Online Reference Collection
Abbreviations & Acronyms
- Journal Abbreviation Sources Access to full titles of journal abbreviations. Subject areas include agriculture, biosciences, business and economics, c hemistry, computer science, engineering, history, mathematics, etc.
- Acronym Finder Defines abbreviations such as acronyms--words formed from each of the first letters of a descriptive phrase, such as NATO and IBM.
- WWW Acronym & Abbreviation Server Searches acronyms and words used in acronyms.
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Almanacs
- Information Please Contains definitions, maps, quick facts, and statistics. Includes information from Time Almanac and Columbia Encyclopedia.
- Old Farmer's Almanac Has long-range regional weather forecasts, recipes, and gardening tips.
- Cool Quiz Trivia (including 'Today in History')
- Any Day in History Search by month and day for worldwide historic dates and events. Includes birthdates, deaths, reported MIAs in Vietnam, events, holidays, religious observances, religious history facts.
- 50 States of the US: Capital Cities & Information Links
- Fast Facts
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Associations & Organizations
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Awards & Prizes
- The Nobel Prize
- The Pulitzer Prizes
- Literary Prizes & Awards
- Academy Awards
- Golden Globes
- Primetime Emmys & Daytime, News, Documentary and Sports Emmys
- Tony Awards
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Biographies
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Books & Periodicals
Books
- Bookspot
- AddAll Book Search & Price Comparisons
- Bookfinder (new and used)
- Alibris (out of print).
- Online Books Page
- HNet Reviews in the Humanities & Social Sciences
- New York Times Book Reviews
- Amazon Books
- Barnes and Noble Booksellers
- Library of Congress Classification System
Periodicals
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Business
- U.S. Economy at a Glance
- Fortune 500
- NAICS & SIC Codes
- Stock Quotes
- Yahoo Finance
- Google Finance
- BigCharts
- Hoovers Online
- Edgar Online
- Annual Report Service
- 10K Wizard
- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
- What is a Dollar Worth?
- MSN Money: Key Ratios
- Reuters Stock Overview
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Calculators
- Calculators On-Line Center
- Financial Calculators
- Kiplinger's Investment Calculators
- Bankrate.com
- Currency Converter
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Calendars & Clocks
- The Daily Globe Monthly Dates Archive
- 10,000 Year Calendar
- World Clock
- Official US Time & Time Exhibits
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Colleges & Universities
- College and University Rankings
- Peterson's Guide to Colleges
- Community Colleges
- IPEDS College Opportunities Online
- FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page
- Study Abroad Programs
- GreekPages
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Consumer Information
- Consumer Guide
- Consumer.gov
- Consumer Search
- Consumer World
- Better Business Bureau
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Dictionaries & Thesauri
English Language Dictionaries
- Webster's New World Dictionary, via YourDictionary.com
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Webster's New World Dictionary is the official desk dictionary of the Associate Press and the New York Times. - Merriam-Webster Online
The direct descendant of Noah Webster's original. - Encarta World English Dictionary (with audio pronunciations).
From Microsoft and Bloomsbury Publishing. - American Heritage Dictionary
Other Dictionary Tools
- YourDictionary.com A portal to a wide-ranging list of specialized dictionaries and lexical resources.
- OneLook Dictionaries searches many dictionaries at once and then provides links to the definitions on each.
- Financial dictionary Provides definitions of common financial terms.
- Internet Dictionary Project provides translations from one language to another. Note the warnings there.
