Reference Sources

About.com: Extensive subject catalog of net resouces.
Academic Info: Educational resources by subject.
AnyWho Reverse Telephone Lookup: Handy for phone numbers or emails.
Argus Clearinghouse: Subject-oriented resource guides.
Ask Jeeves: Ask any question from "What's on TV tonight?" to "What is the capitol of Michigan?"
Bare Bones 101: Excellent web searching tutorial.
Bartelby.com: Bartlett's Quotations, Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's II, Strunk Style, and the American Heritage Book of English Usage.
CNET Help.com: Tips and answers to computing questions under 6 headings: Hardware, Software, Internet, Web Building, Consumer Electronic, and Games.
Dictionary of Units: Enter a measurement and convert it to dozens of other units used around the world.
Dictionary Mega-Site: A web of online dictionaries.
eHow: Fast and easy way to learn how to do just about anything.
Elements of Style Online
Encarta: Online version of Microsoft's encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia Britannica: Free online access to the entire contents of the 32 volume set.
Farmers Almanac: Easy access to weather and astronomy tables.
Find Tutorials.com: Learn how to do almost anything online.
How Stuff Works: Well organized site with answers to almost everything.
How Things Work: Dr. Louise Bloomfield's On-line version of How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life.
Information Please: Nine almanacs, encyclopedias, dictionaries and more.
InfoMine: Virtual Library and reference tool.
InfoSpace: Comprehesive source of directory information.
Internet Public Library: The Internet Public Library is an extensive reference site put together by the University of Michigan. The site is set up like an actual library, so just click on the desk of your choice.
iTools: Two tools, Research-it and Find-it, help you find just about anything form language translations to maps.
LibDex - Library Index: Directory of more than 15,000 world-wide library Web sites with links to Web-based public catalogs.
Librarian's Index to the Internet: Search by keyword, subject, title, or description.
Library of Congress
LibrarySpot: An excellent virtual library about libraries.
Meta-Subject Index to Government Information: Almost 10,000 entries by subject.
Northern Light: Search thousands of specialized journals for retrieval fees of $1 to $4.
Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia: Plain english legal information.
NTIS: National Technical Information Service online ordering.
Online Conversion Guide: More than 8000 conversions organized by category such as temperature, length and energy.
RefDesk.com: "The single best source for facts on the net."
The Scout Report
SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information Service
Social Science Information Gateway: Gateway to social science and education information.
Systran Translation Software: Translate phrases or entire web sites to and from any language.

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Last Updated August 10, 2005