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Find a Users Manual on the Web
Lost that users manual? Don't worry - you can probably find it on the Web.

Where to Find Free Audiobooks on the Web
If you're looking for free audiobooks, the web is the best place to find them. Keep reading for my list of the best places to find free audiobooks on the web.

Google Docs
Google Docs is a great collaboration tool you can use to create and share documents completely online. Find out more about Google Docs.

Find Word Search Puzzles on the Web
Find printable word searches on the Web, and make your own word search puzzles.

Free Online Calendars
You can find plenty of great free online calendars on the Web that you can use to schedule events and share these events with others. Here are just a few free online calendars.

Find Word Definitions on the Web
You can use search engines and specific dictionary search engines to find word definitions on the Web.

Use Amazon Advanced Search To Find Upcoming Book Titles
Amazon's Advanced Search has a nifty little feature that you can use to find upcoming titles for any subject or any author.

Improve your word power with the Visual Dictionary Online
Instead of a traditional words-only dictionary, the Visual Dictionary is based on images - more than 6,000 images, in fact, in 15 major themes that span from Astronomy to Sports.

Ten Ways to Find a Map on the Web
Need a map? How about driving directions, an atlas, help with planning a walking route, or an auction close to you? You can find all these and more in Ten Ways to Find a Map on the Web.

Use the Web to Find Research Paper Topics
Has this ever happened to you? You’re assigned an essay, or a science project, etc., and you’re given free reign to choose the topic…..yikes! What do you do? Fortunately for both of us, there are Web search tools that can help with this scenario.

How to Find Time Sensitive Information on the Web
Looking for time-sensitive information on the Web? Here are a few sources to help you get started.

Back to School Web Toolbox
Here are all the most useful back to school sites, services, and tools that you'll need.

Wikipedia
Wikipedia is one of the most useful sites on the Web today. Find out how to use Wikipedia more effectively.

Explore the Smithsonian on the Web
One of my favorite things to do on the Web is explore museums that I would one day like to visit in person - and the Smithsonian is definitely on my top ten list.

The Top Twenty Essential US Government Web Sites
Here are my picks for the absolutely most useful United States government Web sites, from the Library of Congress to GPO Access.

Back to School - About Web Search Back to School Guide
Go back to school ahead of the class with the About Web Search Back to School Guide.

How To Evaluate a Web Source
Judging the truthfulness of information that you find online can be a bit problematic, especially if you’re looking for credible material you can cite in a research paper or academic project. Fiction and reality are not the same thing, but on the Web, it’s getting increasingly hard to tell the difference. Find out how to evaluate a Web source before you cite it in an academic or research project.

FindArticles, an Article Search Engine
FindArticles, a property of LookSmart, is a search engine dedicated to finding articles "from leading academic, industry and general interest publications." It's an invaluable tool for the casual and advanced Web searcher.

Education World - an Educational Resources Search Engine
Education World is an extremely deep site that not only has a search engine focusing only on educational and teaching-related Web sites, but also has extensive resources for educators and parents. It's an excellent site that has been around now for about ten years, and should be on every teacher's "Must Have" list of online bookmarks.

OneLook - A Search Engine for Words and Phrases
OneLook is a dictionary and translation metasearch engine. OneLook searches more than 900 online dictionaries at the time of this writing in order to find whatever definition that you're looking for; in addition, you can use OneLook to to find translations of a particular word in other languages.

Factbites.com, an Answer Finding Search Engine
Factbites is an encyclopedia crossed with a search engine. Factbites endeavors to pull facts from web pages or online encyclopedias and presents them in your search results.

Find Magazine Articles with MagPortal
Find magazine articles with MagPortal,a magazine search engine. Find science articles, news articles, health articles, and much more. MagPortal also lets you save and annotate magazine articles; it's a great tool for researches and students alike.

Dictionary.com-A Dictionary Search Engine
Find word definitions, antonyms, synonyms, and more with Dictionary.com, a free online dictionary that searches over 20 different dictionaries.

Ask An Expert - Get Help With Research Topics
Ask an expert on the Web for help with your research topics.

The Best Reference Sites - Find the Best Reference Sites on the Web
Whether you're looking for the average rainfall in the Amazon rainforest, researching Roman history, or just having fun learning to find information, you'll get some great help using my list of the best research and reference sites on the Web.

Use Answers.com To Find Information
Answers.com is a great search tool that will help you find the answers you're looking for fast, with maximum credibility.

Find an Archive on the Web
Are you trying to find information about a historical event? Looking for online archives for news, music, popular culture, or movie information? I've put together a good, basic list of online archives for you, with everything from the National Archives to Papyrus Archives (ancient Egyptian hieroglypics!) to Simpsons Archives.

Translation Tools
Have you found something online that you'd like to read, but don’t know how to read the language it’s presented in?

Find Science at Scirus, a Science Search Engine
Read about Scirus, an extremely comprehensive search engine that only searches science-specific content. You can find science news, science articles, and science fair projects here.