Reference Resources on the Web ADDRESSES & PHONE NUMBERS ALMANACS ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS ATMS AWARDS BIOGRAPHY CALCULATORS & CONVERTERS CAREERS and JOB OPPORTUNITIES CENSUS DATA & DEMOGRAPHICS CONSUMER INFORMATION COUNTRIES, STATES, CITIES DATE AND TIME DICTIONARIES ENCYCLOPEDIAS GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS HEALTH & MEDICINE INFORMATION SUPER SITES (see also) REFERENCE SITES LITERARY CRITICISM MAPS NEWS QUOTATIONS REFERENCE SITES SCHOOL REPORT CARDS STYLE MANUALS & WRITING GUIDES THESAURI TRAVEL WEATHER WEB SEARCHING ADDRESSES & PHONE NUMBERS AnyWho (AT & T) The Internet equivalent of the phone book's white pages, this site includes reverse look-ups and toll-free numbers. Federal Toll Free Numbers Federal Toll-Free Telephone Numbers Commonly Requested at the National Contact Center Free 411 - 1800-Free411 Free directory assistance Hard to Find 800 Numbers Sole purpose is to help customers reach companies whose numbers are often buried deep within a large corporate site. Telephone Directories on the Web An index of phone directories around the world, including white pages, yellow pages and fax directories. United States Postal Service Zip code and address information. Switchboard.com A nationwide residential and business directory. Who/Where? Your guide to people on the web, including maps. Yellow Pages Power Search A world wide yellow pages directory. Zip codes Find zip code information throughout the U.S. ALMANACS Information Please Information from the print almanac, plus a dictionary and encyclopedia. Farmer's Almanac The electronic version of North America's oldest continuously published almanac. ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS Associations on the Net Over 2,000 internet sites providing links to various association & organization web sites. ATM LOCATOR ATM Locator Star ATM Locator - Locate ATM by Zip Code and Financial Institution ATM Locator Provided by Visa MasterCard Global ATM Locator With more than a million ATMs in over 210 countries, you're never far from a MasterCard, Maestro or Cirrus ATM. AWARDS Academy Awards The Academy Awards Database, from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, is searchable by keyword, by year, or by general category, from 1927 to the present. Emmy Awards The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences web site. Grammy Awards The Recording Academy's searchable database of Grammy Award Winners. National Book Awards National Book Award winners since 1950. Nobel Prize The Nobel Foundation's website, where you can locate lists of all award winners and winners in each category. Pulitzer Prize This database includes an archived, searchable listing of all prize winners since 1917. BIOGRAPHY Biography This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women from ancient times to present day. Internet Public Library Biographies Annotated links to websites containing biographical information. Categories include: Artists & Architects; Authors; Entertainers; Musicians & Composers; Politicians & Rulers; and Scientist & Inventors CALCULATORS & CONVERTERS Calculator.com An online numeric calculator. Currency Converter Converts U.S. dollars to other currencies ranging from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. How Far Is It? This service allows you to enter two cities, and calculates the distance between them. International Salary Converter This site allows you to compare the cost of living between a U.S. and foreign city. Martindale's Calculators On-Line Center calculators covering every walk of life. Sunrise, Sunset Calendars and Local Time sunrise, sunset, and local time for selected cities. timeanddate.com has world time search, calendar gemeratpr, time, world time, and dates. Universal Currency Converter Automatically converts currencies between countries. USA Today Calculators Provides calculations for consumer loans, tuition, new cars, mortgages and retirement. World Clock-Time Zones time zones from around the world. CAREERS and JOB OPPORTUNITIES America's JobBank A network for job seekers or employers. Career Guide to Industries Provides information on available careers by industry, with information on working conditions, employment, training & advancement, earnings & benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations for additional information. CareerBuilder.com Find a job - post your resume - manage your career. EmploymentGuide.com Search for jobs or employers locally and nationwide Occupational Outlook Handbook From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this online handbook provides information on job categories, working conditions, qualifications, average earnings and outlook for the future. CENSUS DATA & DEMOGRAPHICS American Factfinder Browse, search, and map data from many Census Bureau sources. United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN) A guide to population information on UN system web sites World Population Information Global Population Profile 2002, World POP Clock, etc. CONSUMER INFORMATION Consumer World A public service guide cataloging over 2000 of the most useful consumer resources. Federal Consumer Information Center From Pueblo, Colorado, this site takes you to hundreds of consumer publications online. COUNTRIES, STATES, CITIES Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments Searchable by country, this site lists current chiefs of state & cabinet members. Country Studies/Area Handbook The Country Studies Series provides a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political systems of 91 countries. Foreign Government Resources on the Web From the University of Michigan Documents Center, this site provides links to hundreds of diplomatic and legal resources for all regions of the world. States and Capitals Lots of useful information about the fifty states, plus links to other resources. World Factbook The CIA World Factbook is a comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities. DATE AND TIME Virtual Perpetual Calendars Different calendars using various reference items. Timeanddate.com Current time and date for 512 cities worldwide and Greenwich mean time. Today's Date and Time Comprehensive information on all things relating to calendars, dates, holidays & time. DICTIONARIES American Heritage Dictionary Contains over 350,000 entries from the unabridged third edition. Merriam-Webster's Online The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary is based on the print version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. OneLook Dictionaries A meta-dictionary, searching an index of nearly 400 general and special interest dictionaries for definitions. Urban Dictionary Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Web of On-line Dictionaries A directory of over 600 online dictionaries, including foreign-language dictionaries. ENCYCLOPEDIAS Encyclopaedia Britannica The complete Britannica, with authoritative and informative articles on a variety of subjects, as well as links to Internet sites. Encyclopedia.com More than 1400 brief articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS Foundation Center Online Links to more than 1500 grantmaker websites and information on top U.S. Funders. 