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Reference Web Sites

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Almanacs

Infoplease
An almanac, atlas, dictionary, and encyclopedia

Old Farmers Almanic, The
Information about weather, astronomy, gardening etc.

Associations & Organizations

Internet Public Library: Associations on the Net, The
Websites for associations and organizations

Atlases/Maps

Central Intelligence Agency
The World Factbook, World Leaders, etc.

David Rumsey Map Collection
Rare North and South American maps from the 18th and 19th Century

MSN Maps & Directions
Maps for specific addresses, driving directions, etc.

Map Collections
A variety of maps

Mapquest
Driving directions, personalized maps, etc.

National Atlas.gov
A mapmaker, printable maps, dynamic maps, etc.

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Current as well as historical maps

U.S. Gazzetteer
Maps for data for zip codes, cities, and states

University Library: Historical Maps Online
Maps from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

World Time Zone Map
Maps for time zones

Xpeditions Atlas
Maps to print or copy

All Refer.com: People
Biographies of people in all areas of academic study

Biographical Dictionary
A starting point for biographical information

Biography.com
Biographies for the living as well as the deceased

Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Biographies for women

FemBio
Biographies for women

First Ladies Gallery
Biographies of the U.S. Presidents' wives

POTUS: Presidents of the United States
Biographies andother information about the U.S. Presidents

People Spot: Lives, the Biography Resource
Links to biographical sites as well as other reference sites

Who's Alive and Who's Dead
Tells whether famous people are dead or alive

Books

APIS: Advanced Papyrological Information System
Papyrological collections in the United States

All Readers. com
Book reviews

Amazon.com
Books, music, electronics, etc.

Amazon.com: Bibliofind.com
Rare, used, and out-of-print books

Barnes & Noble
Books, music, videos, textbooks, etc.

Bestseller Lists 1900-1995
Bestselling hardcover books

Book Finder.com
New, used, rare, and out-of-print books

BookSpot
Links to sites about books

Digital Book Index
Electronic books

Half.com by Ebay
Books, textbooks, music, electronics, etc.

International Children's Digital Library
A digital library for children's books

Online Books Page, The
Books online by title, author, and subject

Project Gutenberg
Electronic texts of books

Reader's Advisory
Award winning titles, book list, book clubs, etc.

Calendar Home.com
Calendars from 0 to 10,000 A.D. and dates of U.S. holidays

Calendar Zone
Links to information about calendars

Calendars through the Ages
Various calendars, calendar facts, and other information

Isotropic.org: Today's Date
Conversion of dates to other calendars

Time and date.com
A time zone converter, the world clock, calendars, etc.

World Time Server.com
The local time for world wide locations

Careers/Jobs

Academic 360.com
Academic positions

AllStarJobs.com
Jobs by location or specific industry

America's Career InfoNet
Occupational certifications, job descriptions, resume tutorials, etc.

Career Voyages
Fastest growing occupations in the U.S. with good wages

Careeronestop
Sites where you can search for jobs or prospective employees

Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Task information for jobs

Exploring Occupations
Sites for occupations

Federal Jobs Digest
Jobs by occupation or location, federal benefits, etc.

Higher Ed Jobs.com
Lists academic jobs

Monster
Job postings

O*NET OnLine
Occupational information

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Training/qualifications, salaries, and other information for jobs

Purdue Online Writing Lab, The (OWL)
Writing resumes, business letters, a thesis statement, etc

Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet, The
Resumes and cover letters, sites with job listings, etc.

Salary.com
Information about salaries

Vocational Information Center
Resources for careers and vocations

Yahoo! Hot Jobs
Post or search jobs and resumes, etc.

Cars/Vehicles

Car Lemon
State lemon law statutes

CARFAX
Find out whether a used car has been in an accident

Edmunds.com
Prices, reviews, and information for new and used cars

Kelley Blue Book
New car pricing and used car values

NADA Guides
Values for classic cars, motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles, etc.

123 Greetings
Free greeting cards

AMA: American Medical Association
A physician locator and health information

Aetna InteliHealth
Consumer health information

Amazon.com
Shop for books, electronics, apparel, etc.

