How to perform a Quick Search on the Internet

To perform a Quick Search enter search information in the Google Search Window and click the Search button.

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For example: To search for information about the topic: U.S. Presidents

1. Type U.S. Presidents in the Search Window.
2. Click the Search button.

Results of the search will be listed. Double-click on any of the search results to view the site or publication.

How to search References, Periodicals, Bookshelf, and Searches

AutoLib.Com Reference Desk is organized into 4 sections with three subsections:

References	Periodicals	Bookshelf	Searches
Encyclopedias	Newspapers	Electronic Books	Internet Search
Dictionaries	Magazines	Children’s Books	College Search
Maps	T.V. News	Reading Lists	Library Search

Each of the subsections can be double-clicked to provide a listing of 6 or more links appropriate to that category. Double-click on any of the links to connect to that website.

For example: You want to look up an article in the New York Times newspaper.

Double-click on the Newspapers heading under the Periodicals section of AutoLib.Com. The New York Times link is listed. Click the New York Times link following the instructions on the New York Times website to perform your search.

Each section of AutoLib.Com is filled with links for searching virtually anything on the Internet – even for beginners.

Under Searches double-click the Internet Search section to reveal various starting point search engines as well as White Pages and Yellow Pages phone book directories online.

Want to know what novel to read?

Under Bookshelf double-click Reading Lists. The New York Times Bestsellers link is located there.

Browse the AutoLib.Com Reference Desk and become an expert Internet searcher or make Internet searches easier even if you are a veteran!

Note: Specific link lists may change over time as websites are updated, outdated or added to the section lists of AutoLib.Com Reference Desk.