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Reference Sites: |
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Encarta.com |
Microsoft's online reference site, with more than 4,500 encyclopedia
articles, with a dictionary, atlas, and links to other sites. |
Encyclopedia.com |
Search by keyword or alphabetical listing, and also get maps, websites,
and other documents. |
Informationsphere.com |
Online encyclopedia of terms and definitions. |
| Questia.com |
Upper-level research site, "world's largest
Internet library" |
Wikipedia |
Another online encyclopedia, but with
smaller entries created by Internet users, but available in many
languages. |
Dictionary/Thesaurus: |
see also Bartleby.com |
Dictionaries and Thesauruses |
A handy collection of online dictionaries
and thesauruses to aid you in your research and writing! Included
dictionaries for foreign languages as well! (From the University
of Texas at Austin.) |
Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus |
Gives definitions, synonyms, antonyms, etc. for thousands of words.
You can also hear the words pronounced. |
Quotations: |
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Almanac/Atlas: |
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Atlapedia.com |
Contains full-color physical and political maps, statistics, and
information on countries of the world. |
Color Landform Atlas (U.S.) |
Gives landform and political maps in color, satellite maps, and
other information on all the 50 states. |
Map Collection 1500--2003 |
Current and historical maps on subjects ranging from exploration,
to cultural geography, to transportation, and much more. |
Xpeditions Atlas from National Geographic |
Atlas created by National Geographic with maps formatted for
easy saving and printing. |
Destinations from Lonely Planet |
Information on countries and regions of the world brought to you
by the popular travel guide publishers. |
Information Please
Almanac |
Fact-filled online version of a great almanac. |
Statistical Information: |
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Population Reference Bureau |
Contains articles, links, and statistics
about the latest population estimates, projections, and other key
indicators for 200
countries,
including
births, deaths, infant mortality,
life expectancy, and much more. |
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. |
From the 2001 Census, this site has lots of statistics about
almost everything--population, education, environment, and much
more. (in
PDF format--you'll need Acrobat Reader to see them) |
InfoNation |
Allows
you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for
the
Member States of the United Nations.... |
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Directory Searches: |
BUBL Link Directory |
Directory of links from all subject areas organized by subject
area (Dewey Decimal System), but also searchable by keyword. |
Digital Librarian |
Directory of links recommended by librarians, giving sites from
all subject areas, organized by subject area or searchable by keyword. |
Infomine |
A directory of links for students in higher grades or teachers,
organized by subject or searchable by keyword. |
Internet Public Library |
Great site with links arranged into subject categories, searchable
by keywords, with areas for kids and teens, and links to reference
sources. |
Library of Congress |
Award-winning site with lots of information about the U.S. and
the world. Searchable by category, or by keyword. |
Virtual Library |
A directory of links organized by subject area, but also searchable
by keyword. |
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Search Engines:
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Google |
Everyone's favorite, but use the advanced
search feature to get rid of all the junk. |
Answers.com |
Easy to use, helpful search site! Use
it to find information about almost anything. |
| A9 |
Amazon.com's search engine--Try using the
"Reference" button instead of the normal "Web" search. You'll get
more reliable results. |
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Ask Jeeves |
for Kids--lets you ask questions in normal English. |
Cyber Sleuth |
for Kids |
Kids Click! |
for Kids |
Yahooligans |
for Kids--organized by categories, or you can search with keywords. |
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Bartleby.com
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A great reference source, including dictionaries,
quotations, thesauri, information on authors, poetry, fiction,
fables, and much much more.
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How Stuff Works |
Explains in detail what makes a wide variety of things function,
from air conditioners to jake brakes to tattoos. |
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