Guide to Research Online

Seeking Brief Answers To Simple Or Broad Questions

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FOR EXAMPLE:

1. Who was Edouard Manet?
2. What does chiaroscuro mean?
3. When was the Ottonian period?
4. Where is Mycenae?

Answers to questions like these can be found in good online encyclopedias or dictionaries such as the following:

Britannica Online - SUBSCRIBERS ONLY (ask your institution about access). Enter a word, phrase, or question to search the fully cross-referenced Encyclop¾dia Britannica.

Encarta offers free access to concise, cross-referenced articles. Longer articles and multimedia are available only through SUBSCRIPTION to Encarta Online Deluxe.

Information Please is an online dictionary and Internet encyclopedia.