BBB: Better Business Bureau
Consumer protection information

Bankrate.com
Financial information for consumers regarding credit cards, car loans, mortages, investments, etc.

Beginners' Central
How to use the internet and other basic computer information

BenefitsCheckUp
Programs to help pay for prescription drugs, health care, utilities, etc.

Buzzillions.com
Consumer reviews for thousands of products

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Travelers’ health, workplace health, etc.

CODI: Cornucopia of Disability Information
Disability information for consumers and professionals

Campbell's
Recipes using Campbell's products

Consumer Search
Reviews of products such as refrigerators, computers, cameras, etc.

Consumer World
Links to consumer infomation

Consumer.gov
Online resources for consumers

Cook's Thesaurus, The
Suggested substitutions and more information about food

Disney.com
Disney sites for parents and children

Drug Digest
Consumer information on drugs, vitamins, herbs, and supplements

eHow
Instrucitons for doing just about everything

Epicurious
The world's largest recipe collection

Equifax
Credit reports

Experian
Credit reports

Federal Citizen Information Center
Federal consumer publications, books, and resources

Federal Trade Commission: Identity Theft
Identity theft

Free Government Information
Ask questions online, access to government websites, etc.

Hardin MD
Links to medical information

Healthlink Plus
Health information, healthcare providers, health insurance, etc.

Hoax Busters
Internet hoaxes

Holidays on the Net
History of holidays and holiday-related activities

Household Products Database
Links consumer brands to health effects

ITRC: Identity Theft Resource Center
Resource to assist identity theft victims

Identity Theft: Prevention and Survival
Identity theft

Internet Movie Database, The
Current movie information

Internal Revenue Service
Forms and instructions to complete taxes

Jumbo!
Software and downloads

Kansas Department of Health and Environment, The
Restaurant inspections, fact sheets, etc.

Kids Health
A parent, kid, and teen site

MayoClinic.com
Diseases and conditions, drug information, books, etc.

Medline Plus
A medical encyclopedia, information on drugs, health topics, etc.

National Do Not Call Registry
Register a phone number, file a complaint, etc.

Oh My Gosh! It's Free!
Free books, cell phones, CD's, catalogs, etc.

Pomegranite.com
Posters, food, farms, etc.

Radio-Locator
Listen to the radio in the U.S. and around the world

Recalls.gov
A one-stop resource for locating recalls

Refdesk.com
Various types of information

Retirement Community.com
Senior housing, a social security expert, and other helpful resources

Retirement Living Information Center
Taxes by state, retirement communities, senior publications. etc.

Safe Medication.com
Drug information

Social Security Online
Social security, disability, medicine, etc.

Start Spot Network
A family site that includes Employment Spot, Homework Spot, and other sites of interest

Suze Orman.com
Resources and information about business and financial information

Symantec
Data protection and security

Trip Advisor
Hotels, restaurants, attractions, etc.

United States Postal Service
Doing postal chores from home, locating zip codes, etc.

Vmyths.com
Computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban legends, and hysteria

Web MD
Locate physicians, diseases and conditions, tests, etc.

www.Recalls.GOV
Recalls for medicine, cars, food, etc.

Yahoo! TV
Nielsen Ratings data, information about past and present series, etc.

Zillow.com
Helps estimate a home’s current value

Abbreviations.com
A comprehensive online source for acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms

Acronyma
Acronyms in seven languages

Bartleby.com
Quotations, biographies, and other reference resources

Bartleby.com: The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
Several dictionaries and thesauri

Cambridge Dictionaries Online
English, French, and Spanish dictionaries

Chambers
Dictionary, thesaurus, and a biographical dictionary

Free Dictionary, The
Medical, legal, financial, and other dictionaries and reference resources

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online
Over one million place names around the world

Internet Acronym Server, The
Both words and acronyms may be searched

Internet Picture Dicitonary, The
For ESL student and beginning students of English, French, German, Spanish and Italian

Merriam Webster Online
A dictionary, thesaurus, and medical dictionary

OneLook Dictionary Search
General and foreign dicitonaries

Online Slang Dictionary, The
A slang dictionary

Phrase Finder, The
English sayings, phrases, and idioms

Rhyme Zone
Rhyming words, synonyms, antonyms, etc.

