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[Almanacs]
[Encyclopedias]
[Dictionaries & Thesauri]
[Statistical Information]
[Directories]
[Biography]
[Quotations]
[Style Manuals]
[Calculators & Converters]
[Maps]
[Time]
[Travel]
[Weather] |
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Almanacs
Bartleby.com - World
Factbook 2000
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complete geographical handbook, featuring 267 full-color maps and flags
of all nations. Each country profile tracks such demographics as
population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political,
geographical and economic data.
The CIA World Factbook - provides information for more than 250
countries, including geography, map, flag, population, government,
economy, communication, transportation, and the military.
Information Please Almanac
- allows searching or browsing in sports, entertainment,
U.S.,
world, people, living, society, business & economy, or science &
technology.
List of Lists - business and industry rankings from
various web-accessible resources.
Gary Price Fast Facts - compilation
of quick reference resources, including almanacs, statistics, and fact
books.
Computer Industry Almanac - an
annual reference guide to the computer industry.
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Encyclopedias
Britannica Online
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is the online version of Encyclopedia Britannica
and includes internet links.
Bartleby.com -
online publication of the Columbia Encyclopedia,
6th edition.
Encyberpedia -
electronic encyclopedia with its own content as
well as over 10,000 links to the best reference sites on the Internet
The Probert Encyclopaedia - serious
reference source with over 60,000 fully hypertext linked entries
covering the entire spectrum of human knowledge, content is aimed at
journalists and researchers.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online
- online
version of the popular Grolier Encyclopedia, search for the articles, or
browse by the category.
Microsoft Encarta® - Encarta
Online is the home for the Encarta Concise Encyclopedia, the Encarta
Schoolhouse educational site and Encarta Explore, an ever-changing
resource for exploration and discovery. |
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Dictionaries and
Thesauri
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth
Ed. -
allows regular and wildcard searching, so you can find all the words
ending in a given suffix.
Your dictionary.com (A Web of Online
Dictionaries) - provides links to
more than 400 dictionaries in more than 130 different languages.
OneLook Dictionaries - the
best place to look up a word or term in an Internet dictionary or
glossary. Free search access to a frequently updated database of words,
terms, names, acronyms vs Internet links to on-line dictionaries or
glossaries.
Dictionary.com - free
online dictionary, thesaurus, translator, word of the day, crossword
puzzles and word games, and vocabulary learning resources for many
languages.
Bartleby.com - online
publication of The American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth Edition.
Featuring 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page illustrations
and over 10,000 new words and senses.
Roget's Thesaurus -
is searchable by headword or full text.
WWWebster Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster
Thesaurus.
Thesaurus.com - Roget's
Thesaurus of English words and phrases.
Webster Gateway -
provides a hypertext point-and-click interface for accessing various
dictionary services on the Internet. |
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Statistical Information
Guinness World Records
- providing information on record holders for a variety of feats and
accomplishments.
Global Statistics
- general data on selected countries of the world, including
administrative divisions (provinces) and major cities of each country.
Asia Profiles -
Asian countries only, create customized comparisons between various
statistical data.
(Asian Development Bank) Developing Member
Countries Statistical Data
Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members of Foreign
Governments
CIA World Factbook-2000
Country at Glance (United Nations)
Country Background Notes (U.S. State Department)
Country Energy Briefs (U.S. EIA)
Country Health Profiles (Pan American Health
Organization)
Country Overviews (Canada-Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade)
Directory of Economic, Commodity and Development Organizations (IMF)
Home Office Country Assessments (U.K.)
International Data Base (U.S. Census)
Library of Congress Country Studies
Social Security Programs Throughout the World
SESRTCIC
(Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Center for
Islamic Countries)-
basic statistics and country profiles.
Trends in Europe and North America (United
Nations)
UNESCO Statistical Database #1
UNESCO Statistical Database #2
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Worldwide
education statistics.
