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This web site is perfect for anyone doing research,
looking for sources for a report or just browsing. It is useful for students,
teachers, publishers, authors or researchers because it has collections
by authors, subjects or related topics. Practically anyone can find anything
on this web page. It has centers for poetry, literature, history, sciences,
and leisure where you can explore the works of Edgar Allan Poe, read a
book by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, study up on the Civil War, learn the early
techniques of frog dissection or glance at a book on stamp collecting.
If you think of it, this site probably has what you are looking for. To
help you in your search, the site provides electronic research tools that
you can use to search by title, author, or subject. It has an online library
category and connections to libraries all over the world, so you are bound
to find what you need. If you are having problems with your search there
are links to librarians, authors and website links that pertain to your
topic. It even has online exhibitions that you can view in full so it is
like you are there. A few examples are; the Thomas Jefferson exhibit, The
Wizard of Oz: An American Fairy Tale, and Bob Hope and American Variety.
It also has rare book collections, foreign collections, African American
works and much more. The site is credible because of its history and long
standing prestige. E-mail [email protected]. Annotation submitted
by Jessica Hall, student,
University of North Carolina at Pembroke