Thesaurus.com
A dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia

Visual Dictionary, The
Images that identify items

Word Reference.com
Online dictionaries for French, Italian, Spanish, etc.

Your Dictionary.com
1800 dictionaries in more than 250 different languages

Directories

411. com
A telephone directory and area/zip codes

Infobel
International telephone directories

Numberway
Telephone numbers worldwide

Superpages.com
Addresses, phone numbers, and driving directions

United States Postal Service
Zip Codes, products, services, etc.

United States Postal Service: Zip Code Lookup
Zip Codes

White Pages.com
Find a person or business, area code, zip code, etc.

Yahoo! Directory
Phone numbers and addresses, reverse lookup, etc.

YELLOWPAGES.COM
Businesses, people, etc.

Bartleby.com: Columbia Encyclopedia
An online version of the Columbia Encyclopedia

Bartleby.com: The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
An encyclopeda of geographical places and features

Bartleby.com: The Encylopedia of World History
A historical encyclopedia for prehistoric tiems through the year 2000

Citizendium
Similar to Wikipedia but requires contributors to use their real names

Encyclopedia Mythica
An encyclopedia of folklore, mythology, and legend

HighBeam Encyclopedia
An online reference service

Scholarpedia
Similar to Wikipedia but written by invited authors

Wikipedia
An encyclopedia in various languages written by volunteers

Flags

Flags of All Countries
Flags and information about countries

Flags of the world
Images and information about flags

World Factbook, The
Flags and other information about countries

Ancestry.com
Family history records

Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Sites for genealogy

Family Search
Search for ancestors and share that information with others

Genealogy.org
State records, census records, vital records, etc.

Generations Network, The
Includes My Family.com, Ancestry.com, as well as other sites

Intute
Articles and web resources for science and technology; arts and humanities; social sciences; and health and life sciences

Roots Web.com
Links to genealogical information

50 States.com
Information about the states in the United States

ALA: Innovative Web-Based Reference Services
Web-based reference services

Abbreviations.com
The most comprehensive online source for acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms

About.com
Topical guides with information on over 50,000 subjects

About.com: The Nobel Prize Winners
Past Nobel Prize winners

Academic Earth
Videos of lectures by scholars on various subjects (free registration is required)

Academic Info
A subject directory for academic information, test preparation resources, and other information

Allonesearch.com
General searches, academic research, images, music, and people

AllRefer.com
A reference and health site

American Fact Finder
General, social, housing, and economic characteristics for a specific town or city

American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century by Rank
Speech texts for contemporary American history

American Universities
Home pages for universities that offer bachelor or advanced degrees

Bartleby.com
Quotations, directories, encyclopedias, etc.

Best Information on the Net
Reference sources and research materials for all subjects

Best Online Reference Sites
Reference materials organized by topic

BUBL LINK
Resources for all academic subject areas

CSEP: Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at IIT
Full text codes of ethics for professional organizations

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Electronic and print publications created by Federal agencies

Central Intelligence Agency: The World Factbook
Information on a variety of subjects

College and University Rankings
Links to websites that rank colleges

College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees
College and university information

Cool Quiz
All kinds of trivia

Copyright: United States Copyright Office
Licensing, publications, registration

Countries of the World
Information about countries for the past 18 years

Crash Course in Copyright
Copyright, fair use, and intellectual property

CyberDewey
Websites organized by the Dewey decimal classification system

Dewey Browse
Websites orgainzed by the Dewey decimal classification system

ERsys.com
Information about U.S. cities

Embassy.org
Foreign embassies of Washington D.C., business directories, resources, etc.

Embassyworld.com
The world's embassies and consulates

Emporia State University: Web Based Resources
Journals and websites for academic subjects

Fact Monster
Reference materials, fun facts, homework help, etc.

