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IPL Question 1
1. Question and Answers
Needed by: 04/18/2008
Question:
I need a list of exports of North Carolina, where they are exported to and effect they have on the economy of North Carolina and effect on the economy of where they are exported to.
Have found many separate sites for agriculture, textiles, and technology but unsure how to tie it all together to know which order they would be in - which is largest export, etc. name: Janie Anglen from: janglen@cascade.k12.or.us confirm: janglen@cascade.k12.or.us location: Turner, Oregon area: Business reason: For a school report school: Yes sources_consulted: Have searched many web sites, IPLkidspace, facts about 50 states, etc.
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4: CLAIMED Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:39:45 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
5: Re: BUS: I need a list of exports of North Carolina, where they are e (need by 04/18/2008) (sent to original author) Mon, 14 Apr 2008
22:47:19 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)

Hello from the Internet Public Library.
Thanks for your question about the exports of North Carolina. We have found some resources to answer your question.
The first source is from the United States Census Bureau website, found online at: http://www.census.gov/
Information about the exports of North Carolina can be found at: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/state/data/nc.html
This link is quite long and could break, so here is a shortened version for your convenience: http://tinyurl.com/5xcl8z
There are two different tables on this site. The top one lists exports of North Carolina by amount exported. The second table lists the countries in which the exports are sent to.
The U.S. Census website is a government website. This information is based on the 2006 dollar value.
The second source is from the United States Department of
Agriculture. This is found online at: http://www.ers.usda.gov/
Information about North Carolina is at: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/StateExports/
With this link choose the second option for “State Export Data.”
This will open a Microsoft Excel file. This is also a government website, which is updated annually.
Another source of information concerning the exports of North
Caroline is the Official Website of North Carolina Department of
Commerce. This site is found at: http://www.nccommerce.com/
Information about North Carolina exports is found under the heading “International Trade Services:” http://www.nccommerce.com/en/BusinessServices/InternationalBusiness/Int ernationalTradeServices/
Here is a shortened link: http://tinyurl.com/5xcl8z

The link above is to a PDF file which requires the Adobe Acrobat
Reader to view. Adobe Acrobat Reader is free software that you can download from the following website: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html
There are six PDF files in the middle of this website. Each file contains a presentation about North Caroline exports and the six countries the exports go to.
I found the first source by searching with the search engine
Google for “exports by state.” Google is a terrific resource and is found at: http://google.com
This search led me to the Federal Trade Statistics section of the
U.S. Census Bureaus’ website: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/state/
From here I searched by “State Exports by Commodity and Country:” http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/state/data/index.html
Here is a shortened link: http://tinyurl.com/3myksm
You can then see the option to find information on North
Carolina.
I found the second site by searching with the search engine
Google for “exports by state.” Google can be found at: http://google.com
This search led me to “ERS/USDA Data - State Export Data” http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/StateExports/
From here I chose “State Export Data” and the Excel Document listed the agricultural exports of North Carolina.
I found the second site by searching with the search engine
Google for “North Carolina exports.” Google can be found at: http://google.com
This search led to the site of Develop International Business of
The North Carolina Department of Commerce: http://www.nccommerce.com/en/BusinessServices/InternationalBusiness/
Here is a shortened link: http://tinyurl.com/5yl4bm

On the left is the option for “International Investment
Services.”
I hope this completely answers your question. If you need more help, please feel free to contact us again. We appreciate your service!
Thanks for visiting the IPL!
Jessica
> Needed by: 04/18/2008
>
> Question:
> I need a list of exports of North Carolina, where they are
> exported to and effect they have on the economy of North
Carolina
> and effect on the economy of where they are exported to.
> Have found many separate sites for agriculture, textiles, and
> technology but unsure how to tie it all together to know which
> order they would be in - which is largest export, etc.
>
> name: Janie Anglen
> from: janglen@cascade.k12.or.us
> confirm: janglen@cascade.k12.or.us
> location: Turner, Oregon
> area: Business
> reason: For a school report
> school: Yes
> sources_consulted: Have searched many web sites, IPLkidspace,
> facts about 50 states, etc.
>
>
6: Set STATUS to ANSWERED Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:47:19 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
2. Approximately 45 minutes was spent on IPL Question 1
3. For IPL Question 1 only the above described sources and strategies were used.
4. Overall, I am 90% satisfied with the answer I provided. I am not sure of the authenticity of the third site, http://www.nccommerce.com/en/BusinessServices/InternationalBusiness/.
The site describes itself as part of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, but it was not a .gov site. Also, the information on this source was from an already prepared
PowerPoint presentation. This relies heavily on the research and presentation of a source that I am not familiar with.
5. In the future with a question like this I would pay more attention to the person asking the question. At first I figured the patron was an adult because there was a school address, but now looking at the previous sources consulted they are more youth oriented.
The sites I sent may have been too complex.
IPL Question 2

