books from all over the world

15. Images Google Images http://images.google.comhttp://images.google.com Photos and clip art Obey copyright- use the advanced image search option to filter by usage rights Creative Commons http://creativecommons.orghttp://creativecommons.org Content to share and rework Click on Explore-Find CC licensed works

18. Research & Students Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) http://owl.english.purdue.edu Over 200 free resources for writers, including style guides for APA, MLA, and Chicago Manual of Style

20. Research & Students CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/geos/as.html U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world

22. Research & Students Google Scholar http://scholar.google.comhttp://scholar.google.com Indexes full text scholarly literature Google Books http://books.google.comhttp://books.google.com Indexes books, sometimes given preview or full text

25. Business Manta http://www.manta.comhttp://www.manta.com Similar to the ReferenceUSA database Company profiles and information from around the U.S. LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.comhttp://www.linkedin.com Social network for business people

28. Job Searching Ask a Manager http://www.askamanager.orghttp://www.askamanager.org Blog with questions and answers about job searching, interviews, managing, and working

30. Relocating Zillow http://www.zillow.comhttp://www.zillow.com Information on 100 million homes in the U.S. including homes for sale and home values. City Data http://www.city-data.comhttp://www.city-data.com Statistics about U.S. cities

33. Teaching ABC Teach http://www.abcteach.comhttp://www.abcteach.com Free printable units, worksheets, and more School Express http://www.schoolexpress.comhttp://www.schoolexpress.com Free printable worksheets and games

36. Home Improvement Home Depot http://www6.homedepot.com/how-to/index.html Lowes http://www.lowes.com/cd_How+To+Library_615580068 _ Instructions and videos on how to do home improvement projects

39. Cooking Food.com http://www.food.comhttp://www.food.com Recipe search engine Instructables http://www.instructables.comhttp://www.instructables.com Really interesting site with instructions for DIY projects. Includes recipes.

42. Gardening Daves Garden http://www.davesgarden.comhttp://www.davesgarden.com Tips and advice on outdoor gardening, flowers, and plants Lancaster County Extension Office http://lancaster.unl.edu/ Information about gardening, plants, insects, and more in Lancaster County.

45. People Search www.dexknows.com www.whitepages.com www.switchboard.com

47. Computers Microsoft Office Training http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training- FX101782702.aspx Tutorials for using Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint W3 Schools http://www.w3schools.comhttp://www.w3schools.com Tutorials for learning web development languages

50. Questions? Comments? bethany.grabow@gmail.com http://bethanygrabow.com bethany.grabow@gmail.com http://bethanygrabow.com