Farmers Almanac
Astronomical data, gardening infomation, cooking and household hints, etc.

Fin Aid! The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
Scholarships, loans, etc.

Free-Ed.net: Free Education on the Internet
Courses and tutorials for vocational and academic disciplines

GPO Access
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial resources such as U.S. bills, laws, the U.S Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, etc.

Gallup
Gallup polls of American public opinions

Google directiory
The web organized by categories

Gov Spot
A commercial website that is similar to FirstGov.gov

Grad View
Graduate Schools

Great Idea Finder, The
Daily events throughout history

Hennepin County Library: Fugitive Fact File
Miscellaneous and hard to find information

How Stuff Works
Tells how things work in the areas of computers, electronics, science, etc.

Infography
Information on academic subjects by professors, librarians, and other scholars

INFOMINE: Scholary Internet Resource Collections
Reference and academic resources for most subjects

Infoplease
Reference sources for business, health/science, history/government, and other subjects as well as general reference materials

Internal Revenue Service
Tax forms and publications

Internet Public Library
Reference sources for subject areas, ready reference materials, a reading room, etc.

Internet Scout Project
New and noteworthy web sites

iTools
Language, financial, research, map, and internet tools

Intute: Social Sciences
Web resources for education and the social sciences

Kansas Department of Revenue
State tax forms and other tax information

Know Play?
A site to look for a thesaurus, dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, quotation, information on a country or artist, etc.

Librarians’ Internet Index
Reference sources for ready reference and quick facts as well as most subject areas

Library of Congress
Access to the largest library in the world

Library of Congress: Counrty Studies, The
Information about countries around the world

Library of Congress: Nations
Executive, judicial, legislative information as well as general information about countries

Library of Congress: The Learning Page
Information for several subjects

Library Related Conferences
Conferences in the U.S. and overseas

Library Spot
Access to a variety of libraries as well as reference sources for most subjects

MITOPENCOURSEWARE
Course materials for courses taught at MIT

Martindale's "The Reference Desk"
Information on a variety of subjects and topics

NSDL: The National Science Digital Library
Resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

NSSN: A National Resource for Global Standards
Industry, international, and U.S. government standards

National Archives, The
A site for the agency that is responsible for our Federal records

National Geographic.com
Maps to print, photo galleries, etc.

National Weather Service
Detailed weather forecasts for the United States as well as marine and aviation forecasts

Nobel Prize Internet Archive, The
Information on all winners in all categories

Nobelprize.org
Nobel prize winners in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peach, and economics

Oanda.com
Trading and currency information

O*Net OnLine
Occupational information

Online Degrees, Financial Aid, and Scholarships
Information regarding online degrees

Open Directory Project
A human-edited directory of the web

Peterson's
Colleges, universities, and graduate schools

Pew Research Center For the People and the Press, The
Survey results of public opinions on news events as well as political and social values

Policy Archive
Documents, reports, videos, etc. from policy institutions

Polling Report.com
Public opinion polls

Public Agenda
Information about social issues

Pulitzer Prizes, The
Entry forms, contact information, past winners, etc.

RUSA: Reference and User Services Association
Best reference websites that are free

Refdesk.com
Reference resources, facts, advace, current news/weather/business/sports, etc.

Reference.com
Reference sources

Sparknotes
Online study guides for most subjects

Sperling's BestPlaces
Compares cities for living conditions

State Agency Databases
A wiki of state databases in the United States

State and Local Government on the Net
A directory of country, state, and city government websites

Studyabroad.com
A site for those who wish to study outside of the U.S.

Superpages.com
Telephone directories, maps, driving directions, etc.

Symbols.com
A world and graphic index for graphic symbols

TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
More than 200 talks on a wide-range of topics by notable people

This Day That Year
Daily events throughout history

Thomas Net
The former Thomas Register which has industrial information

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Legislative information such as bills, public laws, Congressional Record, etc.