Thesauri
Specialized Dictionaries
- Glossary of Literary Terms
- Word & Phrase Origins
- Symbols.com: Encyclopedia of Western Signs & Ideograms
- RhymeZone
- Crossword Solver (sorta)
- ASL (American Sign Language) Browser
- Social Science Dictionary (Elmer)
- Everybody's Legal Dictionary
- Investopedia Dictionary from Forbes
- Medical Dictionary
- Merck Veterinary Manual
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Directories
General
- AT&T AnyWho Info (includes toll free, reverse telephone lookup)
- SearchBug.com--PeopleFinder (includes reverse telephone and address lookup)
- Skipease
- Switchboard
- Infobel World Telephone Directories (includes international directories)
- Toll-Free Telephone Directory
Yellow Pages
Codes
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Encyclopedias
- Columbia Encyclopedia
- Encarta Encyclopedia
- Online Dictionaries, Glossaries & Encyclopedias
This contains links to a vast number of useful reference tools. Unfortunately, it hasn't been updated in about 4 years, and many of those links are no longer valid. Many still are, though, so it might be worth a look. - LibrarySpot Encyclopedias
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Health & Medicine
- RxList
- Mayo Clinic Drug Information
- Merck Manual Home Edition
- Nutrient Database
- Healthfinder
- MedlinePlus Health Information
- WebMD
- AMA Doctor Finder
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History
- American Memory project from the Library of Congres
- National Archives and their Online Exhibits
- U.S. Historical Documents
- Making of America (19th century)
- Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
- HyperHistory Online
- Encyclopedia Mythica
- Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Internet Medieval Sourcebook, and
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
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Law
- Internet Law Library
- Legal Information Institute
- WashLaw Web
- FindLaw
- Nolo.com
- Law Guru
- ABA Network Lawyer Locator (Martindale-Hubbell)
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Maps/Atlases/Driving Directions
Maps, etc.
- Perry Castaneda Map Collection
- Rand McNally
- Map Machine
- Google Earth (Satellite images--free download)
Atlases
Driving Directions
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News & Entertainment
- NewsLink
- News and Newspapers Online
- News Archives on the Web
- Internet Movie Database
- Internet Broadway Database
- Zap2it
- All Music Guide
- Ultimate Band List
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Places/Countries/States
Countries
- CIA World Fact Book
- LC Country Studies
- Background Notes (State Dept.)
- InfoNation (UN)
- Electronic Embassy Web
- Lonely Planet
- Fodor's
States
- U.S. State Fact Sheets (Agriculture)
- 50 States.com
- Fact Monster: U.S. States
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Politics & Government
- Congress.org
- U.S. Senate
- Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
- POTUS: Presidents of the United States
- Project VoteSmart
- Votes Database (U.S. Congress)
- State and Local Government on the Net
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas League of Women Voters
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Quotations
- Bartleby's Quotation Sites
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
- Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
- Quotations Page
- Quotation Center
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Sciences
- How Stuff Works
- How Things Work
- Web Elements Periodic Table
- WWU Conversion and Calculator Toools, ConvertIt.com Conversion & Calculation Center,
The image-ination Conversion page - Measure4Measure
- World of Science
- Tech Encyclopedia
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Statistics
- American FactFinder
- FedStats
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
- Economic Statistics Briefing Room
- Statistical Resources on the Web (Univ.of Michigan)
- GeoHive: Global Statistics
- World Gazetteer
- Niles Online
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Style & Writing Guides
- OWL's Documenting Sources (Purdue University)
- Writer's Handbook: Documentation Styles (Univesity of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Sources : Their Use and Acknowledgement (Dartmouth College)
- Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism (Duke University)
- Cite Sources (UT Austin Libraries)
- Lynch's Guide to Grammar and Style (Rutger's English professor)
- Grammar Handbook (University of Illinois)
- Guide to Grammar & Writing (Capital Community College)
- Research and Documentation Online (Diana Hacker)
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Tax Information
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Texas
- Handbook of Texas
- Texas Almanac
- About Texas
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas Education Agency
- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Texas Road Conditions
- Texas Landmarks and Legacies
- Texas Trails
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Weather
- The Weather Channel
- Weather Underground (for Amarillo)
- Amarillo Weather from KVII ABC 7
- Amarillo/Panhandle Weather from Myhighplains.com
- Traffic Camera Snapshots--Texas Panhandle (Dial-up or Broadband Connection)
- Houston Freeway Cameras
- Dallas/Fort Worth Area Traffic Conditions
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Other Reference Sites
- Internet Public Library Reference Center
- Research Tools from the Library of Congress
- Librarian's Index to the Internet
- Refdesk.com
- Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collection (Univ. California Riverside)
- Internet Scout Report
- Selected Internet Resources (Manhattan College Library)
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