References

Quick access to selected online references and reference guides. Bookmark your own favorites.

References

WWWebster(TM) Dictionary

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
http://www.m-w.com

Oregon Blue Book

History, culture, economic statistics, state symbols, educational institutions, state government and judicial system, directory of legislators, state and federal agencies, cities and counties, and more. Published biennially by the Oregon Secretary of State.
http://www.sos.state.or.us/BlueBook/1999_2000/default.htm

U.S. Census Bureau

What did we find out from Census 2000? Get quick facts by state and county, browse an alphabetical index, or search the databases. Watch the population clock! Access to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies (FedStats).
http://www.census.gov

The CIA World Factbook

Facts and figures about all the countries in the world.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Glossary of Internet Terms

Browse the glossary or jump to words beginning with a selected letter of the alphabet. Created and maintained by Matisse Enzer.
http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html

whatis.com

Searchable glossary of computer, network, Internet, and WWW terms.
http://whatis.techtarget.com/

Measurement Units Translation

Handy conversion of common measurements, with links to other units-conversion sites.
http://www.convert-me.com/en/

Periodic Table - WebElements

Look up any element, print the periodic table. A scholar's edition and a professional edition are available--both have plenty of information; the professional edition is a bit more, well, professional, and contains more advanced material.
http://www.webelements.com/index.html

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Reference Guides
Selected guides to online reference works and collections, organized in a variety of ways. Choose your favorite(s).

B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

Selected resources compiled and annotated by teenager B. J. Pinchbeck and his dad, categorized by general subject area.
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/

Internet Public Library

IPL collections include reference, exhibits, "especially for librarians," magazines and serials, newspapers, online texts, Web searching. The site also has excellent teen and youth sections.
http://www.ipl.org/

OSLIS Reference

A handy "short" list of references compiled by Oregon librarian Mary McClintock for the Oregon School Library Information System (OSLIS), organized by type of resource (atlas, biography, encyclopedia, etc.) and subject.
http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/reference.html

Quick Reference

A comprehensive collection of reference resources from the University of Texas (Austin) Library Online. Scan the Major Reference Works section for quick access to references on just about anything.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Reference.html

Ready Reference: Selected Internet Sites

A well-annotated alphabetic listing, by modified Library of Congress subject headings, of full-text resources on the Web. Browse or jump to a section of the alphabet.
http://www.winsor.edu/pages/sitepage.cfm?id=426

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