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Quick Reference Sources

The sources listed below are linked by categories and titles. This list represents some of the electronic versions available in print and is not intended to be comprehensive.

Almanacs and Yearbooks

• African American Yearbook
• Information Please
• Old Farmer's Almanac

Bibliographies, Guides, and Gateways

• Academic Info
• The Webliography: Internet Subject Guides
• The WWW Virtual Library

Biographical

General

• Biography.com
• Biographical Dictionary

Presidents

• The Presidents of the United States

Science and Technology

• The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
• Echo (Exploring and Collecting History Online-Science, Technology, and
  Industry)

Women

• Distinguished Women of Past and Present
• The First Ladies

Current Events and News

Metasites

• Ecola Newsstand
• The Grio
• TotalNEWS

Magazines

• Newsweek.com
• Time.com
• U.S. News Online

Newspapers

• NewsLink (See U.S. Newspapers - National Papers link: New York Times,
  USA Today, Washington Post)

Television News Broadcast

• ABC News
• CBS News
• CNN Interactive
• C-SPAN
• FOX News
• MSNBC

Wire

• The Associated Press (AP)
• Business Wire
• CNN Money.com
• PR Newswire
• Reuters

Dictionaries, Thesauri and Encyclopedias

Metasites

• OneLook Dictionaries
• Your Dictionary.com

Dictionaries, Language

English

• Merriam Webster Online

French

• WordReference.com - English to French

Spanish

• WordReference.com - English to Spanish

Dictionaries, Subject

Computer

• Webopedia:Online Computer Dictionary for
  Computer and Internet Terms and Definitions
• Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Law

• 'Letric Law Library's Legal Lexicon's Lyceum
• Duhaime's Law Dictionary

Medicine

• MEDLINE Plus
• MedicineNet Medical Dictionary

Occupations

• O*NET Online (Dictionary of Occupational Titles)

Thesauri

• Thesaurus.com

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia Britannica Online
• Encyclopedia.com

Directories

Associations, Institutions, Organizations,Etc.

• Yahoo Directory of Professional Organizations

College Selection, Admission, and Financial Aid

• Index of American Universities
• College View
• :edu (U.S.News)
• FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page
• Peterson's Colleges & Universities

Government

• FedWorld Information Network
• Students.gov
• USA gov: The U. S. Government's Official Web Portal

Telephone

Area Code

• The AmeriCom Long Distance Area Decoder

Toll Free

• Airline Toll-Free Numbers and Websites
• Find Toll Free Phone Numbers Free

Metasites White Pages

• The Ultimate White Pages
• Telephone Directories on the Web

Metasites Yellow Pages

• The Ultimate Yellow Pages
• WorldYellowPages.com

White and Yellow Pages

• InfoSpace
• Switchboard

Yellow Pages

• BigBook:Yellow Pages
• BigYellow Pages: Superpages

Zip Code

• National Address Server
• USPS Zip Code Lookup

Government Documents

Federal

• Access
  • Congressional Directory
  • Congressional Record
  • Public Laws
  • U.S. Code
  • Supreme Court Decisions
  • Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
  • Others

Maryland

• COMAR Online (Code of Maryland Regulations)
• Maryland.gov
• Maryland Manual On-Line
• Maryland State Archives
• SAILOR (Maryland's Online Public Information Network)

Prince George's County

• Prince George's County Government (Maryland Manual On-Line)
• Prince George's County Maryland Homepage

Grammar, Style Guides and Evaluating Internet Resources

Grammar

• Elements of Style
• On-Line English Grammar
• A Writer's Reference, 6th ed. (Dianna Hacker)

Style Guides

AAA (American Anthropological Association)

• AAA Documentation Style
• AAA Style Guide (AAA)

American Chemical Society

• Quick Guide: ACS Style (3rd ed.)
• Chapter 14: References (The ACS Style Guide)

APA

• APA Formatting and Style Guide (Owl at Purdue)
• APA Style Guide (6th edition)
• Basics of APA Style Tutorial (6th, edition, APA)
• Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style (6th edition, APA)
• KnightCite Citation Machine
• Quick Guide to APA Format (6th edition, tutorial)
• RBC Library APA Style Guide (6th edition)

Chicago/Turabian

• The Chicago Manual of Style - Tools (15th Edition)
• KnightCite Citation Machine
• Turabian Style Guide

MLA

• KnightCite Citation Machine
• MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide (Owl at Purdue)
• MLA Style Frequently Asked Questions About the MLA Handbook (7th, MLA)
• MLA Style Guide (7th edition)
• RBC Library MLA Style Guide (7th edition)

Plagiarism

• How to Avoid Plagiarism
• Lemonade Plagiarism Tutorial
• Plagiarism Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Plagiarism (PowerPoint)
• Plagiarism: What It is and How to Avoid It
• Working with Secondary Sources - When to Cite and Avoid Plagiarism (PowerPoint)

Evaluating Internet Resources

• Evaluating Internet Sources
• Evaluation of Information Sources

Handbooks and Manuals

• The Merck Manual of Information (Home Edition)
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (See also Employment Projections Link from this site)
• The United States Government Organization Manual

Maps and Geography

Geography

• The National Map (USGS)
• The World Factbook

Maps

• MapMachine
• MapQuest
• Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

Miscellaneous

Awards and Prizes

• The Nobel Prize
• The Pulitzer Prize Winners

Calendars, Dates and Time

• Time and Date Gateway
• World Time Zones

Consumerism

• Better Business Bureau
• Car Prices
• Consumer Reports
• Consumer World
• Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
• N.A.D.A. Guides

Forms

• Free Legal Forms Online

Statistical Sources

General

• Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009

Crime

• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
• Uniform Crime Reports

Education

• Digest of Education Statistics, 1990-2007
• National Center for Education Statistics

Labor

• Bureau of Labor Statistics Data

Federal

• FedStats

Population

• County and City Data Books
• GeoHive
• U.S. Census Bureau