There are 4 sections, General, Government Resources, Address Information, Maps , Tools. Each one is arranged alphabetically by site.
General
10,000-Year Calendar!
Acronym Finder -- Site provides
a searchable database of more than 196,000 abbreviations and acronyms about
computers, technology, telecommunications, and military acronyms and abbreviations.
Alcove 9 An Annotated List of Reference Websites (Main Reading Room, Library of Congress)
Almanac.com - The Old Farmer's Almanac
Bartleby -- Included
in this section is the Cambridge History of English & American Literature (all
18 volumes), H.L. Mencken's "The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development
of English in the United States," Thomas Bulfinch's "The Age of Fable," Fannie
Farmer's "The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book," and *MANY* more.
Britannica Concise
Columbia Encyclopedia 2000 (Search or browse the 6th edition (2000) of this reference classic. Includes
over 50,000 article entries, 40,000 bibliographic citations, and over 80,000
cross-reference entries.
Consumer Information Center Main Page
Emily Post Institute
Encyclopedia Britanica
Encyclopedia Article Center - Encyclopedia Articles - MSN Encarta
Finding Historical Prices of items
Foreign Language Online Dictionaries and Free Translation links
Gutenberg Project -- an archive
of over 3000 public domain books.
HowStuffWorks.com - Learn How Everything Works!
Information Please -- From the
print reference database, offering millions of useful and interesting facts
on a wide range of topics online. Also includes a dictionary and encyclopedia.
IPL Pathfinders Subject Index
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary -- Look up a definition, pronunciation, etymology, spelling, or usage point
in the on-line version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
A thesaurus can be queried for similar words, hypertext cross references are
available, misspellings return suggested spellings, and there are hypertext
links to illustrations.
Multiple Dictionary Definitions --
This site provides an uncluttered interface and easy access to multiple dictionary
definitions.
MVPS.ORG home page
Omnibiography
OneLook Dictionary Search
OneLook Reverse Dictionary
The Online Books Page
Online Conversion
Online Learning Center - AOL Research & Learn
Online Tests -- An online test search engine and your guide through the jungle of different tests on the Internet from IQ to Personality.
Parliamentary Procedure -- Site provides basic instruction on important topics in Parliamentary Procedure,
an opportunity to ask a real Parliamentarian questions, and a Q&A section.
Plant Database -- Claiming to be the world's largest plant database, site has over 38,000 entries with everything from trees to tropicals
Reference Desk -- Site claims to be the Web's first reference engine. When you type in a key word the service searches through encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations and other works covering a wide range of subjects.
The ResourceShelf
Roget's Thesaurus
SearcheBooks.com -- A search
engine that indexes the full text of thousands of online books. Site offers
a simple keyword search interface and caches the versions of pages that its
robots find, and returns two URLs for each hit, one for the provider's page,
and one for the full text of the book.
Units of Measurement -- Site offers a dictionary of units of measurement describing the relationship between various English and metric units. Also provides historic perspective on differences between English customary measurement systems and the metric measurement system.
yourDictionary.com • Home Page
Government References:
Congressional
Directories|
National Archives and Records Administration
-- NARA is an independent Federal agency that helps preserve our nation's history
by overseeing the management of all Federal records.
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition
SIC Codes
Search U.S. Government Sites -- FirstGov is an easy-to-search, free-access website designed to give you a centralized place to find information from local, state, and U.S. Government Agency websites.
Statistical Sites on the Web (List of links to federal and international statistical agencies by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
State and County Demographic and Economic Profiles
Vital Records
Maps and Atlases
Atlapedia Online -- Site
contains full color physical and political maps on countries of the world as
well as key facts, figures and statistical data on geography, climate, people,
religion, language, history, economy & more.
Lunar
Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon -- The definitive reference manual
to the global photographic coverage of the Moon. The images contained within
the atlas are excellent for studying lunar morphology because they were obtained
at low to moderate Sun angles. This digital archive consists of the complete
set of 675 plates.
Map Collections Home Page MapQuest! -- Driving directions, local city guides, online maps, travel guides; this site has it all. Don't leave home without it!http://www.refdesk.com The single best source for facts on the Net.
Maps, World Maps, Satellite Maps, World Atlas, Print Maps, Buy Maps - National Geographic
Maptech MapServer
National Atlas home page
Rand McNally - Maps, Driving Directions, Travel Store
Tools:
Commercial type that has interesting links
Free Legal Documents
-- When you find yourself in need of a common legal document, like a contract
to sell your car, a will, or an employment agreement, you'll find it here. |
Learn2.com all-encompassing "how-to" Web site
Online Tutorials -- A
Web index and search engine dedicated to bringing you the best of the Web's
tutorials and online courses.And other tutorials are:
Research-It! - Your one-stop reference desk
Address Information:
International
Address formats
Mailing Code areas
National Address and ZIP+4 Browser
for County information.
NonProfit Postal Information
North American Numbering Plan Administration
Postal Issues Around the World
State Zip Codes
Universal Postal Union -- which
has a section on addresses and formats.
US Postal Site
Zip Codes By Geographic Info
Zip Code Maps
ZIP + 4 - USPS