General Reference Web Links for Dictionaries, Almanacs and Style Manuals
This site answers common questions about using the American Psychological
Association (APA) format for the preparation of papers. Links are provided for
citing sources in both print and electronic formats.
Using Modern Language Association Format
This site is from Purdue University. It details the MLA format for both
print and electronic resources.
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
This online dictionary provides detailed definitions, pronunciation, and
usage for over 90,0000 words.
This site allows users to search for the definition of words from the Oxford
English Dictionary (OED).
This site provides an English word dictionary. Also a Spanish/English and French/English dictionary is available.
This site provides the dictionary and a thesaurus.
This online encyclopedia provides brief articles on a variety of topics. This resource is also accessible via NCLIVE page.
The Biography Center contains over 25,000 entries and is international in
scope.
Distinguished Women of the Past & Present
Women from all periods of history are represented on this site.
This government site offers information about geographical, political and demographics of all countries of the world. This site is maintained by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
This site provides access to the oldest almanac in publication. It
offers information on the weather, astronomy and helpful household hints.
This site offers information about the all countries of the World, Arts &
Entertainment, Science, Culture, Business, History, Government, and
Sports. It also provides access to an encyclopedia, dictionary and
thesaurus.
This site contains measures and units. The measures and units are defined, and the site tells how to convert measures and units into standard units.
This site provides demographic information from the U. S. Census Bureau.
This site is provides demographic data gathered from the census and which is divided into the categories of people, business and geography.
This site contains statistics collected from 100 U.S. federal government
agencies.
National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives mission is to preserve the federal records of the
United States. Statistics, records and photographs are available on this site.
USDA Economic Research Service
The Economic Research Service is a primary source of economic information and
research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. With 450 employees, ERS conducts
a research program to inform public and private decision making on economic and
policy issues involving food, farming, natural resources, and rural development.
This site provides information such as climate, flags, maps, and country
rankings for all countries of the world.
USGS Earth Resource Observation & Science
This site serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to
describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from
natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and
enhance and protect our quality of life. It is maintained by the U.S.
Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey. .
This site allows users to search over 65,000 quotes by subject and/or
author.
This site contains over 11,000 searchable quotes.