Other Reference Websites:

The Internet Public Library's Ready Reference Collection-- Find subject-specific Reference materials.
 

The Ready Reference Section of the Librarian's Internet Index - A searchable, annotated directory of resources selected and evaluated.

LibrarySpot.com - An award-winning "virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons."

RefDesk.com - Indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources.

iTools.com - "Quick access to the best Internet tools."

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Almanacs

• Best Places to Live in the US (CNN) - 2005
• Facts About the 50 U.S. States
• Farmer's Almanac
• Information Please
• Independent States in the World
• My Daily Almanac - (Refdesk)
• Old Farmer's Almanac
• Stately Knowledge - Facts About the US - (Internet Public Library)

Associations

• Associations Now Magazine
• The Foundation Center
• Internet Public Library's Guide to Associations -- Directory broken down into major categories.

Biography

• Biographies: Black History (Gale)
• Biographies: Women's History (Gale)
• The Biography Channel
• PeopleSpot.com

Books/Publishing

• Bartleby.com  
• Bibliomania
• Internet Public Library
• National Academy Press
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
• Online Books Page - Books listed and searchable by Library of Congress call number category
• Project Gutenberg - Free downloads of classic books

Calculators

• AskNumbers.com
• Calculators Online Center
• Financial Calculators
• Measure4Measure

Calendars/Clocks

• Atomic Clock, U.S. Naval Observatory
• CalendarZone 
• Ecclesiastical Calendar Calculator
• Greenwich 2000  
• Perpetual Calendar
• This Day in History (The History Channel)
• World Clock - Current times around the world

Dictionaries

• Acronym and Abbreviation Server
• American Sign Language Dictionary
• CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
• Dictionary.com
• Dictionary of Slang
• Dictionary Resources - Refdesk
• Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols
• Morse Code Translator
• The Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs, & Body Language Cues
• One Look Dictionaries
• Roget's Thesaurus
• Rhyming Dictionary
• Travlang
• Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
• Whatis?com - IT-related words

Directories

• Area Code Listing, By Number
• AT&T Toll-Free Internet Directory
• BigBook
• Big Yellow  
• Find People 
• MESA Meta-Email Search
• Nobel Prize Winners 
• Rulers of the World
• SwitchBoard 
• Time 100: Most Influential People
• US Zip Code Finder 
• WhoWhere

Encyclopedias

• Assorted Encyclopedias Online
• Encyclopedia.com
• Encyclopedia Mythica: An encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian
• Encyclopedia of Psychology
• Free Internet Encyclopedia 
• Facts Encyclopedia - Refdesk
• Wikipedia

Genealogy

• FamilySearch.org
• Genealogy Gateway
• Genealogy SiteFinder
• Local History and Genealogy - Library of Congress listing of Internet Resources
  
  
  

Grammar, Citation & Style

• A Glossary of Literary Terms & Handbook of Rhetorical Devices (University of Kentucky)
• The Blue Book - Basic information on grammar and style
• Book of English Usage
• Citation Style for Research Papers (Long Island University) -- APA, AMA Turabian, MLA, and Chicago
• Citation Style Guides (Wright State University) -- APA, MLA, Turabian, Chicago, CBE, Government Publications, Legal Citations, and Medical Citations.
• Elements of Style - 1918 ed.
• Grammar, Style, and Usage (Refdesk)
• Online Citation Styles
• Purdue University On-Line Writing Lab (OWL)
• Robert's Rules of Order
• The Slot: A Spot for Copy Editors
• Writing Center (University of Delaware) - Includes lots of quality handouts and resources.

Citation Generators

• Landmarks Citation Machine
• Citation Builder (NC State)
• DocsCite (Arizona State) - Generates citations for Government Publications. 

Legal Information

• The F.B.I.'s Most Wanted
• FindLaw
• GigaLaw.com
• Internet Law Library

Medical Information

• CAPHIS " Web Sites You Can Trust" - Medical Library Association's Consumer and Patient Health Information Section
• HealthWorld
• Intelihealth
• Library of Congress's Health & Medical Sites
• Mayo Clinic
• MedLIne Plus
• Merck Manual
• RxList: The Internet Drug Index
• Virtual Body
• WebMD

Politics & History

• Harpers Weekly Online - Explore History
• HyperHistory Online
• Center for Voting and Democracy - A non-partisan, non-profit organization.
• Outline of U.S. History
• Political Information - Search engine searches 5000+ US politics and public policy web sites.
• This Nation
• U.S. State Department Background Notes

Quotations

• Aphorisms Galore
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• Quoteland.com
• Quotation Resources - Refdesk
• Simpson's Contemporary Quotations

Statistics

• 2006 CIA World Factbook.
• 2006 Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
• American FactFinder
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
• Fedstats
• National center for Health Statistics
• National Population Clock
• Population & Demographic Resources - Refdesk
• Statistical Resources on the Web (U Mich)
• U.S. Census Bureau

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