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Ready Reference Electronic Bookshelf

Almanacs and Calendars

Dictionaries

Acronym Dictionary
Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth)
Dictionary.com
Language Dictionaries (Yahoo site)
On-Line Dictionaries - With links to over 500 dictionaries (R. Beard/Bucknell University)
PC Webopedia
Roget's Thesaurus
Slang Dictionaries (Yahoo site)
Subject and Specialized Dictionaries (R. Beard/Bucknell University)
Thesauri and Other Vocabulary aids (R. Beard/Bucknell University)
Webster's Dictionary

Electronic Books

Electronic Journals

Australian Electronic Journals (National Library of Australia)
Chronicle of Higher Education
Ejournal Project (U. of Waterloo Library)
Electronic Journals (WWW Virtual Library)
Electronic Journals and Newspapers (U. Of Pennsylvania Library)
Electronic Publications Pilot Project (National Library of Canada)
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center (search for abstracts on educational issues)
HyperJournal (a discussion list)
Index Morganagus (Full-Text Index of Library-Related Electronic Serials)
NewJour (Electronic Journal and Newsletter Archive)
News and Media Journals (Yahoo site)
Reprints/Preprints (Harnad at Princeton U.)
Scholarly Communications Project (Virginia Polytechnic Institute)
Scholarly Journals (North Carolina State University Libraries)
Scholarly Journals (U. Of Houston Library)
Serials in Cyberspace (University of Vermont)

Electronic Newspapers and Newswires

Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque Tribune
CNN News
Indexes to Newspapers, Periodicals, and other Media (Michigan Electronic Library)
MediaLink (Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, foreign newspapers and more)
New York Times
News and Newspapers Online (U.N.C. at Greensboro)
Reuters
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
The Washington Post

Encyclopedias

Geographical Information

Cities and Travel Information
- CityLink
- CityNet (Excite)
- U. S. State Department Travel Advisories
Distances
- How Far is it? (Bali Online)
Maps
- Electronic Map Collection (UT Austin)
- MapQuest
- U. S. Census Bureau Tiger Mapping Service
Time
U. S. Census Bureau Home Page
U. S. Census Bureau Gazetteer
Weather (Yahoo site)

Government Information

Embassy Web Pages
Fedstats - Statistics from 70 US government agencies
Federal Web Locator
Government Information (provided by UNM General Library's Government Information Department)
Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
U.S. Census
U.S. Constitution (Cornell University)

Miscellaneous Reference Sources

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Business and Economics (Scout Report)
Computers and Information Technology (Argus Clearinghouse)
Educational Resources (Argus Clearinghouse)
Environmental Sources (Argus Clearinghouse)
Evaluating Information on the Internet (Roger Williams University)
Flags of all Countries
Glossary of Terms (WGU Central Library)
Law.Net
Multidisciplinary Subjects (Argus Clearinghouse)
Multidisciplinary Subjects (BUBL LINK: Libraries of Networked Knowledge)
Netiquette (Yahoo site)
Peterson's College Guides
Philosophy and Religion (Argus Clearinghouse)
Science and Engineering (Scout Report)
Social Sciences (Scout Report)
Social Sciences and Social Issues (Argus Clearinghouse)
Sociology Internet Resources (Western Connecticut State University)
ZipCode Directory

Online Health and Medical Sites

Health and Medicine (Argus Clearinghouse)
Health Information Resources (Michigan Electronic Library)
Health Sites (Yahoo site)
HealthWeb
Medical/Biological Resources (Harvard's MGH Neurology)
PubMed

Style Manuals and Guides to Writing Research Papers

Telephone Directories

Unit Conversion Tables
- Convert It!
- Interactive Currency Converter
- Weights and Measures (University of Oregon)
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