General Reference Internet Resources
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General Resources
- Consumer Guide
Expert ratings and reviews for a variety of products from the Consumer Guide's editors. - InfoPlease
Provides free online access to a variety of resources including an Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionaries and other helpful resources.
Biography
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Biography
Searchable database sponsored by the A & E network that provides biographical information on famous individuals. -
POTUS
Provides biographical and other historical information on all the Presidents of the United States. -
Scribner Writers Series Database
Click here to access this database (you must login). - Wilson Biographies Plus
Click here to access this database (you must login). -
Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography
Biographical articles on famous scientists.
Dictionaries and Thesauri
- Dictionary.com
Free dictionary - Dictionary of Military Terms
Department of Defense - Lexicool: Directory of Bilingual and Multilingual Dictionaries
Use to access foreign language dictionaries. - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Searchable and browseable online English dictionary and thesaurus. - Roget's II: The New Thesaurus (3rd ed., 1995)
Courtesy of Bartleby.com
Encyclopedias
- Columbia Encyclopedia (6th ed., 2001)
Courtesy of Bartleby.com - Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia - login with database user name and password
- Symbols.com
Encyclopedia of Western graphic symbols
Images/Photos
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American Memory Photograph Collections
Library of Congress - New York Public Library Digital Collections
Manuscripts, historical maps, rare prints and photographs, and more.
Maps/Atlases
- Map Collections at the Library of Congress
Online Map Collection found at the Library of Congress. - National Atlas
Offers a variety of maps, hosted by the United States Dept. of the Interior.
Quotations
- Columbia World of Quotations
Courtesy of Bartleby.com
Statistics
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American FactFinder
Data from the 2000 U.S. Census - NationMaster
Provides country statistics and country comparisons from a variety of reliable resources. - Official Statistics on the Web
Excellent site that offers links to free, official statistics resources. - Prosperity Index
Provides data that analyzes wages, healthcare, emotional well-being, civil liberties, incomes, and socioeconomic differences between countries. - StateMaster
Provides statistics and comparisons from a variety of reliable resources. Covers the 50 states and U.S territories. -
Statistical Abstract of the United States - Current Year
U.S. Census Bureau - Statistical Resources on the Web
Great resource for finding statistics by topic. By the University of Michigan Library. -
US Historical Census Data Browser
Covers the "population and economy of U.S. states and counties from 1790 to 1960" By the University of Virginia Library. -
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
This site, hosted by the Department of Homeland Security provides data tables on foreign nationals and their different resident statuses. It also provides statistics and profile data.