Reference
Almanacs
Biographies
Calculators & Converters & Calendars,
Dictionaries
Directories
Encyclopedias
Other Reference Resources
Style & Writing Guides
Infoplease.com
Online almanac that provides information on people, news, history, the arts, and much more.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac
Classic and reliable almanac that provides information on weather, gardening, astronomy, the calendar and much more.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Searchable directory of those who served in Congress. Covers from 1774 to the present.
Biography.com
Biography channel website that features biographical information on historical figures, celebrities, and more.
Nobel Prize Internet Archive
Online directory of past Nobel Prize winners.
CALCULATORS, CONVERTERS, CALENDAR
Calculator.com
Website that features a variety of online calculators including, graphing, scientific, currency, time, and much more.
OANDA Currency Converter
Currency conversion for over 164 currencies.
Infoplease Distance Calculator
Calculate distances between cities, towns, land features, and more.
The Metric Converter
Online metric conversion from the NASA website.
World Clock Time Zone Converter
Online time coversion between cities.
Time & Date
Website that features calendars, time zones, world clock, sun and moon caluculators and other related features.
Foreign Word Translator
Global dictionary that translates from 69 languages into 73 target languages.
Merriam-Webster OnLine
Online dictionary from Merriam-Webster
Thesaurus.com
Online dictionary of synonyms and antonyms.
Internet Acronym Server
Online dictionary of acronyms.
Anywho.com
From AT&T, this site offers white pages, yellow pages, and reverse lookup.LibrarySpot
Directory of resources including libraries, print resources (ie newspapers and magazines), dictionaries, almanacs, encyclopedias, and much more.
Numberway
International yellow and white page phone books.
Switchboard Digital Directory
Online yellow and white page listings.
Encylopedia.com
Online encyclopedia that uses information from trusted sources such as the Columbia Encyclopedia, Oxford’s World Encyclopedia, and Encyclopedia of World Biography. Also features dictionaries and theasaurus.
Encylopedia Smithsonian
Encylopedia from the Smithsonian Institute that covers topics in the arts, science, techonology, and history.
Internet Public Library
The site features an online reference service called “Ask an IPL2 librarian,” also has guides to online resources arranged by subject, age level, magazine and newspaper resources, and special collections.
Refdesk
A myriad of links to online information from dictionaries and encylopedias to news, pictures, and jokes.
Online tool that helps create citation information. Includes MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago styles.
Colorado State University Writing Guides
Online guide that provides information on the entire writing process from research, paper organization, editing, and also subject specific writing.
