Lewis On Everything: Insider Knowledge

Friday, November 11, 2011

There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man's reasoning powers.

- Bernard Baruch

Refdesk links

"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves,
or we know where we can find information upon it."
- Samuel Johnson

REFDESK

Newspapers - USA and Worldwide - over 3,500 U.S. papers listed by state and over 1,500 international papers listed by continent/country.
My Search Engines - over 260 search engines in 19 subject categories.
Site of the Day Archives - locate your favorite 'Site of the Day' in this archive dating back to August 1999.
First Things First - start your day with easy access to top wire services, newspapers, comics, sports, weather, and much more.
Quick Reference/Research - easy access to hundreds of essential reference and research tools and resources listed alphabetically.
Homework Helper - hundreds of resources for all grade levels, elementary through college.
Facts Subject Index - 24 categories of reference resources from Atlas & Maps to World Religions; over 3,000 sites indexed.
Facts Encyclopedia - 76 subjects ranging from Agents & Robots to Women's Issues; over 5,000 sites indexed.
Fast Facts - 21 categories of demographic and other vital information just one click away.
Indispensable Links - subject listings ranging from Atlas and Maps to Legal and Etiquette.
Daily Almanac - over 90 'of-the-day' almanac listings including history, events, birthdays, on-this-day, etc.