Computers & Technology

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Accessible from home AccessScience
Articles, images, and video in all major areas of science and technology. Includes digitized print materials such as McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography.

Around the Web in 30 Minutes
New to the Internet? Take this 30-minute tour of the web.

Click On: Internet for Beginners
Find lessons on how to search the Web and links to lists of Internet service providers.

Click On: Online Tutorials
Learn new skills and techniques with these lessons.

CNET
Find user and editor ratings of free and for purchase software downloads.

Accessible from home Computer Database
Research for trends and innovations in the world of computer technology. Full-text articles as well as indexing and abstracting of 800 journals and periodicals.

Internet 101

Internet Beginner's Guides and Tutorials
Offers an array of links to help you with learning about specific aspects of the Internet.

The List
Internet service providers searchable by area code.

Net-Tips – Email
Basic information on email, with listings of the most popular email providers.

Net-Tips – Search Engines
Helpful advice on how to use search engines to find what you're looking for on the web.

PCMag
Authoritative reviews and up-to-the-minute news on consumer electronics from the industry leader.


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Illinois Clicks!
Sites recommended by Illinois librarians.

ipl2
Internet Public Library and the Librarians’ Internet Index have merged to create a collection of high quality Internet resources, selected by ipl2 staff for their usefulness in providing accurate, factual information on a particular topic or topics.

Webrary
Morton Grove Public Library's links organized by subject.