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Groups on the Web
The information you find on the Web is as varied as the people who put it there. Groups that publish information on the Web include:

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The Library of Congress puts copies of important historical photographs and documents on their site called The American Memory Project.

TCNJ Library provides a wealth of high quality sources--journals, magazines, newspapers, electronic books and much more--that it makes available on the Library Website at http://library.pages.tcnj.edu/

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Colleges
Many colleges and universities offer online classes as well as provide space for faculty and students to produce Web pages. Information you need to register for classes can be found on the Web.

government agencies image Government Agencies
In order to make information widely available, federal, state and local governments publish many documents on the Web. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) puts copies of tax forms on the Web.
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Organizations publish information about their purposes on the Web. For example, the American Lung Association educates about the dangers of smoking on its web page.
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Many companies publish financial documents and press releases on their sites. They use the Web as an information and marketing tool.
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With a computer and a phone connection, anyone, anywhere in the world, can publish on the Web. Some people share information using blogs and wikis.

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