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Reference Sources on the Web or How to Find Just About Anything on the Web

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Library and Directory Sites
Michigan Electronic Library is an information gateway to Internet resources, hundreds of full-text magazines and newspapers and over 10,000 electronic books.
Internet Public Library, from the University of Michigan School of Information, offers links to the net by subject.
Librarian’s Guide to the Internet is a directory of 11,000+ sites, arranged by subject, selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.
Library of Congress is the library. Follow the links for info, check out the history links as the TV commercial says.
RefDesk is “about indexing quality Internet sites and assisting visitors in navigating these sites.” This is a huge index for every topic imaginable.

Government Sites
Consumer Price Indexes
FirstGov has a user-friendly interface that helps you find the government agency/information you need.
U.S. Consumer Gateway: Over 40 federal agencies participate in this site, providing authoritative consumer information ranging from health issues to product safety.
US Postal Service offers zip codes, mailing directions and calculations, label printing and more.
The World Factbook from the CIA offers up-to-date information on every country including maps.

Online News Sources
1st Headlines: Current headlines with links to full story from 300+ newspapers, broadcast & online sources around the world.
Newslink links to newspaper, magazine, radio and TV sources throughout the U.S. Very comprehensive.
Newspapers Online! is a free service for people to use to find newspaper publications all around the world.
Allnewspapers.com leads you to both national and international newspapers. Just click on continent, city, then title of the publication.
News from the U.S.
from ABC
from CBS
from CNN
from MSNBC
September 11archive: The Library of Congress and volunteers have preserved more than 3,800 9-11 web sites.

Online Reference Sources from Lists & Librarians
Acronym Finder: If you don't know what ROFL or TMTT means, check here.
Annual Report Gallery: Links to the home pages and annual reports of more than 2,200 companies.
Domania: This is a database of more than 20 million home sale prices from around the U.S. plus other info
Encyclopaedia of British History: Covers 1500-1950, an outstanding resource for British history.
Encyclopedia of the Orient: Excellent resource for information on North Africa and the Middle East.
How Stuff Works: Don't have a clue how something works? This site answers questions for you. Great for parents trying to help with homework.
Information Please Almanac online. Type in your topic or use the index. Other features include “on this day...”
Measurement Conversion has interactive calculators for many measurement systems from metric to U.S.
Oddens' Bookmarks covers the “fascinating world of maps and mapping” with over 20,000 cartographic links.
OneLook Dictionaries offers access to over 800 dictionaries, general and specialized.
Reference at Bartleby has the best of contemporary and classic reference works in a public reference library.
Telephone Directories on the Web is an index of online phone books from over 170 countries.

"Best Sites" devised from online & print lists
All Music Guide has everything you ever wanted to know about music.
Baseball Reference is the ultimate online baseball encyclopedia with statistics from 1871 on.
CAPHIS from the Medical Library Association offers top medical sites categorized into subjects.
CitySearch or DigitalCity are guides to selected American cities that include where to eat & stay and what to do.
Consumer World is a public service, non-commercial guide cataloging over 2000 of the most useful consumer resources.
Cook’s Thesaurus covers thousands of ingredients and tools.
Ebay is the grandaddy of all auction sites. Be sure to read the security tips and consider a third-party payer.
Epinions offers detailed consumer reviews on just about every product around.
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages. Navigating around this site is an adventure in itself. It's full of information about doing anything you want to do in the wide open spaces.
The History Net - where history lives on the Net.
Movie Review Query Engine has over 300,000 reviews arranged by movie title.
To find “award winning sites” sites try:
for Webby Awards
for Forbes Best of the Web

“Just Plain Cool” Sites
Country Calling Codes lets you plug in starting and ending points and gives you appropriate numbers to call.
Deal Time compares products, prices, and stores.
Dream Doctor from the radio show.
Earthcam provides links to live views of sights in 15 categories from art to weather.
Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunting sport which uses global positioning system (GPS) satellites to find a cache. Check the site for coordinates and go hunting. More than 6,000 caches in over 66 countries are listed.
Pogo is packed with free games from chess to trivia.
Straight Dope: “Fighting ignorance since 1973.”
ThinkExist: Find quotations by author or topic.
Travel Tidings is a state-by-state listing of activities and events around the country.
TravelZoo lists the best travel specials. A “top 20” list goes up on Wednesday (the deals go fast!).
Your Sky, the interactive planetarium of the Web. Produce maps for any time and date, viewpoint, and observing location.
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Last updated: April 14, 2008

 

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