Delaware County Community College

General Reference Internet Resources

Only DCCC students can access some of these resources!
Any title in this color (and that asks for a "login") requires a User ID and a password for access.

All other resources are free on the Web.

• General Resources
• Biography
• Dictionaries and Thesauri
• Encyclopedias
• Images/Photos
• Maps/Atlases
• Quotations
• Statistics

If you need additional information or assistance, please visit or call the Reference Desk at 610-359-5146.

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

• 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

• 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

• 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.