1. Questions and Answers
Needed by: 04/21/2008
Question:
How many states sold cotton prior to the Civil War? name: Suzie from: sbrantley208@yahoo.com confirm: sbrantley208@yahoo.com location: Maine area: History reason: For term paper school: Yes sources_consulted: Google
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5: UNCLAIMED Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:36:30 by Joan Vacca (jv92@drexel.edu)
6: CLAIMED Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:21:52 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
7: Re: HIS: How many states sold cotton prior to the Civil War? (need by 04/21/2008) (sent to original author) Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:01:41 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
Hello from the Internet Public Library!
Thanks for your question about the states that sold cotton prior to the Civil War. We have found some resources to answer your

question.
The first source is from Infoplease.com, found at: http://www.infoplease.com/
Information about states that sold cotton can be found at: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0813754.html?mail-04-17
This link is quite long and could break, so here is a shortened version for your convenience: http://tinyurl.com/3pjhck
Infoplease is an almanac source found with the IPL homepage.
The second source is from Civil War Potpourri. This site is found at: http://www.civilwarhome.com/potpourr.htm
Information about the sale of cotton can be found on this page: http://www.civilwarhome.com/kingcotton.htm
The article is very descriptive and I would recommend reading the whole thing. There is a source cited as to where the information came from at the bottom of the article.
A third source can be found on the Digital History Website. This is located at: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
Information dealing with cotton is found at: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ahd/slavery10.html
The Digital History website is a collaborative of the University of Houston, Chicago Historical Society, and several other organizations.
Another source to use is found at the Slavery in America website.
This is located at: http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/
The history of cotton is discussed. Under the heading “Cotton
Gin” there is specific information concerning states that sold cotton before the Civil War. This source is part of a broad New
York Life educational initiative and is endorsed by The National
Alliance of Black School Educators.
I found the first site by going to the IPL homepage: http://ipl.org

Under the Ready Reference Option I chose Almanacs: http://ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref05.00.00/
Infoplease is a source listed under this category. After accessing Infoplease I searched for “cotton and states.”
I found the second source of information by searching with a search engine, Google, for “cotton before the civil war.” Google is a terrific resource found at: http://google.com
This search produced many results and I had to explore several websites to find this source.
I found the third source by using a search engine, Google, for
“history of cotton united states.” Google can be found at: http://google.com
From the results I selected the Digital History source.
I found the third source by using a search engine, Google, for
“history of cotton united states.” Google can be found at: http://google.com
From the results I selected the Slavery in America source.
I hope this completely answers your question. If you need more help, please feel free to contact us again. We appreciate your service!
Thanks for visiting the IPL!
Jessica
> Needed by: 04/21/2008
>
> Question:
> How many states sold cotton prior to the Civil War?
>
> name: Suzie
> from: sbrantley208@yahoo.com
> confirm: sbrantley208@yahoo.com
> location: Maine
> area: History
> reason: For term paper
> school: Yes
> sources_consulted: Google
>
>

