Reference Desk
Consider this Research Central! You’ll find a huge variety of sites to help you properly reference and research your school work and more. We’ve separated these sites into separate categories, so you can locate the type of information you’re looking for even faster.
Almanacs - Atlas - Maps - Encyclopedias - Dictionaries - Foreign Language Dictionaries - Thesaurus - Biographical Resources - Research Directories - Phone & Postal Directories - U.S. Government
Conversion Calculators - Statistics & Demographics - Style Guides & Citation
Almanacs
World Factbook from the CIA
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Facts and maps of every country compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
The Original Farmer’s Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/
New York Times Almanac (Book)
http://www.amazon.com/New-York-Times-Almanac-2009/dp/0143114573
The World Almanac and Book of Facts (Book)
http://www.worldalmanac.com/world-almanac.aspx
Atlas
Altapedia.com - Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world
http://www.atlapedia.com/
Online Atlas
http://www.onlineatlas.us/
The National Atlas of the United States of America
http://nationalatlas.gov/
World Atlas
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
Maps
Maps, Satellite Images from National Geographic
http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine#s=r&c=43.74999999999996
Mapquest
http://www.mapquest.com
Google Maps
http://www.maps.google.com
Yahoo Maps
http://www.maps.yahoo.com
Types of Maps from FactMonster.com
http://www.factmonster.com/world/geography/types-maps.html
Encyclopedias
Encylopedia.com
http://www.encyclopedia.com
Britannica Online Encyclopedia
http://www.britannica.com
Reference.com
http://www.reference.com
Dictionaries
Dictionary & Thesaurus from Dictionary.com
http://www.dictionary.com
Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
http://www.bartleby.com/61/
Specialty Dictionaries
http://www.yourdictionary.com/specialty.html
Choose your topic of interest for a dictionary on that subject.
Foreign Language Dictionaries
Translate 16 languages from English
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/fre.html
Diccionarios.com (Spanish Language Online Dictionary)
http://www.diccionarios.com/
Multiple Language Translations
http://translate.reference.com
WordReference.com – translate multiple languages
http://wordreference.com/
Thesaurus
Thesaurus.com
http://www.thesaurus.com
Biographical Resources
Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/
Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/index.jsp
Research Directories
GuideStar.org – NonProfit Research Source
http://www.guidestar.org
Acronym Finder
http://www.acronymfinder.com/
IPL.org – A searchable, subject-categorized directory of links to online newspapers and magazines.
http://www.ipl.org/div/news/
Phone & Postal Directories
Zip Code Look Up
http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/
United States Post Office
http://www.usps.gov
Country & City Telephone Codes
http://www.longdistancepost.com/Country_City_Telephone_Codes.htm
Find Area Codes
http://www.whitepages.com/area-codes
Anywho.com
http://www.anywho.com
Switchboard.com
http://www.switchboard.com
SuperPages
http://www.bigbook.com/
U.S. Government
A-Z index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml
FedWorld makes it easy to locate government information
http://www.fedworld.gov/
United States Postal Service
http://www.usps.gov
Conversion Calculators
OnlineConversion.com
http://www.onlineconversion.com/
Conversion Calculator
http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm
Temperature, Liquid & Weight Conversion Calculator
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/convert/conversion.html
Time Zone Calculator
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
World Clock & Time Zones
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
Yearly Calendars 2004-2014
http://www.rice.edu/cgi-bin/refcal
Statistics & Demographics
FedStats.gov
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Provides access to a full range of official statistical information provided by the Federal Government
Quick Reference & Research Guide
http://www.refdesk.com/instant.html
Demographic Information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/bls/demographics.htm
Style Guides & Citation
APA Style Guide
http://www.apastyle.org/
APA Formatting and Style Guide
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
MLA Handbook
http://www.mla.org/
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
Citation Machine
http://citationmachine.net/
Documentation Guidelines for Citing Sources
http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/
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