Ready Reference-WWW

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Ready Reference or inquiries for facts account for approximately 85% to 95% of the questions asked in libraries. Answers are found primarily in fact type reference books, e.g., almanacs, dictionaries, directories, handbooks, manuals, and yearbooks. The sources listed are linked by categories and titles. This list represents some of the electronic versions available in print and is not intended to be comprehensive. Links to World Wide Web sites will be reviewed, added and edited continuously.

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Almanacs and Yearbooks	Dictionaries, Thesauri and Encyclopedias	Handbooks and Manuals
Bibliographies, Guides, and Gateways	Directories	Maps and Geography
Biographical	Government Documents	Miscellaneous
Current Events and News	Grammar, Style Guides and Evaluating Internet Resources	Statistical Sources

See also: Subject Sources-WWW and Online Databases

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Almanacs and Yearbooks

• African American Yearbook
• Information Please
• Old Farmer's Almanac

Bibliographies, Guides, and Gateways

• Academic Info
• The Webliography: Internet Subject Guides
• The WWW Virtual Library

Biographical

General

• Biography.com
• Biographical Dictionary

Presidents

• The Presidents of the United States

Science and Technology

• The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
• Virtual Center: Science & Technology

Women

• Distinguished Women of Past and Present
• The First Ladies

Current Events and News

Metasites

• Ecola Newsstand
• TotalNEWS

Magazines

• Newsweek.com
• Time.com
• U.S. News Online

Newspapers

• AJR NewsLink (See U.S. Newspapers - National Papers link: New York Times,
  USA Today, Washington Post)

Television News Broadcast

• ABC News
• CBS News
• CNN Interactive
• C-SPAN
• FOX News
• MSNBC

Wire

• The Associated Press (AP)
• Business Wire
• CNNfin-the Financial Network
• PR Newswire
• Reuters

Dictionaries, Thesauri and Encyclopedias

Metasites

• OneLook Dictionaries
• Terminology Collection Online Dictionaries
• A Web of On-line Dictionaries

Dictionaries, Language

English

• ARTFL Project: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 Edition
• Merriam Webster Online

French

• ARTFL Project: French-English Dictionary Form
• ARTFL Project: TFL Dictionary Form

Spanish

• WordReference.com: Dicconarios de Espanol, Ingles, Frances, y Portugues

Dictionaries, Subject

Computer

• Webopedia:Online Computer Dictionary for
  Computer and Internet Terms and Definitions
• Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Law

• 'Letric Law Library's Legal Lexicon's Lyceum
• Duhaime's Law Dictionary

Medicine

• MEDLINE Plus
• The On-Line Medical Dictionary

Occupations

• Dictionary of Occupational Titles (O*NET Online Occupational Information Network)

Thesauri

• Thesaurus.com
• ARTFL Project: Roget's Thesaurus Search Form

Encyclopedias

• Encarta
• Encyclopedia.com

Directories

Associations, Institutions, Organizations,Etc.

• Yahoo Directory of Professional Organizations

College Selection, Admission, and Financial Aid

• American Universities
• College View
• :edu (U.S.News)
• FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page
• Peterson's Colleges & Universities

Government

• FedWorld Information Network
• Students.gov
• USA gov: The U. S. Government's Official Web Portal

Telephone

Area Code

• The AmeriCom Long Distance Area Decoder
• Fast Area Code Look-Up

Toll Free

• AnyWho Toll Free Directory
• Airline Toll-Free Numbers and Websites

Metasites White Pages

• The Ultimate White Pages
• Telephone Directories on the Web

Metasites Yellow Pages

• The Ultimate Yellow Pages
• First Worldwide Pages: Internet Yellow Pages

White and Yellow Pages

• InfoSpace: The Ultimate Directory
• Switchboard

Yellow Pages

• BigBook
• BigYellow

Zip Code

• National Address Server
• USPS Zip Code Lookup

Government Documents

Federal

• Access
  • Congressional Directory
  • Congressional Record
  • Public Laws
  • U.S. Code
  • Supreme Court Decisions
  • Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
  • Others

Maryland

• COMAR Online (Code of Maryland Regulations)
• Maryland Electronic Capital
• Maryland Manual On-Line
• Maryland State Archives
• SAILOR (Maryland's Online Public Information Network)

Prince George's County

• Prince George's County Government (Maryland Manual On-Line)
• Prince George's County Maryland
• Sailor: Prince George's County, Maryland

Grammar, Style Guides and Evaluating Internet Resources

Grammar

• Elements of Style
• On-Line English Grammar
• A Writer's Reference, 6th ed. (Dianna Hacker)
  

Style Guides

American Chemical Society

• A Quick Guide to Citing Using the ACS Style, 3rd Ed.

APA

• APA Formatting and Style Guide (Owl at Purdue)
• APA Style Guide (6th edition)
• Basics of APA Style Tutorial (6th, edition, APA)
• Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style (6th edition, APA)
• KnightCite Citation Machine
• Quick Guide to APA Format (6th edition, tutorial)
• RBC Library APA Style Guide (6th edition)

Chicago/Turabian

• The Chicago Manual of Style - Tools (15th Edition)
• KnightCite Citation Machine
• Turabian Style Guide

MLA

• KnightCite Citation Machine
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Owl at Purdue)
• MLA Style Frequently Asked Questions About the MLA Handbook (7th, MLA)
• MLA Style Guide (7th edition)
• RBC Library MLA Style Guide (7th edition)

Plagiarism

• How to Avoid Plagiarism
• Lemonade Plagiarism Tutorial
• Plagiarism Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Plagiarism (PowerPoint)
• Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize It
• Working with Secondary Sources - When to Cite and Avoid Plagiarism (PowerPoint)

Evaluating Internet Resources

• Bibliography on Evaluating Web Information
• Evaluating Quality on the Net
• Evaluation of Information Sources

Handbooks and Manuals

• The Merck Manual of Information (Home Edition)
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (See also Employment Projections Link from this site)
• The United States Government Organization Manual

Maps and Geography

Geography

• The National Map (USGS)
• U.S. Gazetteer
• The World Factbook

Maps

• Map Machine
• MapBlast
• MapQuest
• Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

Miscellaneous

Awards and Prizes

• The Nobel Prize
• The Pulitzer Prize Winners

Calendars, Dates and Time

• Calculation of the Ecclesiastical Calendar
• Time and Date Gateway
• World Time Zones

Consumerism

• Better Business Bureau
• Car Prices
• Consumer Reports
• Consumer World
• Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
• N.A.D.A. Guides

Forms

• All Law - Forms

Statistical Sources

General

• Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009

Crime

• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Justice Information Center (NCJRS): Criminal Justice Statistics
• Uniform Crime Reports

Education

• Digest of Education Statistics, 1990-2007
• National Center for Education Statistics

Labor

• Bureau of Labor Statistics Data

Federal

• FedStats

Population

• County and City Data Books
• Global Statistics
• U.S. Census Bureau

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