General Reference Links

 

 

Almanacs

Fact Monster   Student friendly site including atlas, almanac, dictionary and encyclopedia.  Produced by Information Please.

Information Please  Online version of an almanac.  Contains a detailed index to assist in locating information quickly.

RefDesk.com   A huge collection of general reference links.

The Old Farmers Almanac  Online version of the classic!  Includes weather forecasts, planting calendars, tide charts and much more.

 

 

Atlases

National Geographic MapMachine   Online atlas of the world including population, climate, land use, street maps and more.  Extensive collection including antique map.

CIA World Fact Book – Reference Maps  Searchable database of world regions and countries.  Includes country facts.

Mapquest  contains maps, driving directions, and updated traffic reports.

 

 

Biography

Biography.com    Information about more than 25,000 famous people past and present.

Columbia Encyclopedia

 

Dictionary/Thesaurus

Merriam Webster Online   Searchable dictionary and thesaurus with audio pronunciations available. 

Dictionary.com    Online dictionary which features a word of the day.   

Encarta Dictionary  Searchable dictionary and thesaurus from MSN with word of day and other reference features.

Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus  The classic resource which includes over 35,000 synonyms and 250,000 cross references.

 

 

Encyclopedias

Columbia Encyclopedia  Index of over 17,000 biographical articles classified under 140 different categories.

Encarta Encyclopedia Center   Searchable encyclopedia of more than 4500 general reference articles.

Encyclopedia.com   Searchable encyclopedia which features this day in history facts with links to additional articles.

 

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