Fast Facts

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• General Reference Tools
• Encyclopedias
• Biographies
• Dictionaries
• Locators, Maps

General Reference Tools
Almanacs, biographies, dictionaries, maps, and more.

• Google Directory - Top Reference
• Internet Public Library - Reference Desk
• Librarians' Internet Index--Websites You Can Trust
• Michigan State University > Fast Facts
• Refdesk.com - Reference
• ReferenceDesk.org
• Virtual Reference Desk
• Yahoo--education--reference

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Encyclopedias

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online - Academic Edition
  • On-Campus
  • Off-Campus

• Gale Discovering Collection
  • On-Campus
  • Off-Campus

• Gale Virtual  Reference
  • On-Campus
  • On-Campus

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Biographies
Note: Many of the sites above also have links to biographies.

• Gale Biography and Genealogy Master Index  
  • On-Campus
  • Off-Campus

• Gale Biography Resource Center
• On-Campus
• Off-Campus

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Dictionaries

• General
• Oxford English Dictionary
• On-Campus
• Off-Campus
• American Heritage Dictionary
• Merriam-Webster Online
• OneLook Dictionary Search - A reverse dictionary feature lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept.
• Roget's II: the New Thesaurus
• Online Etymological Dictionary

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• Itools! - Fill-in forms with quick responses

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Locators, Maps

• AnyWho
• Federal Toll-Free Telephone Numbers
• MapQuest
• US Zip Codes

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This page is maintained by Helen Yiannatji and was last updated on 10/1/2009.