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An 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 atโ€ฆ..
So accurate, itโ€™s scaryโ€ฆ.
Who can use Infoplease.com???? 
All people, big and small, young and old.. 
INCLUDING YOU!!!
What is Infoplease.com? 
Click below to find outโ€ฆ. 
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โ— Infoplease Atlas 
โ— Homework Center 
โ— Timelines 
โ— And much,much more...
You may be wondering, what kind of 
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You can read aboutโ€ฆ. 
โ— The distance from the sun to the moon. 
โ— The origin of the dollar sign. 
โ— How graham crackers were named. 
โ— Alfred Hitchcock in the Biography section. 
โ— History and government. 
โ— World events. 
โ— 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: 
โ— Choose your subject from the table of 
contents on the home page. 
โ— 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 
โ— 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 
โ€œSearchโ€ button.
Helpful places to visit on Infoplease 
The Ask the Editors Archives: 
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The FAQ page 
http://www.infoplease.com/helpfaqs.html
Please feel free to reach out to me for any 
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Ready Reference Instructional Presentation

  • 1. Infoplease.com An Introduction by Christal Beyer
  • 2. Gone are the days of contacting the spirits for information...
  • 3. Or waiting on those unreliable Magic 8 Balls...
  • 4. Authoritative information awaits you, all in one place atโ€ฆ..
  • 5. So accurate, itโ€™s scaryโ€ฆ.
  • 6. Who can use Infoplease.com???? All people, big and small, young and old.. INCLUDING YOU!!!
  • 7. What is Infoplease.com? Click below to find outโ€ฆ. http://www.infoplease.com/aboutip.html
  • 8. What does Infoplease.com offer? โ— Time and ESPN Almanacs โ— Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia โ— Infoplease Dictionary โ— Infoplease Atlas โ— Homework Center โ— Timelines โ— And much,much more...
  • 9.
  • 10. You may be wondering, what kind of questions does Infoplease.com answer?
  • 11. You can read aboutโ€ฆ. โ— The distance from the sun to the moon. โ— The origin of the dollar sign. โ— How graham crackers were named. โ— Alfred Hitchcock in the Biography section. โ— History and government. โ— World events. โ— Current trends in technology.
  • 12. Are you still there? If so,please go to the next slide.
  • 13. How to perform a search (Part 1) There are 3 options: โ— Choose your subject from the table of contents on the home page. โ— Go to the site map if you would like to see everything available here: http://www.infoplease.com/sitemap.html
  • 14. How to perform a search-Part 2 โ— 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 โ€œSearchโ€ button.
  • 15. Helpful places to visit on Infoplease The Ask the Editors Archives: http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/ The FAQ page http://www.infoplease.com/helpfaqs.html
  • 16. Please feel free to reach out to me for any reason at: cbeyer@brookfieldlibrary.info
  • 17. Bibliographic 411 Infoplease. http://www.infoplease.com/.

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