Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym Finder
from Mountain Data Systems
"A searchable database containing common acronyms and abbreviations
about a variety of subjects, with a focus on computers, technology,
telecommunications, and the military."
The World Wide
Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server from University College, Cork
A searchable database of acronyms and abbreviations covering many
subjects.
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Almanacs
Information
Please
A searchable online version of the Information Please Almanac as well as
the Columbia Encyclopedia (fifth edition), and Random House Webster's
College Dictionary.
The Old Farmer's Almanac from Yankee Publishing
Inc.
Online version of The Old Farmer's Almanac, which includes weather,
tides, and other seasonal information.
World Factbook
Background information on countries, including population, economy,
government, communications and people.
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Associations
Associations
on the Net from the Internet Public Library
A "collection of over 1100 Internet sites providing information about a
wide variety of professional and trade associations, cultural and art
organizations, political parties and advocacy groups, labor unions,
academic societies, and research institutions."
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Biographical Sources
Biographical
Dictionary from S9.com
"This dictionary includes more than 25,000 notable men and women who
have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. The
dictionary can be searched by names, birth years, death years, positions
held, professions, literary and artistic works, miscellaneous
achievements, and other keywords."
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Dictionaries - English Dictionaries
American
Heritage Dictionary of the English Language from Bartleby.com
Searchable online version of the unabridged American HeritageŽ
Dictionary (third edition).
Oxford English
Dictionary
NSU students will be prompted for their barcode number for off-campus
access
"The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the
evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an
unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over
half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage
of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of
international English language sources, from classic literature and
specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books."
Random House
Webster's College Dictionary from Information Please
A searchable online version of Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(1997 edition). Also includes the Information Please Almanac and the
Columbia Encyclopedia.
Wordsmyth English Dictionary - Thesaurus from Dr.
Robert Parks
A variety of search options are available to search this dictionary and
thesaurus.
WWWebster Dictionary from Merriam-Webster,
Incorporated
Searchable dictionary and thesaurus. This is the online version of
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (tenth edition).
OneLook Dictionaries
Searches multiple online dictionaries simultaneously.
Dictionaries - Foreign Language Dictionaries
Language &
Translation Dictionary Center
From Martindale's 'The Reference Desk' Provides links to online language
dictionaries for a wide variety of foreign languages.
LOGOS
Dictionary from Logos Group
An online dictionary and multilingual search engine, combining
translation and information.
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Encyclopedias
Britannica
Online from Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.
NSU students will be prompted for their barcode number for off-campus
access
Provides a fully searchable, expanded version of the Encyclopedia
Britannica.
Columbia
Encyclopedia from Bartleby.com
Online version of Columbia Encyclopedia (sixth edition). To search,
select Columbia Encyclopedia from the pull-down menu, type in search
term, and press Go.
Columbia
Encyclopedia from Information Please
A searchable online version of Columbia Encyclopedia (sixth edition).
Also includes the Information Please Almanac and the Random House
Webster's College Dictionary.
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Quotations
Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations from Bartleby.com
Online version of the 1901 edition. To search, select Bartlett's
Quotations from the pull-down menu, type in search term, and press Go.
Simpson's
Contemporary Quotations from Bartleby.com
To search, select Simpson's Quotations from the pull-down menu, type in
search term, and press Go. Also provides Author and Subject indexes.
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Telephone Directories
555-1212.com
A reverse directory as well as quick zip code and area code lookups.
AllPages.com
Yellow pages for the U.S.
AnyWho from AT&T
Telephone directories for people, businesses, and toll free numbers.
Infospace
Yellow pages, white pages, and a reverse directory collected on one
site.
Internet 800 Directory
A directory of toll free 800 and 888 business listings.
SuperPages.com from Verizon
Yellow pages listing over 16 million U.S. businesses.
Telephone
Directories on the Web from Buttle & Tuttle Ltd.
Worldwide listing of phone directories.
Dex
Yellow Pages
Compilation of searchable U.S. yellow pages, business white pages, and
residential white pages.
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Thesauri
Roget's II
from Bartleby.com
Online version of Roget's II: The New Thesaurus (third edition). To
search, select Roget's II: Thesaurus from the pull-down menu, type in
search term, and press Go. Also provides category and alphabetical
index.
Roget's
Thesaurus from Project Gutenberg
Searchable online version of Roget's Thesaurus 1911 edition.
Wordsmyth English Dictionary - Thesaurus from Dr.
Robert Parks
A variety of search options are available to search this dictionary and
thesaurus.
WWWebster
Dictionary from Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Searchable online version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
(tenth edition).
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Weights & Measures Conversion
Measuring
Units Conversion Tables from IFP
Converts from/to metric and imperial and US measurement systems.
Unit
Conversion Calculator from Agricultural and Biological Engineering,
Mississippi State University
Automatically converts between various units of measurement. Includes
length, area, volume, velocity, flow rate, power, mass, force, energy,
and pressure.
Unit
Conversion Calculators from Granite Rock Company
Automatically converts between various English and Metric units.
Includes length, area, volume, weight, temperature, pressure, and force.
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ZIP Codes & Postal Information
POSTINFO by Pascal Pinan-Lucarre
Includes links to post offices, postcodes, postal rates, and phone books
for countries around the world.
ZIP Code Lookup from US Postal Service
Searchable index of ZIP codes.
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Other Reference Sites
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Information about specific occupations, including nature of the work,
training needed, earnings, and job outlook.
Ready
Reference Collection
from the
Internet Public Library
Includes links to online resources listed under broad categories.
refdesk.com
A comprehensive virtual reference desk linking to relevant online
resources.
The Reference
Desk from Jim Martindale
A comprehensive virtual reference desk linking to relevant Internet
resources.
Research
Resources A-Z from UC Irvine
A virtual reference desk linking to many Internet resources listed under
broad categories.
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