LIS 704 Ready Reference

1. LIS 704 Ready Reference
By Jackie Ceron

2.  Information Please(Info Please) is a free online website that provides factual
information for the general audiences seeking for quick answers, data
information, statistics, political issue using the website’s almanac,
encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus.
 Information Please provides information on different topics such as
 World and U.S History
 Political Science
 Geography
 Science
 Cultural and Religion
 Government and Health
 Calendar and Holidays
 Sports
 Poetry, Art, Mythology
In addition, Information Please provides useful tools such a calculator, spell
checker, periodic table, conversion tool, place finder, and perpetual
calendar.

3. Information Please offers maps, articles, data charts.

4. Information Please offers several resource tools including:

5.  Anyone can use Information Please for free. There is no
subscription fee and you can easily access the website at your
house, at school or at your local library.
 In addition, Information Please have created a new website,
Monster Brain, for students in grades K – 8th.

6.  Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
 Who is the current governor of Idaho?
 Where can I find the real story of Santa Clause?
 Who invented the air conditioner?
 Which country has the most population?
 Which country has a female president?
 In Greek Mythology, who wrote the story of “Cupid and
Psyche?”
 How I do convert Fahrenheit to Celsius?
 Who won the 1935 Baseball World Series ?
 Who created the atomic bomb?
 What does Social Security offer?
 Who is George Herman Ruth?
 What are integers?

7.  Because it’s accessible and the information provided is accurate.
 There is no subscription fee and users can access the website from their
home or at school.
 Teachers, parents, and librarians can use Information Please as a
resource tool in class, at home or at the library.
 Students working on a research assignment or classroom project will find
Information Please useful.
 Information Please is a reliable website. It is part of the Pearson Family
Education Network.

8.  You can start by typing in your question or keywords using
the search box!

9. After submitting your question, a list of results will appear.

10. Or you can select a topic tab that best meets your research needs.
For example, if you are researching on the state of South Dakota,
you can obtain that information by clicking on “The Fifty States”
tab.
Click on a tab

11. Information Please offers fun facts, quizzes, and trivia questions. In
addition, Information Please provides the latest news report that is
happening around the world.

12.  If you have any questions or suggestions, feel
free to email me at: cerojacq@my.dom.edu

13.  Pearson Family Education Network (2014,
March 16) Information Please. Retrieved
March 13, 2014, from
http://www.infoplease.com
 Cassell, Kay Ann., and Uma Hiremath (2013)
Reference and Information Services: An
Introduction. Chicago, IL: American Library
Association.