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LibrarySpot.com Announces "Library Site of the Year" and "Reference Site of the Year" Awards
Multnomah County Library and How Stuff Works Receive Top Honors

EVANSTON, IL (February 7, 2000) - LibrarySpot.com (http://www.libraryspot.com), the award-winning vertical information portal of the best library and reference resources on the Web, today announced that the Multnomah Country Library Web site, Portland, Ore., has been selected as "Library Site of the Year" and How Stuff Works, Raleigh, N.C., has been selected as "Reference Site of the Year" for 1999.

"The Web is filled with hundreds of great library and reference sites, which made our task of choosing this year's winners very difficult," said Lauren Zollinger, LibrarySpot.com managing editor. "Multonomah Country Library won us over with comprehensive content and How Stuff Works dazzled us with its ability to offer simple explanations for complex subjects."

LibrarySpot.com judges were impressed with Multnomah Country Library's (http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/index.html) welcoming, community feel and strong local content. Judges particularly enjoyed the site's Ask us! section and its remarkable resources for kids and teens.

Judges found How Stuff Work's (http://www.howstuffworks.com/) content current and practical, offering answers for everything from how the engine in your car works to what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold. Judges also noted a user-friendly interface and a great combination of visual, audio and text explanations.

The 1999 Library and Reference Sites of the Year finalists were selected from Library and Reference Site of the Month winners and judged on quality and richness of information, credibility, and overall organization and accessibility. Judges also carefully considered the regularity of updates and contributions to students, teachers, librarians and anyone conducting research online. Visit Libraryspot.com for direct links to all of the monthly 1999 winners.

About LibrarySpot.com

LibrarySpot.com, published by StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc., is an award-winning 24-hour virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information. LibrarySpot.com simplifies the search for top-notch reference tools, periodicals and online texts, library information and much more at http://www.libraryspot.com.

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