Dictionaries, thesauruses, maps, libraries, government, search tools, locators and people finders, medicine and health, databases
With some reference tools (dictionaries and glossaries in particular), there is a search function, which means you have to know how to spell the word. For others, there are simply alphabetical lists, which will be helpful if you don't know the spelling. After each source, I've tried to include the type of system used; i.e., 'search' or 'list,' which will be presented in italics.
American English dictionaries
Pronouncing dictionary
Merriam-Webster
American Heritage
Oxford
dictionary Search.
Not a true dictionary. Gives examples of how a word is used by showing
actual written samples from books, writings, etc.
Subject specific dictionaries
American sign language.
Animated human shows how to perform each sign.
Crossword puzzle dictionary.
Search
Medical terms
List. Spelling seems to be based on United Kingdom English and not
on American English. If you want to know what a runny nose is called in medical
terminology, you can find that here in the "A" section under "a runny
nose."
Rhyming
dictionary. Search
One Look. Links to a large
variety of dictionaries and word lists including medicine and science, agriculture,
hobbies and crafts, mathematics, astronomy, business, sports, technology, and so much
more.
http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/ meanings and origins of
some phrases
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pedro/dictionaries.html
links to a variety of English and foreign language dictionaries, subject oriented
dictionaries, translation dictionaries, thesauruses
English grammar
Elements of Style by Strunk
The American Heritage Book of English
Usage
http://www.drgrammar.org/errors.shtml - links to resources
Style guides
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml - MLA
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html - APA
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html APA for electronic resources
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/cite.html - miscellaneous links
http://www.drgrammar.org/ - links
http://library.auraria.edu/findit/subj_guides/styleman/stylemanuals.html -
good collection of links
Thesaurus
thesaurus Search. Merriam
Webster
Spanish Introductory Spanish lessons with
audio. Links to other Spanish language resources.
Spanish resources and links to
help you learn and use your Spanish skills. Includes links to Spanish search
engines, newspapers, magazines, radio and TV. stations.
http://www.askjanis.com/word.htm word origins. Links to online dictionaries including subject specific.
Encyclopedias
http://lii.org/search?query="Encyclopedias+and+dictionaries";searchtype=subject
- links to online encyclopedias
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/e_ref_shelf/refdict.shtml#menu6.12
links to specific subject encyclopedias.
Writing resources
http://www.som.umd.umich.edu/writing_guidelines.html#IIIC - includes a lot
of business items including letter styles
Online libraries
CARRIE: A full text
online library with links to fiction, nonfiction, reference tools and more.
Internet Public Library. Resources, fiction,
nonfiction. Most links point to outside sources.
Miscellaneous
US Copyright Office
http://w1.xrefer.com/ Topics are british history, art,
business and law, dictionaries, encyclopedias, English literature, language and usage,
music, philosophy, place names, quotations, science, technology, thesaurus. Slow to
return results. Topics and search results all seem to be UK related.
Electronic
reference resources from Rutgers. Links to style manuals, food, sports, tax
forms, geography, quotations, maps, travel, transportation, religion, and many other
subjects.
General reference links to a
variety of reference tools including, gazetteers, dictionaries, databases (business),
Kelley blue book, quotations, and much more.
PowerReporting A resource for journalists
to help them quickly find topic specific information. Also has links to
dictionaries, encyclopedias, government agencies.
Search tools
Search Engine Watch Links and information
about search engines and directories.
European search engines and
directories. Small list.
http://www.psbr.org/search.html. Small list
of search engines, people finders, and more.
http://www2.links2go.com/
Databases and information not usually indexed by
standard search engines.
Directories
http://www.sites.com Small but varied.
Telephone directories
McLeod. This link takes you to both the
yellow and white pages. You have to know the region and city to conduct a search
(even a location close to the desired city will work if you use the clickable map).
The directory does not give you the area codes, just the seven-digit phone number.
It doesn't look like this directory covers every part of the US, but it does cover
Wisconsin.
Reverse phone directory use when you have
a phone number but no name. Can choose from several providers; the "white
pages" seems to be very current.
AT&T
Texas yellow pages
Switchboard
Government
US Department of Defense
National Archives and Record Administration (NARA)
Includes the Federal Register, federal laws and regulations, veterans records
(also used for genealogy), and more.
http://www.nonprofit.gov/ A network of links
to Federal government information and services.
Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health & Human Services, Housing
& Urban Development, Interior, Labor, Transportation, and Treasury, EPA, NEA, NEH,
GSA, and SBA. Also information on federal grants and more.
Library of Congress
Legislative information on the
internet. Search. Includes house and senate directory
Medicine and health
National Library of Medicine
government databases include MEDLINE, clinical trials, drug information, toxicology
(poisons), visible human project, directory of health organizations, multiple congenital
anomaly/mental retardation syndromes, HIV/AIDS resources. Other resources for
physicians and consumers/patients. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dictionaries.html
medical dictionary and glossary links
Drugs and medications Find detailed information about
any drug or medication. Also has a medical abbreviation finder.
Links
http://www.lib.washington.edu/research/reftools.html.
Jobs, dictionaries
Maps, gazetteers
MapQuest get driving directions or print out a
detailed map. Useful for truckers.
World time zone map
News, media, communications
Newspapers online newspapers.
International
US and international online newspaper
links. Newspaper archives list, media associations, groups, and associations.
Weather
Intellicast
Shopping
Atlas of direct mail catalogs
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