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Description
With this remarkable, eye-opening book and its companion Web site, Nicholas G. (Nick) Tomaiuolo shows how anyone can create a comprehensive personal library using no-cost Web resources. And when Nick says "library," he's not talking about a dictionary and thesaurus on your desktop: he means a vast, rich collection of data, documents, and images that--if you follow his instructions to the letter--can rival the holdings of many traditional libraries. If you were to calculate the expense of purchasing the hundreds of print and fee-based electronic publications that are available for free with "The Web Library" you'd quickly recognize the potential of this book to save you thousands, if not millions of dollars (fortunately, Nick does the calculating for you!). This is an easy-to-use guide, with chapters organized into sections corresponding to departments in a physical library. "The Web Library provides a wealth of URLs and examples of free material you can start using right away, but, best of all, it offers techniques for finding and collecting new content as the Web evolves. Start building your personal Web library today!

SYNOPSIS
A university librarian presents a diversity of free and low-cost online books, magazines, art, references, and other resources; techniques for accessing such; viewpoints from content providers and librarians; and a companion Web site that offers updates. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (average 5/5 stars, at Barnes and Noble):

Lotus Black, a public librarian, February 23, 2004,
Extremely well organized and well written.
I saw the author speak at a conference. His talk was related to this book, and many of his comments about open access to journals, books, blogging and news made sense. The book takes over where the talk left off. Lots of detail.
Also recommended: College.Edu by Lisa Guernsey

Richard Corcoran, a retiree from Florida, February 16, 2004,
Not just a list of sites.
I'm always online and I'm always exploring new sites. Believe it or not, I knew about some of the free websites the author talks about, but certainly not all of them. There's more to this book than that. A dry sense of humor comes through, plus there are a few interviews with some people that run web sites that helped me understand why some of the information on the Internet is free and some isn't.
Also recommended: Planting Your Family Tree Online.

A reviewer (zeebar44@earthlink.com), soon to be grad student, January 23, 2004,
can't always work it
I know that I don't know the web all that well. There is a lot of info here, so if you can surf it all good luck. It's well organized & pretty good and clear. Just a whole lot of stuff in there. I guess maybe i should get away from Yahoo.

A reviewer (_____@lycos.com), web searcher/teacher, January 13, 2004,
have to agree!
This one rocks! Never seen the web so well broken down & organized before. Nicholas T's new book sets the standard by which future web guides have to live up to (if they dare). If you do any web searching at all, you MUST buy this book.

webmaster, an information specialist, January 8, 2004,
Best of the Best!!!
What can I say? Dr.Tomaiuolo has written the definitive guide to searching the web. Buy his book & get the link to his fabulous web page which continuously updates the printed material therein. So,you will NEVER be out of date! Watch out Mr. Gore. You may have invented the internet, but Nicholas T. has just organized the whole dang thing.