2007 Free Scholarship Searches 2007 Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid Page HEALTH & MEDICINE Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Resources Lists of links compiled by the Hardin Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa. MEDLINEplus Search sites selected by the National Library of Medicine for information on hundreds of diseases, conditions and wellness issues. Merck Publication This site provides access to the full-text of The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, and to selected chapters from The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy and The Merck Manual of Medical Information (Home Edition). RxList: The Internet Drug Index A searchable database including statistics, uses and warnings associated with prescription drugs, with information on brand names and manufacturers. INFORMATION SUPER SITES (see also) REFERENCE SITES InfoMine At the university level, from the Libraries of the University of California, this site is offered as a comprehensive showcase of virtual library and reference tool. Librarians' Index to the Internet A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 6,500 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries Library Spot This site is designed to break through the information overload of the Web to bring the best library and reference sites together in one spot. LITERARY CRITICISM Literary Criticism: Glossary, Shakespeare, Contemporary, Theory Online Literary Criticism Collection The Internet Public Library's collection of online literary criticism, with links to websites. MAPS geology.com - Maps and satellite images of the United States and the world. Map Machine Political and physical maps from The National Geographic Atlas of the World, plus extensive links to cartography, GIS and mapping sites. MapQuest A commercial site with interactive maps of continents, countries, towns and neighborhoods. NEWS ABCNews.com The latest news and feature stories. CNN.com National and international news from CNN. Chicago Tribune Highlights from the current issue of the Chicago Tribune. Register to search the past week's articles. MSNBC National and international news from MCNBC. National Public Radio This site provides access to popular NPR shows as well as breaking news & archives. New York Times Online edition of the world-renowned newspaper, updated daily. Access is free, but requires a password. USA Today The online version of USA Today's popular newspaper. Washington Post Published since 1996, the online version of the Washington Post. QUOTATIONS Bartlett's Familiar Quotations A collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature. The online version of the 1901 edition. Simpson's Contemporary Quotations Nearly 10,000 quotations, covering 1950-1988. REFERENCE SITES Internet Public Library Standard general reference aids. Refdesk.com Editor's picks of Essential Reference Tools. Refdesk.comSince 1995, Refdesk is a free and family-friendly web site that indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources. Virtual Reference Shelf Selected Web resources compiled by the Library of Congress SCHOOL REPORT CARDS Illinois School Report Card Information for every public school in Illinois from the 1999 (to the present) School Report Card released by the Illinois Board of Education. Interactive Illinois School Report Card STYLE MANUALS & WRITING GUIDES ACS Guidelines for Documenting Sources American Chemical Society's rules for documenting work. ACS Style Guide for Electronic Resources American Chemical Society's rules for documenting electronic resources. All That JAS Journal abbreviation sources. APA Style Using APA format - from Purdue University's online writing lab. APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources This PDF file provides updated and expanded information explaining how to format electronic resources in APA style. When citing electronic resources, this guide should be used instead of the Electronic Media section (pp. 268-281) of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. EasyBib.com A website dedicated to helping writers create bibliographies.Adheres to the 5th Edition of MLA Handbook for Writers and Researchers, and the 5th edition of the APA Publication Manual. Elements of Style Complete 1918 edition of the classic reference book. Elements of Style - Revised Revised by John Cowan (2006) Governors State Regional Online Writing Center (GROWL) APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian, and more resources/templates recommended by the Governors State Writing Center. Guide to Style Manuals This site, from the University of Illinois, provides links to various online style manuals and grammar guides, including sources that show how to cite electronic resources in research papers. MLA Style Using MLA format - from Purdue University's online writing lab. Research and Documentation Online This site, from Prince Georges Community College, describes four commonly used systems of documentation: MLA, used in English and the humanities; APA, used in psychology and the social sciences; Chicago, used primarily in history; and CBE, used in the sciences THESAURI ARTFL Project: Roget's Thesaurus Search Form Search the headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus, 1911. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus Type in a word or phrase to retrieve synonyms and antonyms TRAVEL Chicago Metromix Chicago tourism information, including museums, restaurants and events. QuickAID Airport information, from ground transportation to a map of the terminal. Metra Train Schedule and ticket information as well as transit links to Pace, CTA, RTA and RiverBus. Tri-State Coach Bus Bus schedules to Midway and O'Hare WEATHER National Weather Service Forecasts, observations and general information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Weather Channel Forecasts and information from the Weather Channel. WEB SEARCHING Guide to Web Searching An excellent guide on how to search the World Wide Web, from Kim Granath of the Mansfield Library. Search Engine Features Chart One-stop shopping with 13 different search engines charted, including features such as boolean searching, proximity searching, truncation, fields, limits, stoplists, sorting, and case sensitivity. Ask Jeeves Have a question? Just type it in and click "Ask!"
