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Our Librarians have selected these online reference sources to help you answer your everyday questions.

Abbreviations & Acronyms | Almanacs | Atlases | Biography | Book Reviews | Calculators and Converters | Calendars | Car Prices | Charity Accountability | Computers | Dictionaries | Encyclopedias | General | Health | Health | Magazine Articles | Newspaper Articles | Quotations | Reading Advice | Recycling | Statistics | Style Sheets | Telephone Directories

Abbreviations & Acronyms

Abbreviations.com
Acronym Finder

Almanacs

Information Please Almanac
The Old Farmer’s Almanac

Atlases

Digital Atlas of the United States
Landform Atlas of the United States
Perry-Castaneda Library of Map Collection
WorldAtlas.com

Biography

Biographical Memoirs of National Academy of Sciences
Nobel Prize Winners

Book Reviews

Kirkus Reviews
NPR Books
New York Review of Books
New York Times Book Reviews

Calculators and Converters

Martindale’s Calculators On-Line Center
Measurements Converter

Calendars

10,000 Year Calendar
Calendar Converter
Calendars 1-9998

Car Prices

National Automobile Dealers Association
Kelley Blue Book
TrueCar

Charity Accountability

Charity Navigator

Computer Technology Magazines and Journals

Dictionaries

Dictionary.com
Webster’s Online Dictionary

Encyclopedias

General

About.com – Over 500 experts give advice on wide-ranging topics on this popular website.

Answers.com – Search a dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, and other tools from a single box.

Bartleby.com – A collection of online reference books.

Internet Public Library – Many useful links for students and researchers.

MeL Reference Desk – Links to hundreds of free reference sources.

Reference.com – Links to almanacs, atlases, dictionaries, directories, and other tools. Business, legal, and medical links are highlighted.

Health and Medical Resources

Healthfinder.gov – Easy to use website with basic health information.
MedlinePlus – Health infomation from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. In addition to articles on 750 diseases, conditions, and wellness, there are medical dictionaries, drug profiles, and health alerts.

Magazine Articles

Newspaper Articles

Quotations

Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations
Columbia World of Quotations
Quoteland
Respectfully Quoted

Reading Advice and Literary Criticism

Recycling Information

EPA.org: List of resources for recycling electronics
Earth911.com: Find nearby recycling centers
Dell Reconnect: Computer recycling program in conjunction with Goodwill

Statistics & Demographics

2000 U.S. Census
Baby Name Wizard
Bureau of Labor Statistics
State of the World Population 2007
Statistical Abstract of the United States

Style Sheets

Citation Style for Research Papers
MLA Style Guide
Turabian Citation Guide

Telephone Directories

411.com
AnyWho
Area Code Locator
InfoBel
Toll-Free Directory
Yahoo! People Search
All Area Codes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 August 2012 20:04

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