8: Set STATUS to ANSWERED Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:01:41 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
2. I had a hard time with this question. I worked on it during several different times; I would say probably 45 minutes, 20 minutes, and 30 minutes.
3. I used a couple search strings with Google and had to examine many results to come up with what I did. Searching for “history of cotton” and “civil war” brought up international results, which were a bit confusing. Also, when dealing with the “history of cotton” I had to dig deeper to ensure the information covered was pre-1860.
4. Overall, I am 75% satisfied with this answer. I really feel like the question this patron was asking was not really what they wanted to know. But, that is a challenge with this kind of reference. To me, I felt like she wanted to know how much cotton influenced the start of the Civil War. Also, the answer was not directly given. One had to read articles and put the information together, so if the patron was not willing to do this, I am not sure they would be satisfied. It was also difficult for me because I took a whole undergraduate course on the causes of the Civil War, and perhaps this past knowledge influenced my searching and results.
5. Next time perhaps I would send a response back to the patron clarifying what they really wanted to know. I think I would also emphasize that the answer is not directly given and the patron must read the sites that were sent.
IPL Question 3
1. Questions and Answers
Needed by: no need by
Question: why do kids have to wear uniforms? from: riya41995@aol.com confirm: riya41995@aol.com grade: 7 area: Other school: No
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5: UNCLAIMED Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:54:12 by Sandra Hall (sjhall@eden.rutgers.edu)
6: CLAIMED Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:32:59 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
7: Re: MSC: youth: why do kids have to wear uniforms? (no need by)
(sent to original author) Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:47:50 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
Hello from the Internet Public Library,
Thanks for your question about why some children are required to wear uniforms. We have found some resources to answer your question.
The first source is from the Education Resources Information
Center (ERIC). This source can be found at: http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Information about Uniforms can be found below. The following link is to a PDF file which requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. Adobe Acrobat Reader is free software that you can download from the following website: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/00
00019b/80/17/26/59.pdf
This link is quite long and could break, so here is a shortened version for your convenience: http://tinyurl.com/4jgrzc
ERIC is a great research tool used by many teachers and students.
The second source is also from ERIC: http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Information about Uniforms can be found below. The following link is to a PDF file which requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader to

view. Adobe Acrobat Reader is free software that you can download from the following website: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/00
00019b/80/1a/14/ca.pdf
Here is a shortened link: http://tinyurl.com/4r9gtb
A third source regarding uniforms was found on the Public
Broadcasting Service (PBS) website: http://www.pbs.org
Information about uniforms in found here: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/fashion/school.html
On the bottom of this page are other links that might interest you. PBS is media enterprise that serves more than 300 noncommercial television stations.
I found the first site by going to IPL’s Education section: http://ipl.org/div/subject/browse/edu00.00.00/
Under this heading I chose Education News: http://ipl.org/div/subject/browse/edu99.00.00/
ERIC was listed as a link: http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Once at the ERIC site I used the Advanced Search Option and searched for uniforms. With the Advanced Search Option I selected to only have Full text, journals, publications, guides, and research. I also narrowed down to only pre-school through high school articles. There were 29 results using this search
The second source was found using the same process as the first source. The link for ERIC can be found at: http://www.eric.ed.gov/
I found the third source by searching with the search engine
Google for “school uniforms.” Google is a terrific resource and is found at: http://google.com
I selected the link under the heading on2: School Uniforms: www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/fashion/school.html
I hope this completely answers your question. If you need more

help, please feel free to contact us again. We appreciate your service!
Thanks for visiting the IPL!
Jessica
> Needed by: no need by
>
> Question:
> why do kids have to wear uniforms?
>
> from: riya41995@aol.com
> confirm: riya41995@aol.com
> grade: 7
> area: Other
> school: No
>
>
8: Set STATUS to ANSWERED Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:47:50 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
2. Approximately 30 minutes was spent answering IPL Question 3.
3. In addition to the sources included in the transcript I also consulted a database from
Caroline County Public Library called Points of View Reference Center from Ebsco.
Though this source could not have been sent to the customer I was hoping for a lead to other sources.
4. I am 90% satisfied with the answer I provided. This question was difficult in that it is more of an opinion question. I wanted to try to make sure that I sent the customer views from both vantage points. I also inferred that the customer was a student unhappy with their personal uniform policy and wanted to give points of view from students as well as adults.
5. In the future I might try to simply answer the exact question and not try to think into it to much. Since the customer was not in front of me the inferences I was making could very well be incorrect.
IPL Question 4
1. Question and Answer
Needed by: 04/27/2008
Question:
Why marxist believe change has to radical and sometimes violent for it to be meaningful. name: Mary Jere from: maryjerec@yahoo.co.uk confirm: maryjerec@yahoo.co.uk location: Zambia