Time & Life Pictures
Pictures from Time & Life

U.S. Copyright Office
Information about copyright

U.S. Department of State: Background Notes
Information about countries to update information that is found on the web site for Countrie Studies

U.S. Legal Forms.com
Legal forms on the Internet

U.S. News.com: America’s Best Colleges
Rankings for colleges and universities

U.S. Universities by State
U.S. universities arranged by state

USA.gov
The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patents, trademarks, etc.

University of Texas at Austin: Useful Reference Sites
A list of useful reference sites

Virtual Library Museums Pages
Links to museums worldwide

Virtural Reference Shelf
Reference sources and information on various subjects

WWW Library Directory, The
8,800 library websites in 130 countries

WWW Virtual Library, The
Information on a variety of subjects

WashLaw: StateLaw-State Government and Legislative Information
State laws and other information about the states

Where to Do Research.com
Information organized by subject

World Public Opinion.org
Public opinion on international policy issues

Yahoo! Directory
A human-edited directory of the web

Grants

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
CFDA numbers and Funding Opportunity Numbers can be used to retrieve application packages from Grants.gov

Foundation Center
A site for grant seekers and grant makers

Grants.gov
Federal government grants
Grants from the federal government

DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
Free full text articles from scholarly journals

E-journals.org
Links to e-journals by subject

Find Articles at BNET
5.5 million articles from over 900 publications

High Wire Press
Over one million full-text articles

Intute
Articles and web resources for science and technology; arts and humanities; social sciences; and health and life sciences

MagPortal.com
Online articles

Nature
Full text articles from this publication

Blue Skyways
Information about Kansas by the Kansas State Library

Ellis County Star
Newspaper, weather, events, etc.

Emporia State University
Emporia State Unvierstiy's web site

Forsyth Library: Kansas
Legislative and judical information, statistics, history, etc.

Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University's web site

Hays Daily News, The
Newspaper, events, news archive, etc.

Hutchinson News, The
Newspaper, events, archives, etc.

Interactive Santa Fe Trail, The
Information about the Santa Fe Trail

Kansas Bar Association
Legal information

Kansas City Star
Newspaper, events, archives, etc.

Kansas Collection, The
Resources and historical information

Kansas Colleges
Links to colleges and universities

Kansas Department of Transportation
Road conditions, maps driving information, etc.

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
State parks, hunting, fishing, etc.

Kansas Heritage Group
Links to Kansas history sites

Kansas History
Historical information

Kansas Legislature
Bills, statutes, journals, etc.

Kansas Library Card
Kansas state databases

Kansas on the Net
Cities, towns, counties, organizations, etc.

Kansas State Constitution
Full text of the Constitution

Kansas State Historical Society
Hours, news, and other information

Kansas State University
Kansas State Unviersity's web site

Kansas Statistical Abstract
Data and statistics aobut Kansas

Kansas Travel and Tourism Division
Tourist information

Kansas.gov
Official website for Kansas

KS Ready.gov
Kansas security notification system, disaster information, etc.

Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State Unviersity's web site

Salina.com
The Salina Journal

State and Local Government on the Net
A directory of offical state, country, and government websites

State Library of Kansas
Kansas Library catalog, Kansas Library Network Board, etc.

State Library of Kansas: Kansas Governors’ Messages
Messages of Kansas governors from 1861 to the present

State Library of Kansas: Kansas Legislators Past and Present
State legislators from 1861 to the present

Topeka Capital-Journal
Newspaper, events, archives, etc.

U.S. Census Bureau: Kansas Quick Facts
Statistics about people, business, and geography

University of Kansas, The
Kansas University's web site

Wichita State University
Wichita State Unviersity's web site

Cleave Books: Dictionary of Units
Most units of measurement used today

Conversion Table
Conversion tables

Online Conversion.com
Conversions for tempeature, weight, volume, etc.

