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Monday, March 17, 2008 10:35 AM PT Posted by Steve Bass

Top 5 Little-Known Research Web Sites

  • AskNow lets you ask a librarian a question. If they ask you where you live, say California.

  • OWL, the Online Writing Lab, gives you a way to look up the whys and wherefores of grammar.

  • The Phrase Finder is a handy thesaurus for phrases.

  • Need a fact checker? Refdesk.com has all the facts -- or links to them -- you'll ever need.

  • Visiting the LibrarySpot is like walking in to the local library and walking into the reference room. The site's part of the StartSpot Network which includes HomeworkSpot and MuseumSpot.

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