area: Sociology reason: To write an assignment school: Yes sources_consulted: Nil
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4: CLAIMED Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:06:33 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
5: Re: SOC: Why marxist believe change has to radical and sometimes viol (need by 04/27/2008) (sent to original author) Thu, 24 Apr 2008
12:28:21 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
Greetings from the Internet Public Library,
Thanks for your question about Marxist beliefs on change being radical and at times violent. We have found some resources to answer your question.
The first source is from the Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
This site is found at: http://www.britannica.com
Information concerning the Marxist approach to change can be found at this link: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-35147/Marxism
This source is a more concise version of the full Encyclopedia
Britannica. Marx’s views on revolution are described in the fifth paragraph. This article is 19 pages long, so there is a great deal of information given.

The second source of information is from Bartleby. This source can be found at: http://www.bartleby.com
Information about Marxism is found at this link: http://www.bartleby.com/65/ma/Marxism.html
For specific information about change is found under Economic and
Political Theories. Bartleby is a great source that provides many options and sources to be searched, including encyclopedias, thesaurus, and quotation sources.
A third source is Wikipedia, English Edition. Information taken from Wikipedia should be verified using other, more reliable sources. It is a good place to start research, but because anyone can edit Wikipedia, we do not recommend using it in research papers or to obtain highly reliable information. This information can be found using the link below. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
There is a detailed article concerning Marxism. This can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist
Specific information regarding violence is found under the heading Marxism-Leninism.
I found the first source using IPL. http://ipl.org
A heading for Encyclopedias is listed in the Ready Reference
Category: http://ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref32.00.00/
The Britannica Concise is the first source listed: http://concise.britannica.com/
The Concise link takes you to the Britannica Online Version: http://www.britannica.com
I found the second source by using the search engine Google.
Google is a terrific resource found at http://google.com
I searched for “Marxism” and came up with a great deal of results. The Bartleby article can be found at this link: www.bartleby.com/65/ma/Marxism.html

I also found the third source by using the search engine Google: http://google.com
I searched for “Marxism.” The Wikipedia article was listed under the results: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist
I hope this completely answers your question. If you need more help, please feel free to contact us again. We appreciate your service!
Thanks for visiting the IPL!
Jessica
> Needed by: 04/27/2008
>
> Question:
> Why marxist believe change has to radical and sometimes violent
> for it to be meaningful.
>
> name: Mary Jere
> from: maryjerec@yahoo.co.uk
> confirm: maryjerec@yahoo.co.uk
> location: Zambia
> area: Sociology
> reason: To write an assignment
> school: Yes
> sources_consulted: Nil
>
>
6: Set STATUS to ANSWERED Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:28:21 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
2. Approximately 30 minutes was spent on IPL Question 4.
3. For IPL Question 4 only the above strategies were used to answer the question. I relied on Google a lot for answering this question. The results provided by this search engine were very helpful and I believe reliable.
4. Overall, I am 87% satisfied with the answer I provided. I really hesitated when I provide Wikipedia as a source for this question. However, there was a specific section that answered this customer’s specific question, and I included the Wikipedia disclaimer.
There is no one answer to this question, as it really falls more to personal interpretation.
This customer has to review the provided resources and make their own conclusions.
5. I am sure there is a great deal of information on the Internet regarding Marxism. Next time I would spend more time reviewing sources and ensuring this customer’s question was completely answered.

