Reference Section

Paul R. Hensel
Florida State University

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• Library References
• Books and Bookstores
• Foreign Languages
• Travel
• Taxes and Financial Help
• Medical References
• Other References

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Library References

Library Catalogs and Indexes

• Internet Public Library (IPL) (from the University of Michigan's School of Information and Library Studies)
  • Reference Center
• United States Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress Catalog
  • Experimental Book Search System
  • WWW/Z39.50 Gateway
• The Michigan Electronic Library (MEL)
  • Main Index
  • Reference Desk
• National Library Catalogues Worldwide
• New York Public Library
  • New York Public Library: Selected Internet Resources
  • New York Public Library Resource Guides

Dictionary Section

• Webster's Dictionary
• WWWebster's Dictionary (from the Encyclopedia Britannica's site)
• American English Dictionary search engine
• On-line Dictionaries (from Bucknell)
• OneLook Dictionaries ("The Faster Finder")
  • Browse OneLook Dictionaries
  • Related Dictionary Sites
  • More Dictionary Sites

Thesaurus Section

• Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
• Roget's Thesaurus search engine (from the University of Chicago)

Encyclopedia Section

• My Virtual Encyclopedia (from the Virtual Reference Desk)
• Kevin's Internet Encyclopedia
• Free Internet Encyclopedia (includes both MicroReference and MacroReference sections)
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian
• Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia
• Knowledge Adventure Encyclopedia
• The Volume Encyclopedia

Other Specific Reference Materials

• Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (see also a section devoted to Einstein)
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1901 edition)
• WebElements Periodic Table
• Chemicool Periodic Table
• Current Stock Market Quotes (from the New York Times)
• Area Code Look-Up (from 555-1212.com)
• ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information (from the U.S. Postal Service)
• Unit Conversions (from SW Texas Univ)
• Local Times Around the World
• World Time Zones (from Timex)
• Guide to Pronunciation (from the Encyclopedia Britannica)
• Phrase Finder
• Acronym and Abbreviation Search

General Reference Collections

• All Kinds of Numbers (from Planet Earth; includes census, calendars, time, phone numbers, area codes, ZIP codes, periodic tables, etc.)
• CalculateMe.com (lots of conversions, ranging from major currencies to temperature, area, energy, length, volume, and many more)
• Global Info-Links Electronic Library - Reference Collection
• My Virtual Reference Desk
• Nova Reference Shelf (from Nova Southeastern Univ)
• On-Line Calculators (from the Reference Desk)
• Peterson's Education Center
• Research-it Reference Tools (a collection of interactive reference tools, including a dictionary, thesaurus, quote and acronym references, foreign language translators and conjugators, zip code and area code finders, and stock quotes)
• The Scholes Library Electronic Reference Desk
• THOR+: The Virtual Reference Desk (from Purdue University)
• UCSD Reference Shelf (from the University of California at San Diego)
• USA Today Reference Resources
• Virtual Facts on File (from My Virtual Reference Desk)

Books and Bookstores

Primarily New Books

• Amazon.com
• Barnes and Noble
• Borders Books

Primarily Used Books

• ABE Books
• Alibris
• Amazon.com's Rare and Used Books Store (in conjunction with Bibliofind, formerly an independent site)
• Barnes and Noble's Out of Print Book Store
• Blackwell's Online Bookshop (from Oxford, UK, although they are close to launching a U.S. site)
• Half.com
• Powell's Books

Online or Electronic Books

• Barnes and Noble's eBook Store
• Directory of Electronic Publishers (from the Open Directory Project; primarily includes for-profit publishers)
• The Online Books Page (from the University of Pennsylvania library; see especially their searchable and browsable book listings)
• Online Texts Collection (from the Internet Public Library)

Other Resources

• Books in Print and Global Books in Print (apparently subscription-based services, but with a free trial option)
• Directory of Booksellers and Antiquarian Booksellers (from Bookwire.com)
• Directory of Libraries (from Bookwire.com)
• Directory of Publishers (from Booksinprint.com)

Foreign Languages

• Berlitz Foreign Language Phrases
• Comp-jugador (spanish conjugator)
• Foreign Languages for Travelers (from Travlang.com)
• La Gramatica del Espanol
• Human Languages Page (all kinds of information, dictionaries, language tutors, and links relating to various world languages)
• Language Dictionaries and Translators
• Morphology on the Web (from Bucknell)
• On-line Grammars (from Bucknell)
• Translating Dictionaries (from Travlang.com)

Travel

General Travel Resources

• Epicurious Travel: Conde Nast Traveler Home Page
• Lonely Planet Travel Guides
• Travel Advisories (from the US State Department)
• Travel Guides for Foreign Countries (from BizTravel)
• Travelocity (a travel planning service)
• Virtual Tourist II / City.Net
• World Travel Guide Online
• World Travel Weather Conditions (from Travelocity)
• YPN: Travel

Currency Converters

• GNN.com
• Olsen and Associates
• Travelocity
• Xenon Labs

Major Travel Carriers

• American
• Amtrak
• Continental
• Delta SkyLinks
• Northwest
• US Air

Taxes and Financial Help

Taxes

• Internal Revenue Service (all kinds of information, plus a chance to download any tax forms you may need but didn't get in the mail)
• U.S. Tax Code (in more detail than you really want to see)
• Intuit's Tax Center (advice and assistance from the makers of Quicken and TurboTax / MacInTax); See especially:
  • Tax Guide
  • How to Avoid an Audit
  • How to Survive an Audit
  • US and State Tax Forms (from LSU's Library)
  • Presidential Tax Returns
  • Links to Other Tax Sites
• Ernst & Young's Weekly Tax Tips
• Tax Resources (from the University of Iowa's College of Business Administration)
• Tax Sites (from Frank McNeil)
• Tax Sites Directory (from Dennis Schmidt at the University of Northern Iowa)
• Will Yancey's Home Page (from Texas Christian University)
• TaxWeb
• Tax World
• Tax Wizard
• Essential Links to Taxes (from essenti, inc.)
• The Tax Prophet (from Robert L. Sommers, attorney-at-law and San Francisco Examiner tax columnist)

Other Financial Help

• H&R Block
• John Hancock
• Fidelity Investments
• Welcome to American Express Financial Advisors
• Investor Learning Center
• Welcome to MassMutual Online
• Phoenix Home life Web Central
• Prudential Securities' Virtual Branch Office

Medical References

• Achoo On-Line Healthcare Services
• AMA: American Medical Association Home Page (includes free access to 13 major medical journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association)
• CDC: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Health A to Z (Health and Medicine Search Engine)
• HealthWeb
• Housecall (medical information from Orbis Broadcasting and the American Academy of Family Physicians)
• The Mayo Clinic
• Mayo Health O@sis
• Medical Matrix: A Guide to Clinical Medicine Resources (from the medical publishing company Slack Inc; run by doctor members of the American Medical Informatics Association)
• Medical Tribune (from the New York Times)
• MedicineNet
• The Merck Manual (or go directly to their Table of Contents)
• U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
• U.S. National Library of Medicine
• New England Journal of Medicine
• RxList - The Internet Drug Index
• Shape Up America!
• Web links for medical and mental health problems

Other References

• Carfax Vehicle History Reports
• Consumer World
• FedEx and UPS offer package tracking and other online services
• United States Postal Service
• Product ReviewNet
• Car Care Tips (from Chrysler)
• Laundry Tips and Time Savers (from Tide)
• HouseNet (Home Improvement)
• U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock

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Last updated: 20 December 2005
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