Cal Poly

Library Web Site Among First to Integrate AnswerTips™

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California — February 16, 2007 — The Cal Poly Library Web site is among the first Web sites to integrate AnswerTips™ — a new service from Answers.com™.

The Cal Poly Library worked with Answers.com to preview the tool and was allowed to integrate the service beginning Friday, February 16, 2007 - four days before the product's anticipated press release.

"We are really pleased to partner with Answers.com to provide such a helpful tool for our users. New users — particularly students new to research and scholarly publication may find it particularly helpful as they begin research, properly cite a primary source, or learn to compile a bibliography," said Helen Chu, Director of Library Information Technology.

Double-clicking any non-linked word on the Library Web site will open a small pop-up window — an AnswerTip — with a concise explanation of the word or phrase. The AnswerTip also links to extensive resources on that topic in a new browser window by clicking on the "More" button.

Answers.com partners with a number of content providers and publishers, including American Heritage dictionaries, Barron's, Britannica, CIA Factbook, Columbia University Press, GALE, Houghton Mifflin, MedicineNet, NY Public Library, and Wikipedia.

Contact Information

Helen Chu

Director of Library Information Technology

(805) 756-7053