• Abbreviations
• Almanacs, Facts and Handbooks
• Dictionaries, Encyclopedias
• Business
• Calculators and Conversions
• Colleges and Universities
• Country and State Profiles
• Phone Directories and E-Mail Locators
• Government Information
• Maps and Travel
• News Services
• Speeches/Quotations
• Statistical Sources
• Weather
• Zip Codes
• Other Quick Reference Sites

Abbreviations

• All that JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources   http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/JAS.htm
• The WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server   http://www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms/index.html

Almanacs, Facts and Handbooks

• Information Please Almanac   http://www.infoplease.com/
• Occupational Outlook Handbook   http://www.bls.gov/oco
• The Old Farmers Almanac   http://www.almanac.com/
• The World Factbook (CIA)   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Biography

• Biography (from A&E)   http://www.biography.com/
• The Biographical Dictionary   http://www.s9.com/biography/

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias

• Britannica Online   http://www.ebig.com/
• Columbia Encyclopedia   http://www.bartleby.com/65/
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian   http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm
• Merriam-Webster Online   http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
• YourDictionary.com   http://www.yourdictionary.com/

Business

• Dow Jones Site   http://www.dowjones.com
• Forbes Lists   http://www.forbes.com/lists
• Thomas Register of American Manufacturers   http://www.thomasregister.com/

Calculators and Conversions

• Science Made Simple   http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/conversions.html
• USA Today Calculators   http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/calculators/calculator.htm
• Mileage Calculator   http://www.indo.com/distance/

Colleges and Universities

• College Quest   http://www.collegequest.com/plugin.nd/CollegeQuest/pgGateway
• College Rankings   http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
• Colleges & Universities by State   http://www.50states.com/college/
• Peterson's   http://www.petersons.com/
• U.S. Dept. of Education   http://www.ed.gov/

Country and State Profiles

• Arkansas   http://www.arkansas.com/
• Access Arkansas   http://www.state.ar.us/
• Library of Congress: Country Studies   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

Phone Directories and E-Mail Locators

• 555-1212.com   http://www.555-1212.com/geo.jsp
• Anywho   http://www.anywho.com
• Bigfoot   http://www.bigfoot.com/
• WhitePages   http://www.whitepages.com/

Government Information

• Congressional Directory (106th Congress)   http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/browse-cd-99.html
• FirstGov   http://firstgov.gov/
• Governments on the WWW   http://www.gksoft.com/govt/
• Presidents of the U.S.   http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
• United Nations   http://www.un.org/

Maps and Travel

• Airline 800 Numbers   http://www.period.com/airlines
• Autopilot   http://www.freetrip.com/
• Background Notes (U.S. State Dept.)   http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/whabgnhp.html
• MapBlast   http://www.mapblast.com
• Travelocity   http://www.travelocity.com/
• Yahoo Travel   http://travel.yahoo.com/

News Services

• ABC News Online   http://abcnews.go.com/
• BBC News   http://news.bbc.co.uk/
• CNN   http://www.cnn.com/
• MSNBC   http://www.msnbc.com/news/default.asp?cp1=1
• Southwest Times Record   http://www.swtimes.com/
• The New York Times   http://www.nytimes.com/
• USA Today   http://www.usatoday.com/usafront.htm

Speeches/Quotations

• The Library Spot   http://www.libraryspot.com/quotations.htm
• The History Channel - Speeches   http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/
• Yahoo: Quotations   http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Quotations/

Statistical Sources

• Bureau of Labor Statistics   http://stats.bls.gov/
• Census Bureau   http://www.census.gov/
• FedStats http://www.fedstats.gov/
• Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic   http://www.who.int/emc-hiv/
• InfoNation   http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.ht
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice   http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
• Statistical Resources on the Web   http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
• What is a Dollar Worth?   http://minneapolisfed.org/Research/data/us/calc/index.cfm

Weather

• The 48 Hour Forecast from Accuweather   http://www1.accuweather.com/adcbin/index?partner=accuweather
• The Weather Channel   http://www.weather.com/
• Intellicast   http://www.intellicast.com/

Zip Codes

• US PS Zip Codes   http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/lookups/lookups.htm

Other Quick Reference Sites

• Librarian's Index to the Internet   http://lii.org/search/file/reference
• Internet Public Library Ready Reference   http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref00.00.00
• Infomine General Reference   http://infomine.ucr.edu/?view=reference

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