Quick Reference
Biographies
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Biographical Dictionary
This biographical dictionary can be searched by name, birth, death, profession, literary or artistic works, or other keywords.
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Biography
Use this site to find information on the lives of famous people, including current personalities and celebrities.
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Lives, the Biography Resource
This is a large biographical index of links to biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, etc. that can be searched by name.
Quotes
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BrainyQuote
A great place to browse quotes by topics or authors.
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Creative Quotations
Search for quotes and proverbs in many ways--topic, theme, keyword, author, etc.
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Quoteland: All the Right Words
Use Quoteland to search for quotes by word or topic or to get help identifying quotes.
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Welcome to Your Quotation Center
A very good site to search quotation by keyword or author.
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Welcome to Your Quotation Center
A very good site to search quotation by keyword or author.
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QuoteWorld
A large database of quotes to search by author, title, or keywords. An archive of documents is a help in locating historical quotes.
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
This online version of Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett provides a very useful search by keyword or author.
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Dictionary.com
This comprehensive site has a combination dictionary, thesaurus, translator, grammar and writing help.
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1 One Look Dictionaries: The Fast Finder
This great site helps you search words indexed in many online dictionaries at one time.
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Thesaurus.com
The online version of the well known Roget's Thesaurus has the capability to search words and phrases. The alphabetical index of words may also be browsed.
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WWWebster Dictionary
The Merriam Webster Dictionary has a word search function as well as a thesaurus and vocabulary links.
Almanacs
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Infoplease
This is an excellent place to find the basic facts found in Information Please Almanac, the standard almanac and reference tool.
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The Leadership Library
This site organizes and provides links to several general and specific interest almanacs.
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Old Farmer’s Almanac
The online version of this classic almanac covers all the data collected and recorded in the traditional almanac--weather, gardening, astronomy, food, etc.
Encyclopedia
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Britannica
Browse and search online Encyclopedia Britannica with links to the best web sites.
Newspaper
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USA Today
The online version of USA Today.
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US Newspaper Links
A listing of newspapers in the US organized by state.
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World Newspapers
World newspapers online and news sites in English by region.
Acronyms & Abbreviations
Images
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Image Libraries
Use this site to link to various image sites, including National Geographic, American Memory (Library of Congress archives), and Kodak.
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Video Search Engine
This index searches for video clips.
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Web Places Clip Art Searcher
Use various search engines to find graphics, clip art, web graphics, sounds, etc.
Government Documents
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State and Local Government on the Net
This site is a portal to state and local government sites. It is a great index and organizes information on the states and local areas.
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University of Michigan Library Documents Center
This document center organizes local, state, federal, and international government information.
General Reference
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refdesk.com
This site can be browsed or searched through a fact search window.
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Dictionaries
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Ask Oxford
This site includes Oxford Dictionary. writing advice, and games.
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Lycos Rhyme Zone
A good rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, quotation source, and Shakespeare concordance.
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Merriam-Webster Online
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictonary and Thesaurus are available online.
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Your Dictionary
A very comprehensive and excellent portal to english and foreign language dictonaries from around the world. t
Locate
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All in One Search Page
This is a great place to find the perfect search engine, directory, or index to execute a search
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Associations on the Net
Use this guide to search for noteable organizations and associations
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National Address Server
Enter a postal address and this site rewrites and formats the address for printing with a barcode. Also, view a map of the address.
Magazines
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Find Articles
Use this terrific database to view magazine articles by topic or keyword.
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MagPortal
A great database to serach for magazines by keyword or broad topics such as business, education, health, science and technology, etc.
Maps
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National Geographic
Retrieve a variety of maps including historical, topographic, physical, etc.
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Topzone
An excellent source for topographic maps of the entire United States.