IPL Question 5
1. Question and Answer
Needed by: 05/1/2008
Question:
I am working on my science fair project and I need all the references I can find on this topic. Thank You in advance for your help! My question is:
What is the effect of music on human blood pressure? name: DHEIRAN from: deilightbravo@yahoo.com confirm: deilightbravo@yahoo.com location: BRYAN, TEXAS, U.S.A grade: 6TH area: Science school: Yes length: FivePages sourceschecked: British Encyclopedia, Discovery, Medical journals, etc.
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Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:59:18 by Jennifer Parkin (jparkin@u.washington.edu)
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6: Re: SCI: youth: What is the effect of music on blood pressure?(need by 05/1/2008) (sent to original author) Mon, 28 Apr
2008 22:41:22 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
Greetings from the Internet Public Library,
Thanks for your question concerning the effect of music and human blood pressure. We have found some resources to answer your question.
The first source is from the Anxiety Disorder s Association of
America website, found online at: http://www.adaa.org
Information about music and blood pressure can be found at: http://www.adaa.org/GettingHelp/FocusOn/Sleep.asp
This link is quite long and could break, so here is a shortened version for your convenience: http://tinyurl.com/5xrue4
Information concerning your question can be found under the heading “What else can I do to reduce anxiety and sleep more soundly?”
The second source is from the American Academy of Otolaryngology: http://www.entnet.org
Regarding your question follow this link: http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/hearingProtection.cfm
Look under the heading “Can Noise Affect More Than My Hearing?” for information about music and blood pressure.
Another source is from the University of Washington. The homepage for this site is: http://www.washington.edu/
Information regarding your question is found using this link: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/surgm.html
An example of a science project regarding high blood pressure and music can be found using the Selah School District homepage: http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/

The specific project is found at: http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/soar/sciproj99/AshleySciProj.html
Here is a shortened link: http://tinyurl.com/6z322h
This seems to be an example of the type of project you wish to pursue.
I found the first site by going to the MedlinePlus homepage: http://medlineplus.gov/
I searched for music and blood pressure and was given quite a few results to examine. This is the site with all of the results: http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/querymeta?v%3Aproject=medlineplus&query=music+and+blood+pressure&x=0&y=0
Here is a shortened link: http://tinyurl.com/4qlsyx
The article concerning music and blood pressure was found under the heading “Anxiety and Sleep:”
The second source was also found using the MedlinePlus homepage: http://medlineplus.gov/
Here is a shortened link to the results of searching for music and blood pressure: http://tinyurl.com/4qlsyx
The article concerning music and blood pressure was found under the heading “Noise and Hearing Protection.”
The third source was found by searching with the search engine
Google for “music and blood pressure.” Google is a terrific resource and is found at: http://google.com
Information about your question was found under the heading
“Neuroscience for Kids - In the News - Music and Stress.”
The forth source was also found by searching with the search engine Google for “music and blood pressure.” http://google.com
Information about your question was found under the heading
“Science Project.”

I hope this completely answers your question. If you need more help, please feel free to contact us again. We appreciate your service!
Thanks for visiting the IPL!
Jessica
> Needed by: 05/1/2008
>
> Question:
>
> I am working on my science fair project and I need all the
> references I can find on this topic. Thank You in advance for
> your help! My question is:
>
> What is the effect of music on human blood pressure?
>
>
> name: DHEIRAN
> from: deilightbravo@yahoo.com
> confirm: deilightbravo@yahoo.com
> location: BRYAN, TEXAS, U.S.A
> grade: 6TH
> area: Science
> school: Yes
> length: FivePages
> sourceschecked: British Encyclopedia, Discovery, Medical
> journals, etc.
>
>
7: Set STATUS to ANSWERED Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:41:22 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
8: Re: [ref#12017754] SCI: youth: What is the effect of music on blood pressure?(need by 05/1/2008) Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:12:03 by deilight bravo (deilightbravo@yahoo.com)
Thank You so very much for your help!
You Rock!
2. Approximately 45 minutes spent on IPL Question 5.

3. Quite a few resources were reviewed in answering this question, as different sources claimed different results regarding the effect of music on blood pressure. I tried to give the customer several different approaches to the topic, including medical research, academic research, and a science project example.
4. When I sent the answer to the customer I was 90% satisfied. But, I was lucky enough to receive a positive comment from the customer, so now I am 100% satisfied. I was not sure if I wanted to send an example of a science project to the customer because I wanted this student to create their own project and did not want them to copy the example.
5. In the future perhaps I would try to find resources more targeted to youth, since the customer stated they were in the sixth grade.
IPL Question 6
1. Question and Answer
Needed by: 05/2/2008
Question:
I am starting my research for my science fair project. The topic is can you separate salt from a salt and vinegar solution? name: Taylor from: cslanier4ever@aol.com confirm: cslanier4ever@aol.com location: Suitland, MD/Prince Georges grade: 4th area: Science school: Yes sourceschecked: I did check the interner but I doesn't give me any info.
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2008 15:49:49 by Jennifer Parkin (jparkin@u.washington.edu)

