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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."
Plum Book
The United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, is used to identify
presidentially appointed positions within the Federal Government. The Plum Book lists over 7,000 Federal civil
service
leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government that may
be
subject to noncompetitive appointment, nationwide.
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,
religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc
Community Information by Zip Code (California State Northridge)
Foreign Exchange Rates (Federal Reserve)
How Many? (Russ Rowlett)
A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
Inflation Conversion Factors for Dollars 1665 to Estimated 2016 (Robert Sahr)
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (U.S. Census Bureau)
1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence Tables
OANDA the Currency Site
"... provides an extensive set of currency conversion and foreign exchange information services for travelers,
investors and businesses."
Population Reference Bureau
PRB analyzes complex demographic data and research to provide the most objective, accurate, and up-to-date
population information in a format that is easily understood by advocates, journalists, and decisionmakers alike
Population Reference Bureau Country Statistics & Reports
Standard Industrial Code (SIC) Index
State & County QuickFacts (U.S. Census Bureau)
Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography
Statistical Abstract of the United States
"Presents extensive selection of statistics for the United States, with selected data for regions, divisions,
States,
metropolitan areas (MA's), cities, and foreign countries from reports and records of government and private agencies."
Historical material from 1878- is available with some gaps.
Statistical Resources on the Web (University of Michigan)
Annotated directory statistics resources
This Day In History (History Channel)
Describes what happened on this date in history. You can also search by date
United States Census of Population and Housing (U.S. Census Bureau)
Census of Population and Housing data present here ranges from our most recent census to the historical decennial
census conducted throughout the decades.
What Was the Exchange Rate Then? (EH.net)
Find the exchange rate, for any year or range of years, between the United States and other countries
Physical World
Astronomical Applications Data Services (U.S. Naval Observatory)
Computations for: Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset, and Twilight; Moon Illumination; Eclipses; Positions of
the Sun
and Moon; Data for Solar System Bodies and Bright Stars; Dates.
Cartographic Reference Resources (University of Texas, Perry-Castañeda Library)
Gazetteers, distance calculators, time zones, latitude/longitude, tide predictions, map projections, glossaries,
and guides
Chemicool Periodic Table
Convert Me.com
Interactive calculators for many measurement systems both commonly used like metric and U.S. Avoirdupois and quite
exotic like Ancient Greek and Roman.
ePodunk
ePodunk provides in-depth information about more than 25,000 communities around the country, from Manhattan to
Los Angeles, Pottstown to Podunk. Our listings also include geocoded information about thousands of parks,
museums, historic sites, colleges, schools and other places across America.
Geocoder
Find the latitude & longitude for any U.S. address or intersection
GEOnet Names Server (National Imagery and Mapping Agency)
"... provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of foreign geographic feature
names.
.... Geographic Area of Coverage: Worldwide excluding the United States and Antarctica."
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online (J. Paul Getty Trust)
The Thesaurus of Geographic Names is a structured vocabulary currently containing around 1,102,000 names and
other information about places. Places in TGN include administrative political entities (e.g., cities, nations)
and
physical features (e.g., mountains, rivers). Current and historical places are included. Names for a place may
include
names in the vernacular language, English, other languages, historical names, names and in natural order and inverted
order.
Physics and Astronomy Reference (PhysLink.com)
The PhysLink.com is a comprehensive physics and astronomy online education, research and reference web site.
Physics and Astronomy Reference Greek Alphabet
How Stuff Works
Lenntech Periodic Table
Each chemical element contains a link to a page that explains its chemical properties, health effects, environmental
effects,
application data, an image and also information of the history/inventor of each element.
Martindale's Calculators On-Line Center
The Pictorial Periodic Table
"... an interactive periodic table with a comprehensive database of element properties ..."
Research Ship Schedules & Information
"... searchable database of cruise schedules and ship specifications and contact information. for research vessels
around the world."
Smithsonian Physical Tables
901 tables of general interest to scientists and engineers
Time and Date.com
A guide to time zones, calendars
Time Service Department (U.S. Naval Observatory)
"The Official Source of Time for the Department of Defense and the Standard of Time for the United States."
U.S. Gazetteer (U.S. Census Bureau)
"This gazetteer is used to identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server and obtain census data from the
1990 Census Lookup server. You can search for places, counties or MCDs by entering the name and state
abbreviation (optional), or 5-digit zip code."
USGS Geographic Names Information System
"... contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States."
The World's Water
"... dedicated to providing up-to-date water information, data, and web connections to organizations, institutions,
and individuals working on a wide range of global freshwater problems and solutions."
WorldTimeZone.com
Time zone maps, Sun clock map, Daylight saving map
Distance Calculators
Asia-Pacific Distance Calculator
Calculate the distance between two points in the Asia-Pacific Region
Great Circle Calculator
Drag your mouse across an interactive map and choose a result in miles, kilometers or nautical miles
Great Circle Sailing
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
How far is it
This service finds the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between
them (as the crow flies).
Mercator Sailing (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)
Surface Distance Between Two Points of Latitude and Longitude / Great Circle Distance Between Two Cities
Input Latitude and longitude or choose between 326 cities
Public Opinion
ACNielsen
This provides a source of marketing research.
Americans and the World
This provides a source of comprehensive information on US public opinion on international issues and includes
The Digest, which provides comprehensive analyses on polling on various international topics.
Arab American Institute
The Arab American Institute (AAI) is a non-profit organization that represents the policy and community interests
of Arab Americans throughout the United States. We focus in two areas: campaigns and elections, and policy
formulation and research.
