| Other Online Collections Reference Resources | |
| Title | Description |
| Bartleby.com: Reference | This portion of the Bartleby.com site includes reference works form the categories of dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, religion, mythology, parliamentary procedure, and more. |
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Scholarly Internet Resource Collections |
This virtual library allows users to access lists of links entitled acronyms/abbreviations; almanacs/statistics/fact books; associations/societies; biographies/awards; calendars/dates/time zones; copyright/fair use; Ejournals; Etexts; dictionaries; quotations; government; grants/foundations library directories; maps/zip codes/distances/places; money/currencies; nonprofit organizations; publishers/book stores; reference desk collections; telephone/fax/e-mail; travel/weather/roads; universities/colleges; weights and measures and writing/style/grammar guides. |
| The Internet Public Library | The Internet Public Library provides links to lists of online almanacs, biographical information, census and demographic data, dictionaries, encyclopedias, genealogy, geography, news, quotations and telephone directories. Other resources linked from this page include information about weights and measures, citing electronic resources, calendars and many other topics. |
| Librarian's Index to the Internet: Ready Reference & Quick Facts | The citations for online reference sources linked from this site are signed by the librarian who reviewed the source. Categories of sources are: almanacs, calendars, census, dictionaries, general and topical encyclopedias, holidays, names, phone books, statistics, and time. |
| LibrarySpot | Sites featured on LibrarySpot are hand-selected and reviewed by . . . [the] editorial team for their exceptional quality, content and utility. StartSpot sponsors this site. StartSpot team members have diverse backgrounds, interests and perspectives, but share a strong commitment to connecting people with the best topical information on the Web. Our team is comprised of journalists, educators, librarians, engineers and business people." |
| refdesk.com | This site is almost overwhelming because of the large number of sources included. It's not the place to begin researching because you may get lost in the maze. However, if you are having trouble locating information, it may link to that source you couldn't find anywhere else. |
| Restrict Search Engine Results & Use Reference Tools | This page of tips for using Google and AlltheWeb to focus searches and as reference tools was created by Connie Ury, a librarian at Northwest Missouri State University. |
| SparkNotes | SparkNotes is an online form of "cliff notes", covering topics from Shakespeare, poetry, literature, drama and Philosophy. The site also includes key facts, quotations, quizzes, study questions, characters, character analysis, themes, etc. on other subjects, such as Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Biology, Astronomy, and Computer Science. Also included are Reference tools, message boards, current events and classic books online. The site is free, but requires users to establish an account and to log in. |
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