700+ Great Web Sites
www.ala.org/greatsites
Tremendous assortment of sites arranged by topic.

All Experts
www.allexperts.com
Free Question and Answer service.

All You Can Read
allyoucanread.com
Here are links to magazines and newspapers from all over the world.

Amusing Facts
www.amusingfacts.com
All kinds of interesting and fun — if perhaps useless — facts are here!

Any Who
www.anywho.com
This telephone search engine lets you find people or businesses and also includes a reverse directory.

Awesome Library
www.awesomelibrary.org
This site includes a good collection of resources for education.

Best Free Reference Sites
www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/mars/marspubs/MARSBESTIndex.htm#0.1_L
Compilation of "best" lists.

Biography
www.biography.com
Search for your famous person in this database of 25,000 celebrities.

Britannica’s Internet Guide
www.britannica.com
Use the on-line version of this noted encyclopedia.

BUBL Link
bubl.ac.uk/link
This search tool encompasses international resources, mainly educational.

C & RL Internet Resources
www.ala.org/acrl/resrces.html
These Internet bibliographies were compiled by the American Library Association’s college and research library members.

CIA World Factbook
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Find out all about that country you are researching.

Columbia Encyclopedia
www.bartleby.com/65/
Over 50,000 entries should make it easy to find the topic of your choice.

Cool Quiz
www.coolquiz.com
A great trivia site! Includes quizzes, puzzles, humor and more.

Desk Ref
ansernet.rcls.org/deskref/
Resources here are arranged by topics.

Encarta Concise Encylopedia
encarta.msn.com
Online general encyclopedia.

Encyclopedia Smithsonian
www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm
This encyclopedia serves to answer questions about the Smithsonian through links to pertinent topics.

Encyclopedia.com
www.encyclopedia.com
Look up your topic, much as you would use a print encyclopedia.

FACSNET
www.facsnet.org
Look here for information on public policy issues.

Fact Monster
www.factmonster.com
Source of information about many diverse topics.

Farmer's Almanac
www.farmersalmanac.com
Look for the traditional topics covered in the Farmer’s Almanac: weather, gardening, cooking, astronomy.

Federal Statistics
www.fedstats.gov
Links to statistics from over 100 government agencies.

Find Articles
www.findarticles.com
Look into the hundreds of magazine articles that are archived through this site.

First Headlines
www.1stheadlines.com
Look at the headlines either by location or by topics such as business, health, sports, technology or weather.

Google Earth 4
earth.google.com/earth4.html
Check out the new advances!

Google Scholar
scholar.google.com
Link to articles in scholarly journals, theses and more.

Grolier Online
auth.grolier.com/static/rs-pages/acs.html
Grolier Online is a portal with access to print and non-print resources. The foundations for the service are two main encyclopedias: Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and Encyclopedia Americana. There are also links to bibliographies, periodical information from 750 journals and links to over 40,000 Internet sites.

Headline Spot
www.headlinespot.com
News highlights can be viewed from TV, wire services, U.S. or international newspapers, magazines or radio.

Hot Sheet: Web Quick Reference
www.hotsheet.com
Links to sites on all types of topics are included.

How Stuff Works
www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm
Explanations of how many things work.

InfoMine
infomine.ucr.edu
If you are looking for scholarly resources, check this one out.

Information Please
www.infoplease.com
Find all the knowledge you need about your interest.

Ingenta
www.ingenta.com
This online database chronicles thousands of academic journals and magazines.

Inspire
www.inspire.net
Offers electronic magazines, encyclopedias, and other resources to all Indiana residents for your information needs.

Internet 800 Directory
www.inter800.com
Search for toll-free numbers by product/service or company name.

Internet Archive
www.archive.org
Looking for old Web pages? Many are archived here!

Internet Public Library
www.ipl.org/div/news/
Hundreds of on-line newspapers from around the world.

Librarians’ Internet Index
www.lii.org
Subject directory of Internet resources, reviewed and evaluated by librarians and found to be useful.

Library Spot
www.libraryspot.com
Tremendous help for your research and reference needs.

Martindale’s Reference Desk
www.martindalecenter.com
Links to sites that cover the subject areas you need.

Multnomah County Library Homework Center
www.multcolib.org/homework
These links have been categorized by homework topic.

New York Times Navigator
www.nytimes.com/navigator/
This is where the news reporters begin their web searches. Why shouldn't you try it out?

Obituary Finder
www.legacy.com
Recent obituaries from American and Canadian newspapers are included here.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.bls.gov/oco
What is the outlook for your planned career? Find out!

Old Farmers Almanac
www.almanac.com
The traditional Old Farmers Almanac online version with planting, weather and food advice.

One Look Dictionaries
www.onelook.com
Look at more than 80 specialized dictionaries here.

Reference Desk
www.refdesk.com
Seeks to index quality Internet sites and assist people in their use.

Research Rocket
www.kyvl.org/html/kids/f_homebase.html
This site takes students step by step through the research process.

Reuters
www.reuters.com
Official site of this international news source.

Reverse Phone Directory
www.reversephonedirectory.com
Look up a phone number to discover who has that number and where they live, just about the opposite of what you can do with a traditional telephone directory.

Scholarpedia
www.scholarpedia.org
Free peer-reviewed encyclopedia.

Scholes Library Electronic Reference Desk
scholes.alfred.edu/ref_desk/ref.html
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, historical documents and more are included here.

Snopes.com
www.snopes.com
Find out the truth (or not) behind urban legends, old wives' tales, strange news stories and more.

Switchboard
www.switchboard.com
Find the company that provides the product or service you need.

Time and Date
www.timeanddate.com
Search for times around the world or for calendars for other years.

U.S. Zip Code and Address Info
www.usps.com/ncsc
Find the zip code you need.

Virtual Reference Desk
www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=11649
This site is sponsored by the Department of Education. Its purpose is to promote digital reference use.

Virtual Reference Shelf
www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html
Be sure to use these Internet resources compiled by the Library of Congress.

Wikipedia
www.wikipedia.org
Take a look at this free encyclopedia with over 250,000 articles!

World News
www.worldnews.com
Look for the current news in cities around the globe.

World Time Server
www.worldtimeserver.com
Accurate current local times from around the world are found here.

Yahoo News Photos Slide Gallery
story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=ss
Photo exhibits chosen by Yahoo News.