Altapedia Online
"Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world."

Festivals.com - Celebrating the World of Festivals and Events
Find out basic information about festivals and celebrations that are being held in the world. Has keyword searching.

Information Please Almanac
Find answers to your questions in this wide ranging reference work, which includes an almanac, encyclopedia, and dictionary and lots more.

The Living Almanac of Disasters
Find out which disasters occurred on a given date, with brief descriptions and some graphics.

Old Farmer's Almanac
One of the first almanacs published in the U.S. is now online.

States and Capitals (50states.com)
Look here to find out about the states of the U.S and their capitals.

Today In History
A feature of the American Memory collections of the Library of Congress. A special historical, primary source feature for each day of the year.

Webopedia
An online encyclopedia that covers technology and all things related to computer technology and the Web. Very thorough and complete, with links back and forth between many concepts and topics.
 

Biographies
Biographies related to American History. Taken from: An Outline of American History, a booklet is distributed by the United States Information Agency.

Biographies
Links to biographical information, organized by subject area of the person.

Classical composer biographies
Selected classical composers lives are documented here

Outline of American History Biographies
The biographies included in the hypertext book about American History.

WIC Biography Index
Links to biographical information about various "women of accomlishment". Created by the Women's International Center.
 
 

 

Artlex Dictionary of Visual Terms
Find out about terms and words used in the art world, including "definitions of more than 3,100 terms here, along with numerous illustrations, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and links to other resources on the Web."

A Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms
Here are a few American Sign Language terms to help those of you who are trying to communicate with a person who signs, but does not hear. Also included is the basic alphabet and numbers 1-10.

Cambridge Dictionaries online © Cambridge University Press 1999
Four different Cambridge dictionaries may be searched from this site:  International Dictionary of English, Dictionary of American English, International Dictionary of Idioms, International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

Connected Thesaurus (Lexical FreeNet)
"Allows you to search for relationships between words, concepts, and people. It is a combination thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, pun generator, and concept navigator." Fun to play with: Includes related word browsing links.

Dictionary Links (Specialized) from the Human-Languages Page
Dictionaries dealing with specific subjects and areas of interest are listed and linked here, as well as general dictionaries.

 

The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Hypertext Ed.
"This classic work of reference - described as a browser's joy - has been in popular demand since 1870. The Dictionary is extensively cross referenced, lending itself ideally, to the hypertext environment. This First Hypertext Edition is taken from Dr. Brewer's substantially revised and extended edition of 1894."

The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus (WEDT)
A full dictionary and a complete thesaurus, integrated into one work; you only need to look up a word once, with hyperlinks to synonyms, and similar or related words available where appropriate.

WWWebster Dictionary
An excellent hypertext, online dictionary, offered by the Merriam-Webster Company, a well known publisher of reference books.

OneLook Dictionaries
Searches various specialized dictionaries, and then organizes their results, so that the user can choose the context in which the word is to be defined.

The Oxford English Dictionary: Browse
Check on the historical development and uses of a defined word in the English language.

A Web of Online Dictionaries
Hosts an English language dictionary and links to numerous dictionaried for languages of thre world. Scroll down the page to access the many links.

Roget's Thesaurus Search Form
An online, searchable version of Roget's Thesaurus, a recently updated version, which will find synonyms very quickly, and allow you to link to different major sections with ease.

Word-Online General Language Dictionaries
WORD-ONLINE contains links to general language dictionaries that available free in the WWW or the Gopher. In WORD-ONLINE You will find monolingual dictionaries like the Webster's or bilingual like Finnish - English Dictionary or even multilingual dictionaries.

A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
Helpful for converting units of measurement.

WordReference.com Online German, Spanish, French and Italian Dictionaries
A dictionary publisher provides dictionaries from several of the world's languages. Translates both directions.
 

 

 

Dictionary of Spanish
Translate words to-and-from English and Spanish.

English-Latin Word Search
Search for Latin words and their meanings in this searcher from Project Perseus, which specializes in classical languages and texts.

 

 
Britannica (Free Version)
The free version contains advertising and is pretty busy, but worth a visit due to the high quality and selection of Web links.

Catholic Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia related to matters involving the Catholic religion. This is a broad area, with much historical and biographical information about many, many related things.

Encyclopaedia of British History
A wonderful historical encyclopedia created in Great Britain, and made freely available on the Web by Spartacus Publishing Company.

Encyclopedia of the Celts
The goal of this work is to "give the reader access to a fragment of the contents of some of the greater and lesser know works of Celtic Literature; including works of mythology, legend, fiction and history."

HyperHistory Online
"HyperHistory presents 3'000 years of world history with a combination of colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps."

Kids Encyclopaedia (Homework Helper)
If the other encyclopedias are over your head, you may want to give this one a try, designed for the younger student.
 
 

 

Acronym Search - The ultimate acronym tool
When you hear people use strings of letters (acronyms) when referring tto something, such as "CIA", do you wonder what they stand for? This page tells you some of the possible meanings.

Asia Reference
Explains terms used with the study of Asia. "Features a growing general glossary of terms covering Economics, Business, Politics, Arts, and Religion... currently lists more than a thousand terms with a particular strength in the Arts and Religion."

Glossary of Grammatical Terms
Concise chart of common grammar terms, with Latin meanings as well.

Sports Glossaries
Use glossaries to four popular sports: soccer, ice hocky, football and basketball. Simply click on a name of the sport for definitions of terms and phrases.

Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang
Explains the slang used in hard-boiled detective novels and films.

The World Wide Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server
This is a list of (mostly) acronyms (abbreviations constructed from the first letters of the words of a phrase), not a dictionary or encyclopedia. For example, if you want to know that ALANON stands for, you can find out by searching here.
 

 
American FactFinder
General information about the American people gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau.

AnyWho
Phone, fax, e-mail addresses are searched for here. Special sections are available on toll-free numbers.

The Aria Database
"Information about opera and operatic arias. Besides providing basic information about each aria, the Database includes translations for many arias and aria texts for those that are not affected by copyright restrictions."

AssociationCentral.com
A Web portal for all things association-related! Find out about groups, organization and associations dedicated to a wide range of topics and interests.

AwardWeb: Collections of Literary Award Information
Lists of science fiction literary award winners. "The emphasis is science fiction awards, but you'll find other literary awards as well."

BookBrowse
"A site dedicated to reading, which offers fiction reading lists, book reviews, forthcoming titles, author information and much more."

CIA Kids Secret Zone
History, Geography, and the World Factbook presented by the U.S. Central Intellihence Agency, designed especially for kids!  If this link changes, go to www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids

The CIA World Factbook
Wide variety of information about countries of the world, including maps, prepared by the U.S. Central Intellihence Agency.

CNN Travel Guide
Maps, city guides, travel directions and much more travel information is offered here by CNN.

California Energy Commission Appliance Efficiency Database
Energy effiency ratings for some common appliances  are available here.

Cliché Finder
Looking for a "well worn phrase"? "Over 3,300 clichés indexed!"

How things get done (eHow.com)
Explains how to do things, and where to buy what you need to do it with.

Internet 800 Directory
Directory of free toll free, 800 and 888 listings of businesses by company, number and type of industry, regardless of long distance carrier. Yellow page advertising, Web pages and banners available.

The Internet Movie Database
Find out about the different movies, actors, directors and other interesting background on films. Huge! See their Oscar Awards section!

Maps and References
"The maps which are listed are categorized by geographical region although there are a couple of thematic categories such as Interactive Maps which both highlights the potential of the WWW and are also fun to use."

Map Collection
Many maps from around the world are available here, at the Perry-Castaneda Library's online map collection. Maps are organized by continent, and then by country.

The PLANTS Database
Includes names, checklists, automated tools, identification information, species abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plant symbols, plant growth data, plant materials information, plant links, references, and other plant information.

 

Princeton College Review
Online version of the famous guide to colleges. Lots of basic information available here related to colleges.

Robert's Rules of Order Revised
The copyright on the original 1915 version has expired. However, the modifications and enhancements to this work are Copyright © 1996 Constitution Society.

RxList - The Internet Drug Index
Search for information about common prescribed drugs here.

Telephone Directories
An index of online  phone books, with links to Yellow Pages, White Pages, Business Directories, Email Addresses and Fax Listings from over 150  countries all around the world.

The Tree of Life
"A collection of over 1380 World Wide Web pages containing information about the diversity of life, authored by biologists from around the world. Each page contains information about one group of organisms."

US Census Bureau
The provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States.

World Flag Database
In addition to flags, "There are over 260 pages on countries and international organizations. Each page contains basic information on the country, including its formal name, capital city, area, population, currency, languages, and religions."

The ZIP Code Look-Up and City/State/ZIP Code Association
If you need to look up a ZIP Code, the USPS has the answers.
 

 

 

Atlas Maps - The National Atlas of the United States of America
The National Atlas of the United StatesTM is intended to provide a comprehensive, map-like view into the enormous wealth of data collected by the Federal Government.

Historical Map Web Sites
Collection of links to maps of places in earlier times. Provided by The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.

How far is it?
"Finds the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places."

Map Machine (National Geographic)
Some maps from the world famous National Geographic organization.

Maps in the News
Maps provided in response to events that put a place in the news. (May not be regularly updated.)

U.S. Gazetteer
Find geographic facts about places in the U.S.
 
 

Conversations with History
Choose your own quotations from these interviews and conversations with famous people of our times.

From Doug Turner, The Quotations Server
Simply enter your search text in the box, and the results will be displayed in a list.

Quotations About Libraries and Librarians
A subject guide to topical quotations about libraries and librarians.

The Quotations Page
Lots of quotations are available here, including the Quote of the Day. Each day a quotation is selected and made available by the click of your mouse. If you want more quotes, try the Random Quotations Page, which chooses new quotes every time you load it.

quoteland.com
Quotations on many topics, by many authors, and in many possible fashions.

Creative Quotations to Inspire Creative Thinking
Provides thousands of quotations, organized and searchable by various arrangements (e.g., month, day, theme, famous person.).  If this link is slow, go to   www.creativequotations.com

 

Other General References & Collections of Information Resources
 

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
If you want to know who the top government officials are in any country of the world, please look at this page. It is offered by the CIA!

Federal Agencies & Commissions
Various government agencies, listed alphabetically, when you search the U.S. Government Web engine.

Find Articles.Com
This is a free database of magazine and news articles.

Finding Data On The Internet
How to find basic references and information to back up your research. Designed for reporters, but useful to many others seeking information on a wide range of subjects.

Pinchbeck - Reference Section
From the famous student's Homework Helper website. Collection of links to ready reference works.

Power Reporting resources and training for journalists
"Here are thousands of free research resources for journalists, annotated and updated daily: Find people and companies; Check facts; Find data for your beat; Try new search tools; Subscribe to news alerts; Plan newsroom training."

Reference. Bartleby.com
A number of high quality reference books are available here includes "contemporary and classic reference works."

refdesk.com - Quick Reference / Research
Collection of links to ready reference works. Check out their main page too!

The Totally Trivia Search Engine (AbsoluteTrivia.com)
The title says it all!