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                            | FEATURES |   
                            | Beyond
  ERIC: The Early YearsPart
  Two: Curricula, Kids, and Technology — Special Education
 In this
  edition of her series, Barbie Keiser covers the gamut of resources available
  online for teachers, parents, and students of all ages and abilities. Three
  extensive tables highlight some of Keiser's best finds, and one features
  40-plus sites offering a range of services for special-needs children.
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                            | Digging
  Up the Virtual Past The
  Archaeology of Ancient Greece and Rome on the Web
 Rome
  wasn't built in a day, and neither were these sites, guides, bibliographic
  data, and search tools David Mattison has excavated to help searchers examine
  the Classical worlds of ancient Greece and Rome, both on land and under
  the sea.
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                            | Hoover's
  Vacuum "Wish
  You Were Here"
 Shut
  out by Hoover's subscription-only marketing policy, Deb Liptak helps others
  find viable alternatives, reviewing other services such as Dialog, LexisNexis,
  Factiva, and ProQuest, and presenting three "contenders"—10K Wizard,
  FPinformat.ca, and SkyMinder. Liptak examines dozens of Web resources for
  company information and offers tips for finding all manner of public records.
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                            | EDITORIAL |   
                            |  Searcher's Voice  In
  "Déjà Vu All Over Again," bq starts off quoting that venerable sage Yogi
  Berra and then segues into how hot technologies, such as online encyclopedias
  and blogs, still need the kinds of "filtering" services information professionals
perform so well.
 
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                            | COLUMNS |   
                            | What's Next  In
  the first installment of his new column, David Grossman gives readers his
  personal background and explains why he thinks info pros need to move away
from the "L-word" and "embrace the information umbrella."
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                            | Internet ExpressHas
  Medicare Plan D left you (or someone you know) confused and searching for
  answers? Never fear. Irene McDermott has a list of Web sites that should
help to remedy the situation.
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                            | Web Wise Ways Having
  trouble finding that perfect job? Jennie Starr tries out Indeed and SimplyHired,
two Web sites that are making it a whole lot easier to find new employment.
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                            | DEPARTMENTS |  
                            | Best Buys Before
  you make those hardware, software, and Internet-related purchases, check
out Best Buys.
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                            | Contacts Find the postal and electronic address, phone and
                              fax numbers for all the companies, products, and
                            people mentioned in this issue.
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