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The WWW Virtual Library. Bartleby.com: Great Books Online -- Quotes, Poems, Novels, Classics and hundreds more. Eliot, Charles W., ed. The Harvard Classics and Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction. 1909–1917. Introduction to EndNote X4. Confessions of a Science Librarian. About the Library. The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library's mission is to support the Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people. As Librarian of Congress, I oversee the many thousands of dedicated staff who acquire, catalog, preserve, and make available library collections within our three buildings on Capitol Hill and over the Internet.

I am pleased that you are visiting our Web site today, and I invite you return to it often. Sincerely, James H. Billington Librarian of Congress An agency of the legislative branch of the U.S. government, the Library of Congress encompasses several integral service and support units, listed below. Office of the Librarian Copyright Office Law Library. LibraryThing | Catalog your books online. Search Techniques: How to research companies on the Web - Lifehacker. Digging Beyond the Typical Search Engine to Find Better Research Online - DegreeTutor.com... By Eric Hebert Okay tough guy, so you think you're the man when it comes to doing research for that term paper. Or maybe you're so confident in your abilities that you'll not only get a passing grade, but actually impress your professors? Well, you're absolutely right. I mean, all you have to do is type some words in the search engines and BAM, you'll find all the documents you need, right?

Not so fast, bucko. Sometimes it takes more effort to find the information you're looking for, the kind that will not only get you through school, but also win you the admiration of your professors and peers. 1. What better way to research a topic than to use the same resource that Congress uses? 2. ThomasNet is the, "most comprehensive resource for industrial information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more. " Thomas Global Register - over 700,000 suppliers of industrial product information from all over the world. 4.

The BBC isn't the only resource the U.K. has to offer. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.