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15:49:49 by Jennifer Parkin (jparkin@u.washington.edu)
5: CLAIMED Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:39:36 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
6: Re: SCI: youth: Can you separate salt from a salt and vinegar solution?(need by 05/2/2008) (sent to original author) Tue, 29 Apr
2008 14:28:45 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
Greetings from the Internet Public Library,
Thanks for your question about separating salt from a salt and vinegar solution. We have found some resources to answer your question.
The first source is from Yes Mag: The Science Magazine for
Adventurous Minds, found online at: http://www.islandnet.com/~yesmag/
Information about the salt and vinegar solution can be found at: http://www.islandnet.com/~yesmag/projects/salt_vinegar.html
This link is quite long and could break, so here is a shortened version for your convenience: http://tinyurl.com/4j9uku
A second source is from the Science Corner Website, found at: http://www.kerala.com/science/index.htm
For specific information regarding salt and vinegar visit: http://www.kerala.com/science/project1_page1.htm
Information about your project is found under the heading “Salt
Garden.”
A third source was found on the FreeEssays website: http://www.freeessays.cc/index.shtml
Information regarding salt and vinegar is found at: http://www.freeessays.cc/db/41/sff267.shtml
About half way down the page the description of separating salt

from vinegar begins with “To grow a salt crystal…”
I found the first site by searching with the search engine Google for “salt and vinegar solution.” Google is a terrific resource and is found at: http://google.com
Information regarding your question was found under the heading
“Salt & Vinegar Crystals.”
I also found the second site by using the search engine Google: http:///google.com
I searched with the terms “evaporate salt vinegar.” The Science
Corner Website was found under the heading “Cool Science for
Children.”
The third site was also found using the search engine Google: http://google.com
The search terms used were “evaporate salt vinegar.” The
FreeEssay site was found under the heading “Crystals.”
I hope this completely answers your question. If you need more help, please feel free to contact us again. We appreciate your service!
Thanks for visiting the IPL!
Jessica
> Needed by: 05/2/2008
>
> Question:
> I am starting my research for my science fair project. The topic
> is can you separate salt from a salt and vinegar solution?
>
> name: Taylor
> from: cslanier4ever@aol.com
> confirm: cslanier4ever@aol.com
> location: Suitland, MD/Prince Georges
> grade: 4th
> area: Science
> school: Yes
> sourceschecked: I did check the interner but I doesn't give me
> any info.
>
>
7: Set STATUS to ANSWERED Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:28:45 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)

2. Approximately 1 hour was spent on IPL Question 6, in two half hour segments.
3. For IPL Question 6 I reviewed numerous websites in an effort to find an answer.
4. Overall, I am 65% satisfied with the answer I provided. I am not sure if I exactly answered the customer’s question. The first site I provided was a good source for this customer. The other sources were deep within my Google results, and I am not completely satisfied with them.
5. I am not sure what I would do in the future with this type of question. It was very difficult for me to find resources, even though I used several search strings. I would think perhaps there may be more examples in Science Project books, but I am not sure if I could refer customers to print sources.
IPL Question 7
1. Question and Answer
Needed by: 05/3/2008
Question: hi im a local student at ExCEl program. Me and my science fair partner need some information about peripheral vision. please give us some details and printages. Thank you name: doniqua from: jonesyvonne6@aol.com confirm: jonesyvonne6@aol.com location: bridgeton,NJ grade: 6 area: Humanities school: Yes length: OnePage sourceschecked: google... yahoo.... thats all dontuse: Textbook
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1: Set STATUS to ACCEPTED Thu, 01 May 2008 09:02:27 by Gwen Mcentee (gem34@drexel.edu)
2: CHANGE SUBJECT to "HUM: youth: peripheral vision (need by
05/3/2008)" from "HUM: youth: hi im a local student at ExCEl program. Me and my science fa (need by 05/3/2008)" Thu, 01 May
2008 09:02:27 by Gwen Mcentee (gem34@drexel.edu)
3: SENT standard message "accept-sources" to Author Thu, 01 May
2008 09:02:27 by Gwen Mcentee (gem34@drexel.edu)

