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Infonation
View and compare statistical data for countries that are a part of the United Nations. Find everything from land size to population, average temperature to crime rates.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/info...
Refdesk.com
A one-stop site for all things Internet including news, weather, sports, reference, encyclopedia (50 areas), facts on file, FAQs, tutorials, search engines, Win95, free stuff, and games. Includes over 20,000 links.
http://www.refdesk.com/
TekMom's Search Tools for Students
An easy-to-use, one-page reference desk for students. Includes kids' search engines, encyclopedias, biographies, images, dictionaries, and maps.
http://www.tekmom.com/search/
The Amazing Picture Machine
Index to graphical resources and maps on the internet. Database of all types of images suitable for children.
http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm
Finding Data on the Internet
A journalist teaches other writers how to use the Internet to find facts.
http://www.robertniles.com/data/
Electronic Text Center -- University of Virginia
"The Center combines an on-line archive of thousands of SGML-encoded electronic texts and images with a library service that offers hardware and software suitable for the creation and analysis of text."
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/
Gary Price Fast Facts
Compilation of quick reference resources, including almanacs, statistics, and fact books.
http://www.freepint.com/gary/handbook.htm
Ben's Phaster Online Reference Desk
Reference search guide. Research portal covers biography, dictionary, encyclopedia, language translation, thesaurus, world and city maps
http://www.phaster.com/find_info_ref.html
eLook Reference
Provides information on programming, computers, definitions, and literature.
http://www.elook.org/
Online Reference Center
Offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, math tools, writing reference and more.
http://reference.aol.com/references
Martindale's Reference Desk
Large collection of links to reference resources, including language centers, calculators, maps, and science tables.
http://www.martindalecenter.com/
FactMonster
Includes searchable information related to sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education, and health.
http://www.factmonster.com/
Time and Date
Current time in tables of places in the world. Can be sorted and otherwise customized. Includes meeting planner and other time-related tools.
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Searchable quotations site, provided in electronic format by Project Bartleby at Columbia University.
http://www.bartleby.com/
Info Zone Research Skills Area
Exploration of the research process and links to related sites.
http://www.pembinatrails.ca/infozone
Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
Simpson, James B. 1988. Simpson's Contemporary Quotations from the Bartleby project.
http://www.bartleby.com/63/
English Library
Features links to biographies, literature, poetry, and foreign classics. Includes alphabetical index of authors, as well as dictionaries and other reference works.
http://www.davidappleyard.com/library/
Inter-Lace Webtopics Directory:
This teacher-librarian designed website contains searching tips and a weblinks topic subject list for teachers and students. Contains a high percentage of Australian links.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~slacey
NoodleQuest
Free service offers automated search engine strategy development.
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/
Research-It
Includes several dictionaries and a thesaurus as well as online tools for shipping and mailing, currency exchange, and language translation.
http://www.itools.com/
Emily Post: Rules of Etiquette
Guide to good manners includes thousands of tips on correspondence, party giving, and conduct in every public or private setting.
http://www.bartleby.com/95/1.html
Internet Public Library Kidspace: Reference
General reference, including links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and almanacs.
http://www.ipl.org/kidspace/browse/ref0000
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