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General
Almanac of American Politics
Profiles every senator, representative and governor, as well as the people and politics of every state and congressional
district. The Almanac also provides interest group ratings, Census data, key votes, campaign expenditures,
election results and much more.
Answers.com
Answers.com is a free, ad-supported, reference search tool, providing instant answers on over a million topics.
As opposed to standard search engines that serve up a list of links for you to follow, Answers.com displays quick,
snapshot answers. Editors derive the content from over 100 authoritative encyclopedias, dictionaries, glossaries and
atlases.
Information Please
Includes: atlas, almanacs, encyclopedia, dictionary
Forms of Address
Forms of address and salutations for academics, clerical and religious orders, government officials, military
and
naval officers, and professions.
iTools
Quick access to the best Internet tools
Martindale's 'The Reference Desk'
Netstate.com
A wealth of information on each of the 50 states.
Ready Reference Collection (Internet Public Library)
"Sources are selected according to ease of use, quality and quantity of information, frequency of updating,
and authoritativeness."
Refdesk.com
Reference (Bartleby.com)
"... combines the best of both contemporary and classic reference works ..."
Reference Topics (Librarians' Index to the Internet)
Annotated directory of reference resources on the Internet
Biographies
Biography.com
25,000+ short biographies
Biography Center
Presidents of the United States
The purpose of this site is to provide researchers, teachers, students, politicians, journalists, and citizens
a complete resource guide to the US Presidents.
Dictionaries
Acronym Finder
188,000+ acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms defined
Acronyma
450,000+ acronyms, abbreviations, searchable by word or acronym.
All That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources
Registry of Web resources that list or provide access to the full title of journal abbreviations.
American Heritage® Book of English Usage
"... a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms ..."
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
"Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page
color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes."
Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
"Originally published as NASA SP-7 in 1965"
Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC)
A Glossary of Political Economy Terms" (Paul M. Johnson)
Merriam-Webster Online
Contains Collegiate® Dictionary and Thesaurus
NetLingo
"... words and definitions that describe the technology and community world of the Web."
Newbury House Online Dictionary
"40,000 entries .... provides a wealth of sample sentences, idioms, and a wide array of cultural facts and figures."
Online Dictionary (webster-dictionary.org)
Searches: Webster's 1913 Dictionary, WordNet Dictionary, Wikipedia, Dictionary of Computing, and others
Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences (Athabasca University)
"... designed for undergraduate students and the entries cover basic concepts and events relevant to the study of:
anthropology, sociology, criminology, Canadian studies, political science and women's studies."
Online Nautical Dictionaries (Termisti Research Centre)
Oxford English Dictionary
Complete text of the OED's twenty-volume Second Edition and three-volume Additions Series
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus (Bartleby.com)
Containing 35,000 synonyms in an easy-to-use format, this thesaurus features succinct word definitions and an
innovative hyperlinked category index."
Webopedia
Online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology
Language Dictionaries
lexicool
This directory currently has links to over 1000 translation dictionaries and glossaries.
OneLook Dictionaries
4,050,843 words in 757 online dictionaries
Rustran.com
English-Russian Dictionary
yourDictionary.com
Links to over 1,500 dictionaries in 230 languages
Military Dictionaries & Thesauri
CALL Dictionary and Thesaurus (Center for Army Lessons Learned)
CAP Glossary
Glossary of Words Used by Combined Action Program Marines in Vietnam.
Ballistic Missile Defense Glossary (Missile Defense Agency)
Defense Modeling and Simulation Glossary and Acronyms (Defense Modeling and Simulation Office)
DoD Dictionary of Military Terms (Joint Electronic Library)
Sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces
of the United States in both US joint and allied joint operations, as well as to encompass the Department of Defense
(DOD) as a whole.