Arab American Institute Resources
Center for Development Studies Opinion Polls (Birzeit University)
Center for Strategic Studies Public Opinion Polls (University of Jordan)
Cornell University Media & Society Research Group
Group Reports
European Public Opinion (European Union)
This is the website for the Public Opinion Analysis sector of the European Commission. These surveys and studies
address major topics concerning European citizenship: enlargement, social situation, health, culture, information
technology, environment, the Euro, defence, etc.
Gallup Brain
The Gallup Brain is a searchable, living record of more than 60 years of public opinion. Inside, you'll find answers
to more
than 125,000 questions, and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by The Gallup Poll since 1935.
Gallup Poll
This searchable site provides a full-text poll archive on various topics.
Guide to Public Opinion Poll Web Sites
Polling data from around the world.
Harris Poll
Begun in 1963, The Harris Poll weekly column is one of the longest running; most respected proprietary surveys
conducted
by Harris Interactive measuring public opinion and is highly regarded throughout the world.
International Journal of Public Opinion Research
Use Publication Search in ProQuest
LexisNexis Statistical
Search for:
"Foreign opinion of U.S."
"Opinion and attitude surveys"
"Political attitudes and ideology"
National Election Studies Guide to Public opinion and Electoral Behavior (University of Michigan)
"The Guide provides political observers, policy makers, journalists, teachers, students, and social scientists
with
immediate access to tables and graphs that display the ebb and flow of public opinion and electoral behavior and
choice in American politics since 1948."
National Network of State Polls
A confederation of organizations that conduct state-level surveys.
Nexis.com
LexisNexis contains the full-text of many articles about public opinion.
Enter your topic and the following:
and SUBJECT ("POLLS & SURVEYS")
Opinion Polls in Iraq (IraqAnalysis.org)
A list of opinion polls carried out in Iraq
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) International
PAIS indexes many articles about public opinion.
Enter your topic and one of the following:
"and public opinion"
"and foreign opinion"
Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research
Palestinian Center for Public Opinion
Licensed by the Palestinian Ministry of Information. Conducts public opinion surveys, polls, market studies,
and other research.
Polls
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
"As part of its mission to explore the role religion plays in American public life, the Pew Forum develops and
releases an annual survey on religion and public life. In addition, the Forum periodically commissions shorter
polls on particularly timely issues."
Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream
Pew Global Attitudes Project
"The Pew Global Attitudes Project is a series of worldwide public opinion surveys, originally of more than 38,000
people
in 44 countries, and expanded with additional surveys to a total of nearly 75,000 people among the 50 populations
surveyed (49 countries plus the Palestinian Authority). The project encompasses a broad array of subjects ranging
from people's assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world and important
issues
of the day."
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
"The Center is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public
policy
issues. We are best known for regular national surveys that measure public attentiveness to major news stories,
and for
our polling that charts trends in values and fundamental political and social attitudes."
Polling Report.com
"An independent survey of trends affecting elections, government, and business." Includes Gallup, Harris, Yankelovich,
Princeton Survey Research Associates, network news polls, etc.
Polling/Surveys/Public Opinion (Columbia University)
A guide to public opinion survey resources on the web and in print.
Polling the Nations
Some 14,000 surveys from 1,000 survey organizations in the US and 100 other countries
Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) (University of Maryland)
"The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) carries out research on public opinion on foreign policy
and international issues by conducting nationwide polls, focus groups and comprehensive reviews of polling
conducted by other organizations."
ProQuest
ProQuest contains the full-text of many articles about public opinion.
In the Advanced Search enter your topic and one of the following Subjects:
"Public opinion"
"Public opinion surveys"
"Polls & surveys"
"Attitude surveys"
Public Agenda
Public Agenda is a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization providing research on "what the public really thinks
about issues
ranging from education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and civility in American life."
Public Opinion Poll Question Database (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Searchable database of more than 60,000 poll questions from over 1000 Louis Harris Polls.
Public Opinion Research Reports
Government of Canada
Public Opinion Surveys (Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research)
A guide to public opinion survey resources on the web.
Russian Public Opinion Research Center
Political, social, and business opinion research from Russia.
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Also available in LexisNexis Academic
Click on: Reference then Polls & Surveys
World Public Opinion
Provides articles on the results of opinion polls taken around the world on a wide variety of current issues.
World Values Survey
"The World Values Survey is a worldwide investigation of socio-cultural and political change. It is conducted
by a
network of social scientists at leading universities all around world. The survey is performed on nationally representative
samples in almost 80 societies on all six inhabited continents. A total of four waves have been carried since
1981
allowing accurate comparative analysis."
Zogby International
"Zogby International has been tracking public opinion since 1984 in North America, Latin America, the Middle East,
Asia,
and Europe"
Zogby Worldwide
Quotations
Aphorims
"The goal of Aphorisms Galore! is to store an abundance of aphorisms along with information on their origin ..."
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Bartleby.com)
"This tenth edition of 1919 contains over 11,000 searchable quotations ..."
GIGA for Quotes and Folks
50,000 quotes, biographical information on over 8,000 people, and a reading list of over 3,000 books
Great Aviation Quotes
"... collection of man's great thoughts on flying, airplanes, and being a pilot."
Quoteland.com
Simpson's Contemporary Quotations (Bartleby.com)
"Comprising over 10,000 quotations from 4,000 sources, Simpson includes 25 categories and 60 sections ..."
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