Reference Resources on the Web

ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Britannica Online
http://www.eb.com/
Encarta Schoolhouse Topic Library
http://www.msn.com
Grolier Online
http://www.grolier.com
Encyclopedia Americana
http://www.grolier.com
DICTIONARIES, THESARUS, QUOTATIONS
ARTFL Project: ROGET's Thesaurus Search Form
http://humanities.uchicago.edu
Bartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations 
http://www.cc.columbia.edu
Foreign Languages for Travelers
http://www.travlang.com/languages
Hypertext Webster Interface
http://c.gp.cs.cmu.edu:5103/prog/webster 
Online Language Dictionaries and Translators 
http://rivendel.com
DIRECTORIES, CONVERSION PROGRAMS,
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
AmeriCom Long Distance AREA DECODER
http://www.xmission.com
Entisoft Units Conversion
http://entisoft.earthlink.net
GNN/Koblas Currency Converter
http://bin.gnn.com/cgi-bin/gnn/currency
Infoseek Guide: Stock Quotes
http://www.usps.gov/ncsc
CAREERS AND COLLEGES
1996-97 Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
Internet College Exchange
http://www.usmall.com/college
Peterson's Education Center
http://www.petersons.com
CALENDARS AND HOLIDAYS
Calendar Calculator - Naval Research Laboratory
http://www.cmf.nrl.navy.mil/calendar
Date and Time Gateway
http://www.bsdi.com/date
Space Calendar (JPL)
http://NewProducts.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar 
Today in History
http://www.historychannel.com/today
Yahoo!-Society and Culture: Holidays
http://www.yahoo.com/Holidays 
Calendars: 
A guide to locating events for each day of the year
http://www.sldirectory.com
COUNTRIES, GOVERNMENT,
STATISTICS, FLAGS, AND MAPS 
All of the D.C. Embassies
http://www.embassy.org/
Betsy Ross Homepage 
http://www.libertynet.org/
CIA World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/index.html 
CityNet
http://www.city.net
Color Landform Atlas of the United States 
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/
Flags of all Countries
http://www.wave.net/upg/
Getting Around the Planet
http://pathfinder.com 
PCL Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/collection.html 
Rulers
http://www.geocities.com
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
http://www.census.gov/stat_abstract
Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov
United Nations Headquarters Homepage
http://www.un.org
University of Oklahoma
http://www.law.uoknor.edu/ushist.html
U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
http://www.census.gov
U.S. Gazetteer
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
Virtual Tourist II World Map
http://www.vtourist.com/vt 
Web Central Government Resources
http://www.cio.com
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Earth Viewer
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview 
Electronic Zoo
http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm
Endangered Species
http://www.nceet.snre.umich.edu/
Healthtouch-Online for Better Health
http://www.healthtouch.com
Nine Planets
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets.html 
VetPedia
http://pathfinder.com
WebElements
http://www.shef.ac.uk/
BIOGRAPHIES
Biography
http://www.biography.com
BMG: Composer Index
http://classicalmus.com/ 
Book Stacks-Author's Pen
http://www.books.com/
Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.ucalgary.ca/
Great Writers and Poets
http://www.xs4all.nl/
Inventors
http://www.invent.org/
Mr. Showbiz: Star Bios 
http://www.mrshowbiz.com/starbios
National Basketball Association
http://www.nba.com/playerindex.html
National Football League
http://www.nfl.com/teams
National Hockey League
http://www.nhl.com
Pathfinder Celebrates Black History
http://pathfinder.com 
Sony Musical Artists
http://www.music.sony.com/
NEWS AND WEATHER
Automated Weather Source Online
http://wxserver.aws.com
Boston Globe/Associated Press
http://www.globe.com
Reuters News Room
http://www.reuters.com/
University of Michigan Weather Underground
http://groundhog.sprl.umich.edu
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com
Weather Channel
http://www.weather.com