Globemaster Dictionary
The database contains about 6,000 abbreviations and acronyms of all military branches
Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms (Defense Systems Management College)
Language of War (PBS)
Terms and acronyms unique to the Vietnam War
Military Definitions (Federation of American Scientists)
Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang FAQ
Part 1 - A through M
Part 2 - N through Z
Military Abbreviations & Acronyms
Abbreviations and Acronyms (Defense Finance and Accounting Service)
Air Force Acronyms (Los Angeles Air Force Base)
DoD/IT Acronym Listing (Data & Analysis Center for Software)
DoD/IT Acronyms (Data & Analysis Center for Software)
Jane's Defence Glossary
Contains over 20,000 defence-related acronyms and abbreviations
Military Acronyms and Glossaries (Indiana University-Purdue University Indiana)
Index of military acronyms and Glossary sites
Military Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations (Federation of American Scientists)
NAVAIR
NAVOCEANO Acronym Dictionary, RP 49
Navy Safety Center list [OPNAVINST 5101.1D]
Terms /Abbreviations / Acronyms (Federation of American Scientists)
U.S. Government and Military Acronyms (Logistics World)
U.S. Army Abbreviations, Brevity Codes, and Acronyms (ABCA)
(U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency)
U.S. Military Abbreviation and Acronym List
Directories
addresses.com
Search email addresses, phone numbers, street addresses, reverse lookup
The Area Decoder (Area Code Lookup Service)
Provides current information related to area, city, and country codes
AT&T Toll-Free (800) Internet Directory
Congressional Information Center (C-SPAN)
Congressional Directory
Congressional Staff Directory (CQPress)
Detailed information on 540 members of Congress. Updated daily.
Defense Switch Network (DSN)
Department of Defense (DoD) Directory White Pages
.mil sites only. Requires Common Access Card (CAC)
Embassies in Washington, D.C (The Electronic Embassy)
"... provides information on each of the embassies in Washington D.C., with links to Web-based resources where
available
Federal Staff Directory (CQPress))
Detailed information on offices and staffs of all federal departments and agencies. Updated daily.
Homeland Security Staff Directory (CQPress)
Detailed information on key officials and staff working in the areas of Homeland and national security across
all
three executive branches. Updated daily.
Judicial Staff Directory (CQPress)
Detailed information on offices and staffs of all U.S. and state courts. Updated daily.
NeighborhoodScout
NeighborhoodScout is a neighborhood search engine for homebuyers and a full-service real estate resource center.
It provides customized relocation information - including exclusive school rankings, crime rates, and lifestyle
searches
- to help consumers nationwide find their ideal neighborhoods, connect with Realtors to buy or sell homes, view
home
listings, and save on financing and moving services.
Peterson's Educational Center
"... consistently organized information about educational opportunities at all levels" including "... distance
learning courses
and online degree programs."
Telephone Directories on the Web
"... over 400 links to Yellow Pages, White Pages, Business Directories, Email Addresses and Fax Listings from
over
170 countries all around the world."
The Ultimates
Search resources from all over the net like phone books, email directories, and trip planners
U.S. Blue Pages
Search for federal government agencies and services by state, city, area code, agency or service, and keyword.
U.S. Post Office
ZIP+4 Code Lookup
City State / ZIP Code Associations
Zip Code Lookup (Zip Express™)
Retrieve a list of all ZIP codes in a city, county, or area code or search by ZIP code and get the city, county,
and area code.
Encyclopedias
AccessScience
Online encyclopedia of science & technology from McGraw-Hill
AlternaTime
Timelines for History & Cultures, Science & Technology, Art & Literature, Popular Culture, and Science Fiction
Atomic Archive
"This site explores the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb - a crucial turning point
for all mankind."
Columbia Encyclopedia (Bartleby.com)
51,000 entries (6.5 million words) with 80,000 hypertext cross-references
HyperHistory
2,000 files covering 3,000 years of history in synchronoptic format
Tech Encyclopedia
More than 14,000 definitions of computer terms and concepts
Whatis?com
IT-specific encyclopedia
Wikipedia
Collaborative encyclopedia anyone can edit
World Factbook (CIA)
Basic statistical data and maps of the countries of the world
Money, Facts, Figures Dates
Adherents.com
Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 50,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations --
references
to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations,
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