Presented at Reference 101 workshop at the Northeast Ohio Regional Library System (NEO-RLS) May 14, 2015.

1. Free Online Resources
Why Buy the Cow When You
Can Milk These for Free!
Bill Meltzer- Worthington Libraries
Chris May- Mansfield/Richland County Public
Library

2. But it can’t be just anything!
• Remember the basics in evaluating websites
– Coverage
– Objectivity
– Author/Publisher/Organization
– Currency
– Accuracy

3. Books & Readers’ Advisory
BookBrowse.com

4. Books & Readers’ Advisory
KDL What’s Next

5. Literary Criticism
IPL Literary Criticism PAL: Perspectives in
American Literature

6. History, Geography, Cultures
CIA World Factbook

7. History, Geography, Cultures
NationMaster

8. Science
Encyclopedia of Life Encyclopedia of Earth

9. Science
Animal Diversity Web

10. Science
WolframAlpha

11. Careers & Self-Education
Mooc-list.com

12. Careers & Self-Education
Khan Academy GCFLearnFree

13. Careers & Self-Education
Alison.com

14. Careers & Self-Education
Career One Stop

15. Research & Writing Tools
ProCon.org DOAJ.org

16. Research & Writing Tools
Purdue OWL

17. Health
Medlineplus.gov

18. Health
National Center for Complementary and
Integrative Health

19. Genealogy
Cyndi’s List

20. Genealogy
FamilySearch.org

21. Genealogy
Ancestry (Two-Week Trial)

22. One-Stop Shop
Internet Public Library