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Please Almanac
Find facts about countries, states, cities, sports, current events,
disasters, world history, world leaders, etc.
| CIA
World Factbook
Guide to facts and figures about countries and includes flags,
maps, geography, government, population, economy, communication,
military, etc.
Nation Master
Offers a variety of statistical tables and other news about
countries of the world. A good complement to the World
Factbook. |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences
The official site for the Academy Awards. Search the Academy Awards
database for information about past Oscar winners and
nominees.
The Nobel Prize
Internet Archive.
Lists winners of Nobel Prize winners in literature, physics,
chemistry, peace, economics and physiology & medicine. A one
sentence annotation is included for each winner.
The Pulitzer Prizes
Find out the winners year by year., including winners of fiction
and non-fiction books.
| Calculate Me.com
Provides currency converter plus includes calculations from Celsius
to Fahrenheit, gallons to liters, miles to kilometers, kilograms to
pounds, meters to feet, etc.
Universal Currency Converter
(XE.com)
Convert currencies (e.g. a specific amount in US dollars to
equivalent in UK pounds) |
Bartleby
Offers a range of reference sources that can be searched all at
once, in groups, or individually. Includes dictionaries, books of
quotations, the1996 edition of the Columbia Encyclopedia, and the
Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, among others.
Encyclopedia Americana Online
Full text search of Encyclopedia Americana and Grolier. Provides
links to feature stories and “this day in history.”
Funk & Wagnalls New World EncyclopediaSearch for full text
articles from the encyclopedia.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A selection of full-text ebooks/reference works covering fields of
business, education, environment, history, information and
publishing, law, library science, nation and world, religion, and
social science.
Merriam-Webster
A dictionary and thesaurus. Provides audio pronunciations. Features
free daily crossword puzzle and “words of the year.”
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Search for meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a
million words, past and present.
Paratext Reference Universe
Comprehensive index to specialized reference works. Wikipedia
This fast growing site has some 929,000 entries in English written
by its readers who volunteer to write articles. Also Available in
various other languages including French, German and Spanish.
Covers wide range of topics. Features “on this day” which is
updated daily and highlights major events that took place in
history. Also features bulletin board which enables discussion of
various topics.
World Book Online
Search the World Book by entry. Also includes “Behind the
Headlines,” “Today in History,” and “Features of the Month.”
Special section on “Explore New York,” includes entries for famous
New Yorkers, links to information about Colleges/Universities, and
historic sites.
Xreferplus Online Reference Library
Access full-text of reference ebooks representing 50 publishers.
Provides access to dictionaries, etc. and to full-text reference
sources representing specific subjects in humanities, social
sciences, and sciences. | Google
Advanced
Allows searching for exact phrases ( locates authors of
quotations), limits to specific languages, and provides links to
Google Book Search, Google Scholar and U.S. Government
resources Internet Public Library
Organized by University of Michigan. School of Information,
Internet Public Library provides links to a large collection of web
resources representing various subject areas. Highlights are links
to full text of online books, periodicals, newsletters, blogs, and
ready reference sources.
Literary Market Place
Search for names and addresses and phone numbers of publishers
worldwide.
Online
Reference Shelf (from Princeton University Library)
A fine selection of online reference sources. It includes some
subscription sites. Refdesk
One stop guide to news items, trivia of the day, stock quotes,
dictionaries and encyclopedias and links to major search engines.
See especially the Refdesk Facts Subject Index:
http://www.refdesk.com/facts.html which links to resources on
various topics including quotations, grammar and style, geneaology,
etc.. Reference.com
Links to thesauri, phone directories, dictionary, legal resources,
etc.
Ulrich's Web
Search for bibliographic information about a serial. Lists address
of publisher, starting date of journal and where it is
indexed.
WorldCat (OCLC)
Use WorldCat to find out which library owns a specific source in
print or non-print. Lists holdings for libraries
internationally. |
Internet Movie Database
Search by movie title to find out information about cast, crew,
plotline, awards, goofs, and trivia and search by names to find
biographies and film credits for actors, actresses, directors,
producers, etc. For selected films, there are links to video
trailers.
| Metropolitan Transit Authority
(State of New York)
Locate schedules and maps for: NYC subways and buses, Long Island
Rail Road (LIRR), Metro North, Long Island buses. Includes service
advisories.
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