 American Factfinder: US Census Bureau
In 1996, the U.S. Census Bureau undertook a comprehensive multi-year development effort to build a data dissemination system.
In order to expand public access to demographic and economic information, the Bureau wanted to provide access to its data through the Internet.
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 Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature.
The ninth edition of John Bartlett’s classic collection of quotations contains over 9,000 selections from Hesiod and Plutarch, through Chaucer and
Thomas à Kempis, up to the contemporary statesmen of the day. It also retains quotations removed from subsequent editions to economize on space,
thus making it the only resource for the words of many of history’s great thinkers.
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Britannica.com
Britannica.com is a free knowledge and learning center for people who seek
thoughtful and engaging context to today's affairs. Only Britannica.com lets users simultaneously search the world's most
respected encyclopedia, expert reviews of the Web's best sites, timely articles from leading magazines, and related books.
Special interactive features extend these resources to create a distinctive, authoritative Internet destination.
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Education Week
Editorial Projects in Education Inc. publishes Education Week, the monthly Teacher Magazine,
and Education Week on the Web. We are a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization based in Washington, D.C. Our primary mission is to help raise
the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American education. We cover local, state,
and national news and issues from preschool through the 12th grade. We also provide periodic special reports on issues ranging from technology to textbooks,
as well as books of special interest to educators.
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 7,000 Internet resources selected
and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. It's meant to be used by both librarians and non-librarians
as a reliable and efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet resources.
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Library of Congress Home Page
Welcome to the Library of Congress, the nation's oldest federal cultural institution.
The Library preserves a collection of more than 119 million items, more than two-thirds of which are in media other than books.
These include the largest map, film and television collections in the world. In addition to its primary mission of serving the research
needs of the U.S. Congress, the Library serves all Americans through its popular Web site and in its 22 reading rooms on Capitol Hill.
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Martindale's "The Reference Desk"
Hundreds of categorized links, Language Center, Science Tables, Astronomy/Space Center, Biosci/Biotech Center,
Computers and Communications, Chemistry, Education, Engineeting Center, Geoscience Center, Mathematics Center, Physics Center, Health Science Center,
"Enjoy, Have Fun", and Environment, plus much more!
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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Merriam-Webster is America's foremost publisher of language-related reference works.
This site contains a Dictionary, Thesaurus, Word of the Day, Word Games, eStore, and language information.
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Mr. Flack's 'Best of the Net' Heaven
A great reference site with links to almost every subject imaginable! A great reference page too!
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Newspapers US and Worldwide
Newspaper listings by state, country, listing of national news sites, worldwide news sites, and
news sites in Canada.
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The Old Farmers Almanac
SINCE 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac has published useful information for people in
all walks of life: tide tables for those who live near the ocean; sunrise tables and planting charts for those who live on the farm;
recipes for those who live in the kitchen; and weather predictions for those who don't like the question of weather left up in the air.
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OneLook Dictionaries
Search for online-dictionary web sites over 600+ dictionaries now indexed.
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Quick Reference/Research
The most extensive listing of reference and research sites I've seen, hundreds of useful links
to whatever you're looking for.
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Researchpaper.com
the Web's largest collection of topics, ideas, and assistance for school related research projects.
The Internet is a tremendous resource. We'll show you how to make the most of your time online. Find the best information available, eliminate
frustration, and get better grades.
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Reference Desk
The Internet is the world's largest library containing millions of books, artifacts,
images, documents, maps, etc. There is but one small problem in this library: everything is scattered about on the floor,
with growing hordes of confused and bewildered users frantically shifting through the maze, occasionally crying out, "Great Scott, look at what I just found!"
Refdesk.com has three goals: (1) fast access, (2) intuitive and easy navigation and (3) comprehensive content, rationally indexed.
The prevailing philosophy here is: simplicity. "Simplicity is the natural result of profound thought." And, very difficult to achieve.
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StudyWeb
a place for anyone doing research to find the information they need as easily as possible.
The categories are sorted according to the approximate appropriate grade level which makes them valuable tools for teachers looking for
lesson plan and curriculum ideas. The information for each topic also notes the presence of downloadable or printable images for use as
visual aids of school reports or projects. The variety of subjects and categories should allow most users to narrow in on a topic for a report,
find background material for a story, begin research for a paper or just increase their knowledge of a particular topic.
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Thesaurus.com
Browse by headword, category, fun and games, and translator.
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World Biographical Index
This database is based on the Ausgabeof the World Biographical Index containing about 2.5 million short
biographical entries for eminent individuals who lived in North and South America, Western and Central Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania.
This edition is also a compiled index to many biographical archives.
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The World Fact Book 2000
The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials,
and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements.
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WWW Virtual Library
The VL is the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of
html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links
for particular areas in which they are expert; even though it isn't the biggest index of the web, the VL pages are widely recognised
as being amongst the highest-quality guides to particular sections of the web.
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