References - You Will Find It Here

References - You Will Find It Here

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General Reference

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library
start here to find all kinds of info on a wide variety of topics
Information Please Home Page
find info on almost anything here
Electric Library
another nice site for research help
eBLAST : EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica's Internet Guide
comprehensive guide to any topic imaginable
Library of Congress World Wide Web Home Page
all kinds of neat stuff here
AJR NewsLink
immense news reference with links to 1000s of papers and news services
My Virtual Reference Desk
nice all-purpose place of reference
The Internet Archive: Building an 'Internet Library'

Dictionaries/Thesauri

Dictionary.com
Merriam-Webster home page
Online dictionary, thesaurus, and other interesting linguistic/lexicological stuff
OneLook Dictionaries, The Faster Finder
links/searches to a lot of general/specialized dictionaries
The Alternative Dictionaries
find all the foreign slang words your teacher would never tell you about here!
Foreign Languages for Travelers
Search in many languages or start to learn a new language!
Online Dictionaries and Translators
another great source for online, mutlilingual dictionaries
A Web of On-line Dictionaries
huge trove of hundreds of multilingual dictionaries
Vocabularies: Thesaurus of Geographic Names
a comprehensive online gazetteev
Acronym Finder: Look up 108,400+ acronyms/abbreviations & their meanings
Acronym and abbreviation list
large searchable archive
Canonical Abbreviation/Acronym List
a nice list of all of those obscure e-mail/IRC acronyms out there
The Jargon Lexicon
whatis.com
explains every computew-related$topic and term imaginable
Search Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Comm. Terms
nice index by O'Reilly and Associates
Sandy Bay Software's PC Webopaedia
site with "up-to-date information about personal computers" - search by computer-related term
Acronyms and Glossaries
Jane's Information Group: Defence Section
Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

Word of the day/Word play sites

Merriam-Webster's Word of the day
Enhance your lexicological perspicacity.
The Word Detective
WordCentral.Com
travlang's Word of the Day
a new word every day in a couple dozen languages, with audible pronunciations
Word Play
Brain Food
Dillon's Online Vocabulary Tests

Maps, geography and travel references

PCL Map Collection
huge amount of links to maps of any place or region in the world
Earth and Moon Viewer
cool satellite images available here
TerraServer
Zoom in on satellite imagery and take a look at your home! OK, the US isn't 100% covered here yet, but still pretty cool...
TERRA (EOS AM-1)
Xerox PARC Map Viewer: world 0.00N 0.00E (1.0X)
I love maps! - zoom in on any place in the world
United Nations Infonation
nice site accessing stats of countries
MapQuest!
get maps and routes planned
Maps On Us: A Map, Route and Yellow Pages Service
another route planner/map site
Microsoft Expedia
comprehensive travel resource
Travelocity.com
1travel.com
AAA
IntervalWorld
The National Address Server
input partial addresses and get the whole deal, down to ZIP + 4!
The Embassy Page
provides links to and info on most countries' embassies
History Channel - Traveler
choose a location and find out which interesting, historical things are around to see there

Government References and Resources

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Central Intelligence Agency - Electronic Document Release Center
A CIA-sponsored site that spotlights the release of various documents, e.g. Bay of Pigs, UFOs, and more.
Thomas: Legislative Info on the Internet
access the Congressional Record among other things
Langley Technical Report Server (LTRS)
search for technical papers online
NACA Digital Library
National Archives and Records Administration
Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO
all kinds of on-line brochures with useful information

How Stuff Works
excellent site; covers a wide range of topics and allows requests too
Wikipedia: HomePage
Pitsco's Ask an Expert
cool resource - find a web page that answers your questions on all kinds of topics
Learn2.com--the ability utility
the ultimate how-to reference...
The Archive of Useless Facts and Trivia
I love trivia; I am a font of information that no one else cares about :-)
Biography.com
nice site by the A&E channel
The Universal Currency Converter(tm)
convert currency quickly
Bartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations
the original reference online
The Quotations Page
cool page - not as dry as Bartlett's can be :-)
Project Gutenberg Mirror Site
huge amounts of different texts and works archived online
The Nobel Foundation
the official site - Nobel Prize winners of the past and more
.edu
college and careers center by U.S. News and World Report

WebMD
nice medical reference site
Thrive: Your online health and fitness resource.
Official American Medical Association (AMA) Home Page
the obvious source for medical info
CancerNet
Credible, current, comprehensive cancer information from the National Cancer Institute

SOAR: Searchable Online Archive of Recipes
thousands of recipes! not that I can cook... ;-)
Epicurious
The Web Developer's Virtual Library
great source for Web Page authoring
Tickets.com, 1-800-TICKETS
Orioles Online
The Motley Fool
ZDII Inter@ctive Investor
Automobile consumer sites

VWvortex Forums
VW - Electronic Technical Service Information
Open Directory - Recreation: Autos: Manufacturers: Volkswagen
idg.net online car-buying
Microsoft CarPoint - Vehicle Information Page
CarWizard - New and Used Car Prices and Auto Research
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
Car and Driver Magazine Online
Automobile Magazine
AutoConnect
Motor Trend Home Page
Kelley Blue Book - New Car Pricing, Used Car Values
CarSmart

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