| Quick Reference Sites |
|
Accuweather:
U.S. and International weather. |
|
AnyWho: Yellow page, white
page, and reverse phone lookups. |
|
BigCharts: Stock
prices and charts. |
|
CNN.com: Up-to-the minute news. |
|
ESPN.com: Sports news. |
|
Google Maps: Maps, driving directions
and many other custom map applications. |
|
Information Please Almanac: Online
version of the popular almanac. |
|
Internet Movie Database: Movie
information, casts, actors and links to movie theater locations and times. |
|
Kelley Blue Book: New and used car prices. |
|
MapQuest: Maps and driving
directions. |
|
Measure4Measure:
Conversions for all types of measurements and quantities. |
|
OneLook Dictionaries: Look up words in
a thousand dictionaries in a wide variety of subject fields. In English, or
limit to Chinese, French, German, Italian or Spanish. |
|
Statistical Abstract of the United States:
Current issue and links to previous issues back to 1878. Has a wide range of government publications with statistics. |
|
THOMAS:
United States Congress on the Internet. |
|
World Book Encyclopedia:
Online version of the popular encyclopedia. |
|
World Fact Book:
From the CIA. Extensive country information. |
Go to Category Index Go to Top of Page
|
| Holidays & Important Dates |
|
Federal Holidays: Dates for Federal
holidays from 1997 - 2010. |
|
Holidays on the Net:
Calendars for all types of holidays - including various religious holiday
calendars. Also includes details about holidays, egreetings, crafts and
more. |
|
Today in History:
Daily events in history from the Library of Congress. |
|
U.S. and Canadian Holidays:
Holidays for the years 2005 - 2010. Links to dates back to 2000. |
Go to Category Index Go to Top of Page
|
| General Reference Portals/Lists |
|
Express Network:
Individual ready reference links pages for CEO's, Journalists, MD's,
and Lawyers. |
|
Illinois Clicks: An information
website with quality internet resources, reviewed and selected by Illinois
librarians, well-organized for easy access by all Illinois citizens. |
|
Internet Public Library: Links on a wide
variety of subjects from the School of Information, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor. |
|
Librarians Internet Index: A
searchable, browsable collection of over 16,000 high-quality
reliable, trustworthy, librarian-selected websites. |
|
RefDesk.com: A large collection
of ready reference links on a large variety of topics. |
|
StartSpot Network: Ready
reference links pages. BookSpot, CinemaSpot, EmploymentSpot, GenealogySpot,
GovSpot, HeadlineSpot, HomeworkSpot, LibrarySpot, MuseumSpot, and TripSpot. |
Go to Category Index Go to Top of Page
|
| Topical Reference Portals/Lists |
|
All Music Guide: Locate current
and out-of-print recordings, read reviews, or simply explore the world
of music and artists. Includes a wide range of artists, albums, and musical
styles. Also includes related movies and video games. |
|
Biography.com - search over 25,000
of the greatest lives past and present. |
|
FindLaw: Legal resources Web site with
web search utilities, Federal and state cases and codes, legal news, and an
online career center. |
|
Locator Plus (National Library of Medicine):
Search for books, journals and audiovisual titles in the NLM collections. |
|
Statistical Resources on the Web:
from the University of Michigan. Links to statistical sources on a wide
range of topics such as consumers, cost of living, finance, business,
governments, politics, science, weather, and more. |
|
Telephone Directories on the Web:
from Infobel. Links to U.S. and international white and yellow pages, 800
number directories, government phone books and reverse address and reverse
telephone directories. |
|
USA.gov - Entry
portal for all U.S. government websites. |
Go to Category Index Go to Top of Page
|
| Homework Helpers |
|
BookRags Notes: Book notes. |
|
Classic Notes: from GradeSaver. Book notes.
Also links to sample college application essays. |
|
Discovery Education: School resources from Discovery.com. |
|
FactMonster: From Information
Please. Reference Materials, fun facts and features, and individualized
homework help. |
|
High School Ace: The
Online Learning Center for High School Students. Homework help, reference
resources and tools. |
|
NoodleTools: Suite of interactive
tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research. |
|
Novelguide.com: Free source for
literary analysis on the web. Book notes. |
|
PinkMonkey: Study guides/online
chapter summaries/notes/book notes/plot notes for hundreds of titles and
authors. |
|
QuizHub: The Fun Online
Interactive Learning Center. Lessons and quizzes in all subject matters. |
|
Science Niche:
Educational Science Resources for Students and Teachers |
|
Sources: How to cite
sources in term papers. |
|
Study Guides and Strategies in 25 Languages:
Study tips, test taking and writing and math tips in 25 languages. |
|
SparkNotes: Book notes, study
guides in all subject matters, SAT, ACT, and AP study guides. |
|
Studyworld Study Notes and Study Guides:
Book notes and bibliographies of study guides and pertinent books. Links to
Amazon for purchase. |
Go to Category Index Go to Top of Page
|
