General Reference Sources
General Reference Sources
Almanac of Politics and Government:
Includes local information.
Black Facts Online: Searchable by
word, date and category.
CIA World
Factbook: Includes several versions of reference maps found in the printed
version ( GIF images, TIFF images, and PDF images.)
Classic 164 Currency
Converter
Daily Almanac
Edmunds: New and used car pricing
Historic Events and Birthdates:
pick the month and the year.
How Stuff Works: Explains how
everyday items, such as refrigerators, motors, and microwave ovens, really
work.
Information Please: bills itself
as "your ultimate factfinder," with almanac, dictionary, and encyclopedia
content.
Kelley Blue Book: used car and motorcycle
values and new car pricing.
My Facts Page: Searchable.
Includes a Fast Facts section.
N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide®
Company: Find a dealer or get a car value.
The Old Farmer's Almanac
Time and Date.com: guide to time
zones and calendars. Also has a world clock.
Today's Calendar and Clock
Page: be sure to scroll down to reach the links.
VMR: old and collector car prices.
Weights and Measurements
Megaconverter [Back to Top]
Associations on the Net: includes
professional and trade associations as well as academic societies.
Scholarly Societies
Project: Searchable as well as categorized by discipline.
Caldecott Medal Home Page
Newberry Medal Home Page
Nobel Foundation: Official site for the
Nobel Prizes.
Nobel Prize Internet Archives: includes
past winners and acceptance speeches.
Pulitzer Prizes
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These timelines are general, for more specific ones see the specific subject area.
American
Museum of Natural History Timelines: divided into categories by period.
History Timelines on the
Web: U.S. and international.
HyperHistory
Online: timeline of people and events. Includes short biographies.
Timelines of History: searchable
by days, years, countries and subject.
WebChron:
includes regional and cross-cultural chronologies.
Acronym and Abbreviation
Server: updated approximately weekly.
Acronym Finder
American Heritage® Dictionary of
the English Language
American Sign Language
Dictionary
dictionary.com :Compilation
of various Internet dictionaries, some searchable.
law.com: Choose the law dictionary from the
left menu under Services.
Merriam-Webster Online : Searchable.
Online Dictionaries,
Glossaries and Encyclopedias: includes subject specific as well as
general.
One Look Dictionaries : All-in-one
search for multiple online dictionaries, including medical, technical, general,
etc.
Roget's Thesaurus of English
Words and Phrases
A Semantic
Rhyming Dictionary: Find rhyming words in three different ways -- perfect
rhyme, last sound rhyme, or words that sound exactly the same as the entered
word but are spelled differently.
Sign Language Dictionary Online:
includes American Sign Language and foreign sign languages.
The Skeptic's Dictionary : Good source
for info on occult, UFOs, New Age, and alternative practices.
A Web of Online Dictionaries:
This site is linked to over 600 online dictionaries in approximately 150
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For subscription services, see Electronic Reference, General Reference Subscriptions.
Britannica.com: the encyclopedia plus
Merriam-Webster's dictionary.
Catholic Encyclopedia
E-Conflict Encyclopedia: an encyclopedia
of country and cultural information.
Encarta: free encyclopedia from Microsoft
-- also includes maps.
Encyberpedia
Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture
Encyclopedia of the Orient:
Searchable. Covers North Africa and the Middle East.
Free Internet
Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia of information available on the Internet.
Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
The Mystica: Covers the occult,
mysticism and the paranormal.
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Atlapedia
Online: Provides information about countries.
Avis Maps and
Directions: Driving maps for a variety of countries.
Color Landform Atlas
of the United States
MapQuest: Has an interactive atlas
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Bartlett's
Quotations
The Quotations Page
Yahoo Reference/Quotations
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Adherents.com: source for statistics
on religious adherents worldwide.
American
FactFinder: from the U.S. Census
Bureau. Find information and statistics on your community. Not a
user-friendly interface; be sure to use the Help Me button for tips
on more efficient searching.
County and City Data Books:
Includes the 1994 and 1988 versions.
FedStats: Searchable database of publicly
available statistics from the Federal Government.
National Center for Health
Statistics
Statistical
Abstract of the United States: Requires
Adobe Acrobat
Reader.
Statistical Sources on the Web: by Vicki Tate,
USA Government Documents Librarian.
Statistical Universe: Index
to statistical information. Available only on campus.
StatPages.net:
links to pages that perform statistical calculations.
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To make comments, suggestions, or get more
information, call (334) 460-7938 or e-mail
Kathy Wheeler.
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The University of South Alabama Library makes no guarantees, either expressed or implied, with respect to the information available on the Internet. The Library does not monitor and has no control over the information accessed and cannot be held responsible for its content. Information on the Internet may be reliable and current or it may be inaccurate and out-of-date. The University Library is not responsible for any misuse of copyright or any other violation by the library user. Information from the Internet must be cited to avoid plagiarism. The Library has several electronic citation guides available at the Reference Desk for in-library use and some are available on the Internet -- see Style Guides for Writers.
Last updated: 6/6/01. kpw.