Reference Sites
Almanacs and Dictionaries
- Information Please On-Line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, & Almanac Reference
- Information Please Kids' Almanac On-Line Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
- WWWebster Dictionary Webster's online dictionary, thesaurus and more!
- Babelfish Alta Vista's text translator includes French, English, Spanish and more
Atlases/Geography
- CIA World Factbook -Extensive country profiles, maps, flags, government, economy, geography and much more!
- MapQuest! - Online Maps, Driving Directions, Travel Guides and More.
- World Atlas and World Maps - Online world atlas includes maps and geographical information for a vast listing of countries, continents, 50 U.S. States and territories, cities, oceans, territories and dependencies. From About.com.
Biographies
- A & E's Biography Database - Over 27,000 greatest lives, past and present, with links
Cultural/Historical
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Baltimore Museum of Art
- Brooklyn Museum
- Carnegie Museum of Art
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Corcoran Gallery of Art
- Guggenheim Museum
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Museum of Modern Art, New York
- National Gallery of Art
- Smithsonian Institution Home Page
Encylopedias
- Britannica Online - Search the "world's best web sites" indexed by subject, the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, or search by subject.
- Encarta Online - Offers free but less detailed text than if you were to be a full subscriber.
General Reference
- Internet Public Library - The IPL Ready Reference Collection is a collection of Internet resources gathered together with the needs of the Internet community in mind.
- Internet Public Library -Youth - The IPL's youth division
- My Virtual Reference Desk Essential Sites - A wealth of links to other many reference sites.
- Martindale’s Reference Desk - Topical and General Reference. Authored by Jim Martindale.
- Ask Jeeves - General Question/Answer Site
- Bess - Internet retriever for kids, families and schools
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - Famous quotes, Columbia Concise Encyclopedia, Roget Thesaurus & more
Newspapers
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