I. Is there a future for print reference collections?

II. Is the free web always the right place?

III. Googling and other fun search tools: the basics of reference work

IV. Going beyond Google: building a virtual reference collection

V. Start building your own collection now!

        Here are a few examples of some of the most popular areas in which the free web is particularly strong:

• quick facts
• encyclopedic type of information
• current events or hot topics
• government information, including statistics
• health, especially consumer health information
• business, such as company information or stock quotes
• directory-type information
• archival/digitized collections

       Exercise