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If you're looking for "invisible" info, this site may answer your questions: and if you just can't keep up with all the LIS blogs, another site collec

easy to get overwhelmed by the number of LIS blogs, which is growing by the day. Here's a tool that helps you find the content without having to subscribe to all of them. LibWorm has collected the feeds of about 1,500 blogs, and you can search or browse to find what you need. I sometimes use the search engine to locate a post I read but can't remember where. The categories are helpful for finding feeds by broad topic (including podcasts), and the subjects section is powered by pre-set searches. Or, you can conduct your own word and phrase searches.

Most of us know about craigslist (featured in a previous column), through which you can buy, sell, and barter items and services. But what about Freecycle? It's a "place" to give away and find free (and only free) stuff. First established to keep waste out of Tucson landfills, Freecycle is now in over 4,000 communities, with 3.5 million members, worldwide. Join your local network (free, of course) and use it to post information about your items ("legal and appropriate for all ages") and give away what you don't want or need to others in your area. Bartering is not permitted, since the original and sustaining philosophy for Freecycle is gifting to your community.

A product of the D.C.-based World Resources Institute, EarthTrends is bursting with information, mostly compiled from over sixty reputable global statistical agencies, on environmental, social, and economic trends. Access news stories, country profiles (over 200!), maps, data tables, and research articles on topics that include climate, population, agriculture, economics, and governance. RSS feeds, the monthly newsletter, and podcasts (both informational and musical) make it easier to keep up with the vast subject matter. Add this site to your bookmarks and resource lists. Thanks to member Mary Maguire for bringing this informative site, now in its sixth year, to my attention.