4: TRANSFER to refsource.cat from incoming.cat Thu, 01 May 2008
09:02:27 by Gwen Mcentee (gem34@drexel.edu)
5: CLAIMED Thu, 01 May 2008 09:49:24 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
6: Re: HUM: youth: peripheral vision (need by 05/3/2008) (sent to original author) Thu, 01 May 2008 17:36:08 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
Hello from the Internet Public Library.
Thanks for your question about peripheral vision. We have found some resources to answer your question.
The first resource is Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. This is found online at: http://www.britannica.com
Information specifically about peripheral vision will be here: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-75638/human-nervous-system
This link is quite long and could break so here is a shortened version for your convenience: http://tinyurl.com/4ynfs9
Another source is found on the Webvision website: http://webvision.med.utah.edu
Specific information regarding peripheral vision is found at: http://webvision.med.utah.edu
If you look under Section 2 there is the heading “Central and peripheral retina compared.”
The third source is more focused on a science project. I got this information from the PBS Kids website: http://pbskids.org
Information specifically about peripheral vision is found at: http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/peripheralvision.html
A fourth source is further information on a project idea. This is from the site Free Science Fair Projects Network:

http://www.free-science-fair-projects.com
Information about your topic is found at: http://www.free-science-fair-projects.com/Free-Science-Fair-
Project.aspx?ProjectID=16&Title=DoesEyeColorAffectPeripheralVision ?
Here is a shortened link: http://tinyurl.com/4l7wpn
I found the first source by going to the IPL homepage and then clicking on the Encyclopedia heading on the left: http://ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref32.00.00/
I chose the first source, The Britannica Concise, and searched for peripheral vision.
I found the second site also by going to the IPL homepage, but this time I looked under the health heading: http://ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hea00.00.00/
I then selected Anatomy & Physiology: http://ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hea05.00.00/
The Webvision site is the last one listed on this page: http://webvision.med.utah.edu/
Under the Foundations Part 1 there is the link for Central and
Peripheral retina comparison.
I found the third source by using the search engine, Google.
Google is a terrific resource found online at: http://google.com
I searched for “peripheral vision science project” and came up with many results. The link to access the results is found at: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-
US:official&hs=kkf&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=peripheral+v ision+science+project&spell=1
Here is a shortened link: http://tinyurl.com/6yuvsg
The PBS Kids, ZOOM . activities . sci . Peripheral Vision | PBS
Kids, site is the first result.
I found the fourth site also using Google. http://google.com

I again searched for “peripheral vision science project” and came up with many results. The link to access the results is found at: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-
US:official&hs=kkf&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=peripheral+v ision+science+project&spell=1
Here is a shortened link: http://tinyurl.com/6yuvsg
The fourth source was found under the heading “Does Eye Color
Affect Peripheral Vision?”
I hope this completely answers your question. If you need more help, please feel free to contact us again.
We appreciate your service!
Thanks for visiting IPL!
Jessica
> Needed by: 05/3/2008
>
> Question:
> hi im a local student at ExCEl program. Me and my science fair
> partner need some information about peripheral vision. please
> give us some details and printages. Thank you
>
> name: doniqua
> from: jonesyvonne6@aol.com
> confirm: jonesyvonne6@aol.com
> location: bridgeton,NJ
> grade: 6
> area: Humanities
> school: Yes
> length: OnePage
> sourceschecked: google... yahoo.... thats all
> dontuse: Textbook
>
>
7: Set STATUS to ANSWERED Thu, 01 May 2008 17:36:08 by Jessica Nhem (jln45@drexel.edu)
2. Approximately 45 minutes was spent on IPL Question 7.
3. For IPL Question 7 I reviewed several other medical websites to see if the sources would fit this customer’s question. I also explored medlineplus.gov and other health links IPL provided.

4. Overall, I am 85% satisfied with the answer I provided. The customer did not present a very specific question so I can not be sure if I really assisted them. But, I believe I fully answered the question provided to me.
5. In the future I might send a question to the customer to find out specifically what they really wanted to know. However, if the customer was not sure what approach they were going to take for their science project I would hope they are satisfied with the links I provided.