As a bird hunter extraordinaire, our
girl Abby prefers to swim after her answers direct
from the reference resources available around the World Wide
Web. She'll take you to the best of dictionaries, encyclopedias and other
specific reference materials the Web has to offer. Check way down on the
page for our new GRANTS LINKS! {Updated 01/12/06}
SCROLL DOWN PAGE TO LOCATE MAP AND COUNTRY RESOURCES LINKS!
AllRefer.com --Quick reference on a multitude of topics
DeskRef --"Sources for Quick Answers"
Facster --newly set up means of searching statistical abstracts for both the Federal and state information
Information Please --from the Almanac folks
The Internet Public Library Reference --another handy quick resource
Librarians Index to the Internet Ready Reference and Quick Facts
Library Spot --Encyclopedias, maps, quotes, dictionaries, etc.
Ready Reference Links --this one by Dewey category and all the way from Palmerston, Australia!
Refdesk: reference, facts, news sources
University of Minnesota Libraries--Reference Sources
Virtual Reference Desk--browse by subject including 54 statistics links and a wide variety of other items
The Acronym Finder --quick and easy way to find out what those abbreviations and acronyms stand for
Ask an Expert--The
Pitsco Launch for asking questions
Bartleby.com
--Great Books Online--here you'll find links to a massive list of online references including Bartlett's Quotations, Roget's Thesaurus
Brewer's
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable --put in your phrase and find out where
it came from. This from the 1894 edition of the well known reference
tool.
Census Bureau--Census 2000 is now online
Columbia
University's Project Bartleby--searchable links to a multitude of
resources.
Consumer Reports --click on the A-Z index to get some idea of which reports are free and which require a subscription.
Citation & Style Guides -- from Concordia University Libraries, links to MLA, APA, Chicago and others.
The Citation Builder ---from NCSU's terrific LOBO (Library Online Basic Orientation) site
Citation Machine --a free resource from David Warlick's The Landmark Project
Citing Sources---from Duke University's Guide to Library Research
Colby Writer's
Center Citation Guides Links--links to MLA and APA styles and web citations.
Columbia's Guide
to Citing Online Resources
MLA Citation Style Guide --nice set of examples for different types of media from C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University.
A Guide to Writing Research Papers --in this case, the MLA style portion
Currency Converter--displays
exchange rates and a handy conversion table
- dMaries Time Capsule/--put in the date and year and find out a ton of things that happened on that date...from history to movies.
Online Dictionaries and Translators
Search for Electronic Journals
Encyclopedia Britannica --not all of it is free but some searches are possible
Encyclopedia
Smithsonian
http://www.factcheck.org/">FactCheck.org --Annenberg's Political Fact Check--Check up on the background behind the claims!
Fast Facts --links to all sorts of sites for quick information from Gary Price.
Find Articles.com --useful searchable database of a large number of periodicals in full text.
Giga Quotes --site with both quotations and biographical information
2004 Summer Olympic Games--from the US Olympic Committee with links to other sites
International Lyric Server this has changed to Songfile.com--for all those
song lyrics that escape you--over 2 million songs
iTools:
Research It!--a wonderful spot to look up a wide variety of things of
a reference nature--now including language dictionaries
Knowledge Hound: The How-To Hunter ---links to thousands of how-to sights in a variety of topics.
Legislative Information--from Thomas Legislative Information on the internet
Country Briefings --from the Economist with highly informational links
Country Profiles --from Eldis
Country Reports--for countries of the world.
Countries of the World from Atlapedia
Eradicate Conflict --All the nations
of the world here with information on economy, defense, geography,
government and people--even the national anthems!
GlobalEdge --"your source for global business knowledge"--includes maps
Internet Express: Where was I?--A series of links to a multitude of map links.
Graphic Map's World Atlas --a phenomenal resource for information on continents, countries, cities, oceans, etc.
PAIR--The Portal to Asian Internet Resources
http://www.etymonline.com/">Online Entymology Dictionary --find all the meanings and derivations of words here in addition to some biographical information --including maps
Portals to the World--from the Library of Congress
Mapquest--an Interactive Street
Atlas
Maps
--to just about everywhere!
Merck
Manual --guide to much that's medical
http://www.nationmaster.com/">Nationmaster "Where Stats Come Alive"
National Address
Server--put in the name of the town and get the Zip Code back!
NETiquette
--nice
introduction to the rules of the Internet road. Check out the whole
section on Using the Internet as well!
All the Newspapers
in the
World --well, almost--Some very valuable links here to the daily news
from all over the world.
Full Text Daily News Archives--with Search Engines from the Chico High School Library with many thanks to Peter Milbury for the link!--Awesome set of primary resource documents!
MSNBC --all the news from this combination
by Microsoft and NBC
Thousands of Newspapers on the Net
The Wire --Breaking News from the Associated Press
Online Dictionaries and Translators
Pathfinders from the staff of Internet Public Library --a great way to get a start on research
Noodle Tools--a valuable set of tools and information to
really help you compare the search engines, even a form to fill out to do
your bibliography correctly!
Get those citations right! An invaluable tool created by Debbie Abilock
from California
Quotations and Proverbs --from FaganFinder a searchable index
Research and Database Guide--from Gelman Library at George Washington University
State Resource Center --All kinds of links for the U.S.
Statistical Abstract of the United States --an invaluable tool for US statistics
Vote Smart Web --tracks the progress
of 13,000 political leaders
Weather --from
Arizona to Zaire wherever you plan to travel
Just a few links to lots of links to get
folks started!
Library Spot Feature--Grant Writing, Finding Funding, Government Grants.
Smarter Kids Foundation --find a source for lower prices on some of the equipment
Technology Education
Page: Grant and Funding Information
US Department of Education--Grants and
Contracts