Reference Tools

» Bartleby.com
   Search for famous quotes, classic literature, and nonfictional works. Site also includes dictionary, encyclopedia, and thesaurus.

   
   http://www.bartleby.com/

» Ben's Phaster Online Reference Desk
   Reference search guide. Research portal covers biography, dictionary, encyclopedia, language translation, thesaurus, world and city maps

   
   http://www.phaster.com/find_info_ref.html

» Electronic Text Center
   Online archive includes over 45,000 classic texts in 12 languages.

   
   http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/etext/

» Emily Post: Rules of Etiquette
   Guide to good manners includes thousands of tips on correspondence, party giving, and conduct in every public or private setting.

   
   http://www.bartleby.com/95/1.html

» English Library
   Features links to biographies, literature, poetry, and foreign classics. Includes alphabetical index of authors, as well as dictionaries and other reference works.

   
   http://www.englishlibrary.net/

» FactMonster
   Includes searchable information related to sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education, and health.

   
   http://www.factmonster.com/

» Finding Data on the Internet
   A journalist teaches other writers how to use the Internet to find facts.

   
   http://www.robertniles.com/data/

» Gary Price Fast Facts
   Compilation of quick reference resources, including almanacs, statistics, and fact books.

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

» Info Zone Research Skills Area
   Exploration of the research process and links to related sites.

   
   http://www.pembinatrails.ca/infozone

» Infonation
   View and compare statistical data for countries that are a part of the United Nations. Find everything from land size to population, average temperature to crime rates.

   
   http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm

» Inter-Lace Webtopics Directory:
   This teacher-librarian designed website contains searching tips and a weblinks topic subject list for teachers and students. Contains a high percentage of Australian links.

   
   http://members.ozemail.com.au/~slacey

» Internet Public Library Kidspace: Reference
   General reference, including links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and almanacs.

   
   http://www.ipl.org/kidspace/browse/ref0000

» Martindale's Reference Desk
   Massive collection of links to reference resources includes language centers, calculators, maps, science tables and important websites of various countries.

   
   http://www.martindalecenter.com/

» My Virtual Reference Desk
   Links to a variety of resources including news, weather, sports, encyclopedias, facts on file, FAQs, and tutorials.

   
   http://www.refdesk.com/

» NoodleQuest
   Free service offers automated search engine strategy development.

   
   http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/

» NoodleTools
   A suite of interactive tools designed to aid students with their online research, from selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources.

   
   http://www.noodletools.com/

» Online Reference Center
   Offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, math tools, and writing reference.

   
   http://reference.aol.com

» Research-It
   Look up the meaning of a word, find out when a famous person lived, or identify a foreign language at this one-stop research center.

   
   http://www.itools.com/

» Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
   online database and comprehensive list of world's most notable quotations from 1950-1980.

   
   http://www.bartleby.com/63/

» TekMom's Search Tools for Students
   An easy-to-use, one-page reference desk for students. Includes kids' search engines, encyclopedias, biographies, images, dictionaries, and maps.

   
   http://www.tekmom.com/search/

» The Amazing Picture Machine
   Index to graphical resources and maps on the internet. Database of all types of images suitable for children.

   
   http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm

» Time and Date
   Lots of time and date related information, such as yearly and monthly calendars, counters, countdown, and the world clock which shows the current time in cities all over the world.

   
   http://www.timeanddate.com/

» eLook
   Provides information on programming, computers, definitions, and literature.

   
   http://www.elook.org/