Worldwide Directory of Population Institutions (UN
Population Information Network)
Your Nation -
create
customized comparisons/lists between various country statistical data. |
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Directories
Yellow
Pages and Business Directories on Web -directory
listing other directories from over 150 countries of the world.
Teldir -
International telephone directories on the web
Infobel -
International residence and business listings for several countries.
WorldPages - International
white and yellow pages search.
All Nations Telephone Search Engine - dialing
codes calling to and from countries of the world. Includes links to
embassy information. |
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Biography
Biography.Com
- sponsored by the Biography Channel, provides a database of over 20,000
brief biographies.
Biography-Center
- 11134 biographies in different languages.
Britannica Lives
- Biographies from Britannica Online, arranged by date of birth. |
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Quotations
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - search
and browse quotations from hundreds of authors, the searchable online
version of Bartlett's 1901 collection.
Motivational and Inspirational Quotes
- provides more than 13,000 quotations, to search by keyword or browse
by subject or author.
QuoteWorld.Org
- is an online database with nearly 14,000 quotes that can be searched
by person, title, quote, and exact words.
The Quotations and Sayings Database - comprehensive
site to find quotations, sorted by subject and author. |
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Style Manuals
Writer's Web
- offers suggestions on organizing a paper, punctuation, style and
documentation, including Turabian, MLA and APA.
Columbia Online Style: MLA Style Citation of
Electronic Sources
- provides instructions and
specific examples for citing electronic resources.
NoodleBib - The MLA
Bibliography Composer - a
free tool to create, edit, and save your MLA-style bibliography online,
then publish it to a Web page, email it, or save it as RTF and open it
in Microsoft Word.
William Strunk Jr.'s The Elements of Style - online
publication of Strunk's classic guide to the English language.
Guide to Grammar and Style - the
information ranges from copy editing to elements of style to
discussions. Practical information about the writing craft.
Acronym Finder -
searchable
database of 80,000+ acronyms and meanings. Covers: common acronyms,
computers, technology, government, telecommunications, and military
acronyms.
Yale Style Manual - a
style manual for the design of Web pages and Web sites. Covers graphic
and information design, page layout, Web graphics, site organization,
navigation, and Web multimedia content.
How to Cite Information From the WWW -
a brief introduction from the American Psychological Association. |
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Calculators and
Converters
Universal Currency Converter
- allows
you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate conversion on the
Internet.
Calculators.Com
- provides access to all types of calculators -- finance, business,
science, health, cooking and various hobbies.
Martindale's Calculators Online
- contains over 8,000 various calculators.
Maps
MapQuest
- find directions and explore towns and
cities worldwide. Users can display addresses on a map, view nearby
businesses, get driving directions and maps, and plan a trip with city
information.
Atlapedia Online
maps provide information such as
climate, vital statistics, religions, languages, information on
education, economy, trade, transportation, communication, and military.
Quick Maps of the World - small
GIF maps of the countries of the world.
World Atlas -
a complete atlas of the world featuring several
thousand place names and colorful, accurate maps.
Worldwide Country Maps - maps for all countries in the world. |
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Time
Local Times Around the World
- provides local time for many cities worldwide and provides
descriptions of time zones in various parts of the world.
Will Linden's Today's Calendar and Clock Page
- is a collection of links to information on every conceivable
calendrical quotient, many tied in to the current date or time |
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Travel
MapQuest
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highly rated mapping web service. Find 3 million locations worldwide.
Airlines of the Web
- provides extensive links to individual airlines around the world.
Information on frequent flyers programs and airline stock quotes are
also given.
Yahoo! Travel
- very useful if you have a destination in mind. May check flight
options, hotel/motel reservations, and rental cars.
Arthur Frommer's Outspoken Encyclopedia of Travel
- travel tips and recommendations.
CIA World Factbook
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one-volume encyclopedia that gives brief information on the government,
climate, economics, and other aspects of individual countries.
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Weather
The Weather Channel
is the web version of the popular cable television channel. U.S. and
International conditions and forecasts are listed as well as a good
selection of weather trivia. |
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