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LibrarySpot.com Named Best Reference Site
on the Web by Forbes.com

Award-Winning Library and Reference Site One of Only 33 Sites
Selected as a "Forbes Favorite"

EVANSTON, IL (February 19, 2001) - For the second year in a row, LibrarySpot.com (http://www.libraryspot.com), the award-winning library and reference portal, was one of only 33 Web sites selected as a "Forbes Favorite" Web site in the Spring 2001 Forbes.com Best of The Web magazine. In the respected company of sites such as Fidelity.com, the Smithsonian, Morningstar.com and Powells.com, LibrarySpot.com was selected as the "best of the best" in the reference category.

"This gateway to more than 5,000 libraries around the world covers all the bases," noted Forbes.com editors, who called LibrarySpot.com "so good you may be tempted to throw away your library card."

Developed by StartSpot Mediaworks (http://www.startspot.com), LibrarySpot.com simplifies the search for top-notch reference tools, periodicals and online texts, library information, encyclopedias, dictionaries, quotations and much more. To date, the site has received more than 30 awards and honors, including "Top 100 Web Sites" from PC Magazine and "Best Reference Web Site" from Access Magazine.

"We're honored to have LibrarySpot.com selected by Forbes for the second year in a row," said Lauren Zollinger, StartSpot Mediaworks' editorial director. "With the proliferation of content on the Web, selecting the best sites has become a challenging task. Forbes did an outstanding job of lifting the most useful gems to the surface, and we're proud to be listed among them."

The Forbes.com Best of The Web magazine reviewed more than 3,000 sites for its online guide (http://www.forbesbest.com). More than 200 sites were featured in the print guide and only 33 were designated as "Forbes Favorites."

About LibrarySpot.com

LibrarySpot.com is an award-winning 24-hour virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information. The site is part of a growing network of award-winning vertical information portals published by StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc.

The StartSpot Network includes GiveSpot.com, GourmetSpot.com, GovSpot.com, HeadlineSpot.com, HomeworkSpot.com, MuseumSpot.com and others. Each "Spot" is designed to make finding the best topical information on the Internet a quick, easy and enjoyable experience. Collectively these sites have received more than 80 awards and honors. Headquartered in the Northwestern University/Evanston Research Park in Evanston, Ill., StartSpot Mediaworks strives to create exemplary, high-utility Web resources that also engage, enlighten and inspire.

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