Internet Reference Tools

From LibWiki

Acronymn Finder http://www.acronymfinder.com//

American Secular Holidays Calendar http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ushols.html

Britannica.com http://www.britannica.com/

CIA World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

City Data http://www.city-data.com/

Consumer Price Indexes http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm

Economic History (How Much Is That?) http://eh.net/

Farmer's Almanac http://www.almanac.com/

The 50 States http://www.50states.com/

Guide to Grammar and Writing http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

InfoPlease http://www.infoplease.com

Journalists' Tools http://www.refdesk.com/jourtool.html

Legacy Obituaries http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?

Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/index.html

Mapquest http://www.mapquest.com

Martindale & Hubbell Lawyer Locator http://lawyers.martindale.com/marhub/

Medical Dictionary http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html

My Virtual Reference Desk http://www.refdesk.com

National Archives http://www.archives.gov/index.html

National Obituary Archive http://www.arrangeonline.com/

Pretrieve Public Records http://www.pretrieve.com/

Reporters' Desktop http://www.reporter.org/desktop/

Search Systems Public Records http://www.searchsystems.net/

Statistical Abstract http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

Social Security Death Index http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/

Urban legends (one of several such Web sites) http://www.snopes.com

U.S. Government Manual http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html