References, Dictionaries,
Encyclopedias, Maps, Biographies, Almanacs, More
- About.com
- Academic Info
- Afro-American Almanac
- AllWords.Com (English dictionary with Multi-lingual
search)
- APA Style.org
(electronic media and URL's)
- Best Information on
the
Net
- Biographical
Dictionary
- Biography.com
- Britannica.com
- BUBL (selected Internet resources covering
all
academic subject areas)
- Children's
Literature
Links
- Citation
Style Guides from the University of Alberta (provides
references
to several printed guides and Internet sites which can provide guidance
in
citing electronic sources)
-
Color Landform Atlas
of
the US
- DeskRef: Sources for Quick
Answers
(EXTENSIVE; read the SCOPE notes at the bottom of the page)
- Dictionary.com (periodicals, newspapers, other dictionaries, grammar, etc.)
- Digital Librarian
- Elizabeth
Miller's
Resource Directory
- Encarta
- Encarta
World English Dictionary
-
Encyberpedia
- Encyclopedia.com
-
Encyclopedia
Smithsonian (answers FAQ about the
Smithsonian; resources
from Art to Zoology)
-
Extensive
Collection of Map & Reference Links (US national, regional, cities; World communities,
countries, cities)
-
Global Access to
Education
Sources
- Guidelines for
Using
Sources Fairly and Accurately (guideline
for reference to quoting, paraphrasing, citing electronic sources, and
style
guides)
- High School Hub
- INFOMINE (K-12; choose Instructional Resources,
enter info to search)
- InfoPlease.com
(dictionaries, encyclopedias,
atlases, much more)
-
International
Schools Education Technology Services (ISETS)
- Internet
Public
Library
- iTools (absolutely your one-stop reference
site)
-
KidsClick!
(great search engines for kids collected by librarians)
- KnowPlay
(database
with instant access to information on any topic; atlas, acronym,
factbook,
dictionary, thesaurus, rhyming, quotation, map lookups)
- Librarians'
Index
to the Internet
- Library
Research Tools on the Net (top literary site on the Web for
American & English literature)
- Librarian's
Index
to the Internet
-
Little
Explorers
Picture Dictionary (check out the
Classroom
Activities section)
-
Lycos
Zone Research Center
- Merriam Webster's Dictionary
-
Multnomah County
Library
Homework Center
-
National
Geographic
Maps, Flags, Facts, & References
- NewsLink (locate
newspapers,
magazines, radio/TV resources by state or country)
- Old Farmer's Almanac
- OneLook
Dictionaries (definitions,
translations)
-
PCI
Map Collection (from University of
Texas at Austin)
- refdesk.com (comprehensive)
- Reference
Works (database of
links to many good reference sites including newspapers, Bartlett's
Quotations, Biographies, Blue Book Car Values, Occupational Outlook
Handbook, Telephone Directories, Zip Codes, more)
- School-Libraries.Net
- School-Libraries.Org
- SLATE
Citation
MachineSpringfield Township High
School Library (EXCELLENT
resources for college & career, high school, students, lessons,
activities, search tools, catalogs & databases, & more)
-
Spartacus Educational
(series
of history encyclopedias; be sure to scroll)
-
Springfield Township
Kids' Search Page (Web search tools, reference, subscription
services, finding images)
- The Encyclopedia Mythica (encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and legend)
- The
Newbury
House Online Dictionary of American English (40,000 entries with sample sentences and idioms)
- Virtual Learning Resource
Center
Search Tools
- Visual Thesaurus
(online edition; click "Look it Up"; on next screen,
type
in your search term and wait for a visual)
- Webopedia
-
Webster's
Dictionary
-
WordNet Search
- Wordsmyth (register FREE)
- WWW
Virtual
Library
- YourDictionary.com
(a web of online dictionaries)
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