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- Bartleby.com: Access encyclopedias and dictionaries online.
- Internet Public Library Reference Section: Source for online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and almanacs.
- Learning the Net: the Internet Owner's Manual
- Library and Internet Terms: A glossary.
- Library of Congress Research Tools: Access bibliographies, thesauri, catalogs, finding aids, and other research help.
- LibrarySpot: Access many different websites with reference information.
- Librarian's Internet Index: Access links to information on dozens of topics.
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Onlinenewspapers.com
- Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
- UT Library Online Quick Reference: Access many different websites with reference information.
- WordNet: A Lexical Database for the English Language
Biographical Information
- Biography.com: Access information about well-known people, from inventors to movie stars.
- Biography Resources from the American Library Association
- Biographies of Distinguished Women
- Heroine Worship: New York Times Magazine: Source for information on female icons.
- InfoPlease Almanac--Biography: Search alphabetically or by category.
Telephone
- Area Code Listing (by number)
- AnyWho Online Directories
- Infobel.com
- Yahoo! People Search
- Switchboard
Other
- Anyday in History
- CIA World Factbook
- Common Weights and Measures
- Flags of the World
- InfoPlease
- Online Conversion of weights, distance, and other units of measure
- Periodic Table of the Elements
- Physical Constants
- States of the United States Facts
- Time and Date
Maps/Atlases
- Canadian Gazetteer
- City Distance Tool
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- Google Maps
- MapQuest
- Maps and References on the Web, compiled at U. of Iowa
- National Atlas of the United States
- National Geographic's Map Machine
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
- Rand-McNally Maps & Directions
- U.S. Gazetteer
- U.S. Geographic Names Information System
- AltaVista Images: Search for photos and other images.
- ArtCyclopedia: Find images of art from the great artists and museums, by artist, movement, medium, or subject.
- Getty Images: Rights-managed, rights-ready, and royalty-free collections of images.
- Google Images: Many images and artworks here have been harvested from personal web pages without proper attribution. Be careful if you use these.
- Images.com: Rights-managed and royaltyfree collections of images.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art Collections: Read the Terms and Conditions for permitted use.
- PhotoGraphicLibraries.com: Links to collections of photos, graphics, archival photos, art, and more.
- PicSearch: Search for pictures at their original locations for ease of attribution. Includes maps and diagrams.
- Merriam Webster's Dictionary
- Acronym and Abbreviation Server
- Acronym Finder
- Acronyma
- Alpha Dictionary Site
- Dutch-English /English-Dutch Dictionary
- French-English/English-French Dictionary
- Leo (German)
- Logos Multilingual Dictionary
Other Language-Related Sources
United States
- ACCESS GPO
- Budget of the United States Government
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
-- Survey of Current Business
-- National Accounts Articles- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
-- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics- Census Information
-- Census Bureau Subject Index
-- Census Bureau Fact Finder
-- United States Historical Census Data Browser- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
-- Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
-- National Center for Health Statistics
-- Vital Statistics- Consumer Price Indexes
- Economic Report of the President
- FedStats
- Mental Health, United States
- National Center for Education Statistics
-- Digest of Education Statistics
-- Education Fast Facts
-- Projections of Education Statistics- SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
- Social Statistics Briefing Room
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- Statistical Resources on the Web
- Trust for America's Health
- Uniform Crime Reports
- World Bank
-- Data
-- World Development Indicators
International
Created by L. Smith. Revised 2 Nov 2007 . sls