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   This is a page of links to numerous sites which can be used as references for projects and assignments.  While many are valuable resources, links may change without notice.

 

Gateway’s:

Internet Public Library’s Reference Center

http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref00.00.00

The Librarians’ Index to the Internet

http://lii.org/search/file/reference

University of Albany Libraries

http://library.albany.edu/reference/

iTools

http://www.iTools.com/

Bartleby.com

http://www.bartleby.com/reference/

DeskRef

http://ansernet.rcls.org/deskref/

Know Play

http://www.kplay.cc/reference.html

Reference Sources for Students:

Multnomah County Library’s Homework Center

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/

High School Hub

http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm

KidsClick! Reference

http://kidsclick.org/topfact.html

BigChalk’s HomeworkCentral

http://www.bigchalk.com

HomeworkSpot

http://homeworkspot.com

LibrarySpot

http://www.libraryspot.com/

StartSpot Network

http://startspot.com/network/

 

Dictionaries and Language References:

yourDictionary.com

http://yourdictionary.com

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

http://www.bartleby.com/61/

Merriam-Webster’s Word Central

http://www.wordcentral.com/

The Merriam-Webster Online Language Center

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary.htm

Dictionary.com

http://dictionary.reference.com/

FreeTranslation.com

http://www.freetranslation.com/

Babel Fish

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

The WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary

http://www.rhymer.com/

Lycos RhymeZone

http://rhyme.lycos.com/

Dictionary of Symbolism

http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html

Glossarist

http://glossarist.com

The Internet Picture Dictionary

http://www.pdictionary.com/

Little Explorers Picture Dictionary

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html

Roget’s II

http://www.bartleby.com/62/

Visual Thesaurus

http://www.plumbdesign.com/thesaurus/

Internet Public Library’s A+ Research and Writing

http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/aplus/toc.htm

Capital Community College’s Guide to Grammar and Writing

http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index.html

Common Errors in English

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/

Bartleby

http://www.bartleby.com/quotations/

QuoteLand

http://www.quoteland.com/

QuoteWorld

http://quoteworld.org

 

Almanacs:

Infoplease

http://www.infoplease.com/

Fact Monster

http://www.factmonster.com

World Almanac for Kids Online

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/

Fast Facts

http://www.freepint.com/gary/handbook.htm

U.S. Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov/index.html

The Old Farmer’s Almanac

http://www.almanac.com/index.php

 

Encyclopedias:

Columbia Encyclopedia

http://www.bartleby.com/65/

Encyclopedia.com

http://www.encyclopedia.com/

The Britannica Concise

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/

Encarta

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/reference.aspx

World Book Encyclopedia

http://www.worldbookonline.com/

 

Biographies:

Lives, the Biography Resource

http://amillionlives.com/

A Biographical Dictionary

http://www.s9.com/biography/

Biography.com

http://www.biography.com/

PBS Biographies

http://www.pbs.org/neighborhoods/history/#bio

Gale

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources\

Who2

http://www.who2.com/

Grolier’s American Presidency

http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/

POTUS

http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS

Presidents’ Hall

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/index.html

From Revolution to Reconstruction… and What Happened Afterwards http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/

Presidents of the United States

http://www.presidentsusa.net/

 

Country Information:

The Library of Congress Country Studies

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/

Portals to the World

http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

Background Notes

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/

Country Briefings

http://www.economist.com/countries/

Amnesty International

http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aireport/

Human Rights Watch

http://www.hrw.org/hrw/

INCORE: Internet Conflict Data Service

http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html

CIA World Factbook

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Atlapedia Online

http://www.atlapedia.com/

World Statesmen

http://www.worldstatesmen.org/

GeoHive

http://www.geohive.com/global/index.php

United Nations’ InfoNation

http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/info.asp

Worldwide Gazeteer

http://www.gazeteer.com/

Ethnologue

http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp

CountryReports.org

http://www.countryreports.org/

Internet Public Library’s Culture Quest (for young children)

http://www.ipl.org/youth/cquest/

Lonely Planet’s Destinations

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/

 

Atlases / Maps:

Geography @About.com

http://geography.about.com/

All the World’s Maps

http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/maps.html

Perry-Castañeda Map Collection

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/index.html

The Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century

http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm

United Nations’ Cartographic Section

http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/

American Memory Map Collections

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html

Places in the News

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/plnews.html

The National Atlas

http://nationalatlas.gov/

National Geographic’s Map Machine

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/

Color Landform Atlas of the United States

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html

TopoZone

http://www.topozone.com/

MapQuest

http://mapquest.com

MapBlast.com

http://www.mapblast.com

Maporama

http://www.maporama.com/share/

Multimap

http://uk2.multimap.com/

 

The 50 States:

Stately Knowledge

http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/skhome.html

50 States and Capitals

http://www.50states.com/

ClassBrain.com State Reports

http://classbrain.com/artstate/publish/

Stateline.org

http://www.stateline.org

 

Government:

FirstGov: Your First Click to U.S. Government

http://www.firstgov.gov/

FirstGov for Kids

http://www.kids.gov/

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

http://bensguide.gpo.gov

American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century

http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/decades.html

From Revolution to Reconstruction… and What Happened Afterwards http://odur.let.rug.nl/usanew/

The Annenberg Foundation’s Biography of America http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/

 

Social Issues:

Multnomah County Library’s Social Issues Page http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html

Public Agenda Online

http://www.publicagenda.org/

The Public Education Network

http://www.penpress.org/

Flags:

Flags of the World

http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/

The World Flag Database

http://www.flags.net

The Flag of the United States

http://www.usis.usemb.se/usflag/

University of Oklahoma Law Center, A Guide to American Flags  

http://www.law.ou.edu/flags.html

 

Calculating and Converting:

Convert It!

http://microimg.com/science/

The Universal Currency Converter

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Calculator.com

http://www.calculator.com/

Measure 4 Measure

http://www.wolinskyweb.net/measure.htm

Convert-Me

http://www.convert-me.com/en/

 

Time and History:

AlternaTime

http://www2.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html

North Park University’s WebChron Web Chronology Project http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/

The History Channel’s This Day In History http://www.historychannel.com/thisday/

On This Day

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html

The Library of Congress Today in History Archive http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/archive.html

Infoplease This Day in History

http://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/dayinhistory/

dMarie Time Capsule

http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/

Calendar Home.com

http://calendarhome.com/tyc/

 

Holidays and Festivals:

Worldwide Holiday and Festival

http://www.HolidayFestival.com/

KidLink’s Multicultural Calendar

http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/

Math Remedies

Discovery School’s Webmath http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath/

S.O.S. Mathematics

http://www.sosmath.com/index.html

Eric Weisstein’s World of Mathematics

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/

Periodic Tables

Periodic Table of the Elements

http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm

WebElements

http://www.webelements.com/

A Visual Interpretation of the Table of Elements http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/

K–12 Reference Links

http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/refupdate.html