Quick Answers
Need quick answers to your
questions? Try the following ready reference sites.
General Sites
Internet
Public Library
A massive collection of sites organized
by traditional library categories. Extremely useful and well organized.
Librarian's
Index to the Internet
A reliable and efficient guide to
Internet resources, LII contains an searchable index, annotated
subject directory, and over 10,000 sites evaluated by librarians.
Refdesk
A huge collection of links to useful
sites, from today's news to ready reference and beyond.
Subject Oriented Sites
50
States.com
Coverage of each state with government, education, state symbols,
maps, and weather.
American
FactFinder
United States Census Bureau page with access to population, housing,
social, and economic census and demographic information.
Artcyclopedia
One of the best sites for art information on the Internet. Artist,
artwork, art museum, and other searches are available.
Bartelby.com
Online library books, speeches, and reference materials including
the Columbia Encyclopedia, the American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's
II Thesaurus, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, King James Bible,
and the World Factbook.
Britannica.com
Browse Britannica online, or use the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
and thesaurus.
Calendar
Zone
Links to calendars including religious, perpetual, cultural, and
celestial calendars.
Columbia
Encyclopedia
Good general encyclopedia containing over 50,000 entrees with
80,000 links.
Currency
Converter
Interactive foreign exchange rate conversion with options for
a variety of rates and dates to choose from in combination.
Dictionary
of Units
Measurement information including history, definitions, and formulas.
Encyclopedia
Mythica
Information on mythology, folklore, and legends. Over 20 cultural
mythologies are covered.
Every
Rule
Rules for board and card games, sports and game etiquette.
Geographic
Names Information
United States Geological Survey site with information on 2 million
geographic features including locations.
InfoPlease
General Almanac Source
InfoSpace
Directories for telephone numbers, fax numbers, toll free numbers,
and government blue pages.
Merriam
Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus online contains the unabridged
version, including a kids dictionary, word a day, and more.
Salary
Calculator/Cost of Living
Compare cost of living and salaries in the United States' and
Canadian cities.
State
and Local Government
Over 6,000 links to U.S. state and local government web pages.
Statistical
Resources
Great statistical information including business, health, demographic
and consumer information.
Symbols
A listing of more than 2,500 western signs and symbols including
histories and meanings.
United
States Government
The gateway to U.S. government information and agencies. State
search also available for services in individual states.
World
Time Server
Current time for any location.
Your
Dictionary.com
Dictionaries for hundreds of world languages, as well as English-language
thesauri, quotation dictionaries, rhyming dictionaries, and dictionaries
of synonyms and antonyms. There are also specialty dictionaries
for many different topics such as art, botany, computers, economics,
engineering, and politics.
