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   3/06/09

   Epicharis

   Depends what kind of information I want...If I'm looking up the definition of a word and my computer is on I use the internet, if it's easier to get out a dictionary I'll use that.
   
   It seems to be the trend to use the internet for reference now. Publishers now longer publish straight-forward reference books because no one is buying them..they just use the internet. That's why there's been a sudden trend for entertaining and comic reference books, that's the only kind anyone will buy now.

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   3/06/09

   askcherlock

   I may start out with a reference book but often use info from the internet for more up to date references. Plus I can get a variety of opinions, rather than a certain bias. I love search engines. What did we ever do before?

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   3/06/09

   VelocityKitty

   I do most of my research online because it is easier to find more up to date resources than going to the library. Now I only go to the library when I need a quiet place to work on my computer.

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   1. 

      3/06/09

      roguedeals

      Why go to the library when you can go to a coffee house. Win-Win
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      3/07/09

      VelocityKitty

      Because the library has free Wi-Fi and the coffee houses near me don't.
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   3/06/09

   faithsju243

   This question made me think about the card catalogs that I used to use when I went to the library to find books.....do they still have those things? I can honestly say I don't own a dictionary anymore I use the internet pretty much for all my research since most reference material is posted there and is credible.

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   3/06/09

   Shiley

   If I'm looking for a definition of something I prefer a Webster. Just information though the internet unless I can make a 300-400 mile trip to Cleveland. I could live at The Cleveland Public Library.

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   3/06/09

   roguedeals

   dictionary.com or wikipedia.com ... done.

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