Refdesk.com: Weights and Measures Resources
Most units of measurement

News/Current Events

ABC News
News and current events

BBC NEWS
World news

Blinkx
A video search engine

CNN.com
News and current events

Euronews
European news with video clips

Fox News
News and current events

Google News
Compares news stories from different news organization

Headline Spot
World news organized by media, region, and subject

International News Links
Newspapers around the world

MSNBC News
News and current events

New York Times, The
Online version of the newspaper The New York Times

News Directory
Newspapers and magazines

Newslink
Newspapers, magazines, TV/radio, and other resources

Onlinenewspapers.com
Newspapers around the world

Total News
Current news stories

U. S. News Archives on the Web
Some full text newspaper articles

VOA News.com
U.S. and world news

World News
World news in various languages

World-newspapers.com
World news sites, newspapers, and magazines

Yahoo! News
Worldwide news organized by subject

Bartleby.com: Quotations
Quotations and other reference sources

Bartleby.com: Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
Quotations from John Bartlett's Familiary Quotations, The Columbia World of Quotations, and Simpson's Contemporary Quotations

Other Pages.org, The
Quotations, proverbs, poetry, etc.

Quotations Page, The
Quotations by author or subject

Quoteland.com
Sites for quotes

Allsearchengines.com
Find websites by topic

AltaVista
Searches the web

Ask
Finds answers to your questions

Bloggapedia
Locate as well as create and develop blogs

Dogpile
Searches several search engines

Easy Searcher
Search by subject or by choosing a search engine

Excite
A popular search engine

Go Guides.org
Find websites by topic

Google
Searches the Web

Google Scholar
Retrieves more scholarly research results than Google

Invisible-Web.net
Web resources not generally retrieved by general search engines

Jux 2
Searches Google, Yahoo, and MSN (all at the same time)

Lycos
A popular search engine

Mamma
Searches major search engines and organizes results by relevance

Metacrawler
Searches several search engines

ODP: Open Directory Project
Subject access to quality web sites

Search.com
Searches several leading search engines

Web Crawler
Searches several search engines

Yahoo!
Searches the Web

. . . Listing of more Search Engines . . .

2008 Statistical Abstract, The
Social, political, and economic statistics

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal site for health statistics

Central Intelligence Agency: The World Factbook
Facts and statistics about countries

County and City Data Books
Online versions of the County and City Data Books with statistics for counties, cities, and states

CountryReports.org
Statistics and facts about countries

Demographia
Population figures and other statistics

ERsys
Demographics, environmental factors, economic indicators, housing statistics, media, schools and other information for U.S. towns and cities

Energy Information Administration
Statistics for energy sources

Fed Stats
Statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies

Fort Hays State University: Statistical Resources
Numerous sources for statistics

Infoplease: World Statistics
Population, social, economic, and political statistics

Kansas Statistical Abstract
Data and statistics for Kansas

Nationmaster.com
Statistics for countries around the world

OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web
Links to statistics for countries, regions, and topics

PRB: Population Reference Bureau
Population data from around the world

Population Index on the Web
Provides access to abstracts that appeared in the print version of Population Index between 1986 and 2000

Statistical Resources on the Web
Statistics from a variety of government sources

U.S. Census Bureau
2000 census data as well as other information regarding population, housing, economics, etc.

U.S. Census Bureau: Fact Finder
Population, housing economic, and geographic data

U.S. Census Bureau: Kansas Quick Facts
Statistics about people, business, and geography

U.S. Census Bureau: Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990
Population statistics

U.S. Census Bureau: State and County Quick Facts
Statistics about people, business, and geography

U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer price indexes, economic news releases, etc.

United Nations Population Information Network
Population informaiton on UN web sites

United Nations Statistics Division
Statistical data compiled by the UN and other international agencies

United States Department of Agriculture: The Census of Agriculture
The 1992, 1997, 2002, and 2007 census

University of Virginia Library: Historical Census Browser
Population and economy of U.S. states and countries from 1790 to 1960

White House: Social Statistics Briefing Room, The
Federal statistics for crime, demography, education, and health

Style/Writing

APA Style.org
A site for APA style (changes in the fifth edition)

Absolute Write
A Site for professional and beginning writers

Armchair Grammarian, The
English grammar and punctuation

Avoiding Plagirism
Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism

