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Dictionaries
American Heritage Dictionary
Basic Dictionary
of American Sign Language - Search or browse; Quicktime videos
for many terms
English Dictionaries
Online
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Glossarist - Directory of dictionaries
Miriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
 Oxford English Dictionary
Phrase Finder
Translation sources
Your Dictionary.com
Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
Acronym dictionaries:
Acronym Finder
Acronym Master List for LANL•
Acronyms
Dictionary
Internet Acronym Server
Biographical information
Biographical Dictionary - people from ancient times to the present day
Biography.com -
Over 25,000 people
Nobel Prize Internet Archive
NobelPrize.org - Nobel Foundation
site for information about the Nobel Prize and all the Laureates since 1901
Marquis Who's Who on the Web•
- Over 1 million biographies of leaders and achievers from around the world in
all fields
Book information
Bestseller lists
Online Book Page - over
25,000 free books on the Web
Where to buy books
Calculators and converters
Currency Converter
OnlineConversion.com
Citing electronic resources
Citing Web and Internet Resources
Guide to Citing Government Publications
Citing Electronic Resources
National Library of Medicine - Citing Medicine
Sources: their use and acknowledgement
Directories
Phone books/directories |
Encyclopedias
Britannica Online• -
Complete encyclopedia and Internet guide
Columbia Encyclopedia - 6th
ed., 2000
Wikipedia: the free encylopedia
Maps
Atlapedia Online -
Physical and political maps of the world
MapQuest - Maps, driving directions,
traffic
ViaMichelin
Maps -
Route planner, maps, tourist information for Europe
MSN Maps & Directions - Incorporates
MapBlast
Bing maps
Perry-Casteneda
Library Map Collection - Worldwide maps
Rand McNally - Maps, directions
and mileage
U.S. Gazetteer - Population,
latitude and longitude for U.S. towns, with links to maps and census data
Miscellaneous reference resources
Federal Citizen Information Center
GPO Access - Official,
full-text information from all three branches of the Federal Government (migrating to FDsys)
Infoplease - Dictionary, encyclopedia,
atlas and almanac in one
Refdesk.com
Urban Legends
Virtual Perpetual Calendar
Quotations
Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
QuoteLand.com
Quotations at Bartleby.com
Quotations Page
Statistics
American
FactFinder - Social, economic, business data
CIA World
Factbook
Citi-data.com - U.S. cities
FedStats - Gateway to over 100 federal
agencies
Los Alamos County QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau
New Mexico
QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau - People, business and geographic
facts
Science and Engineering Statistics - from NSF
Statistical Abstract of the United
States
Naval Oceanography Portal: Data Services -
Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset, Phases of the Moon and other astronomical data
U.S. Census Bureau
Travel
Federal Employees
Travel - Links to regulations, per diem rates, travel advisories, etc.
GSA
Travel Resrouces - Policies, per diem rates, advisories
Travel.State.Gov - international travel warnings and information
Traveler's Health - CDC information
for international travel
TravelPost - hotel reviews and information
Writing
EServer TC Library - online resources for for professional, scientific and technical communicators
Style Manuals and Instructions for Authors
Tips for Finding Instructions for Authors
Writer's Workshop: Online
Resources for Writers
Writing & Language -
Grammar and style, commonly mispronounced words, etc; from
Infoplease
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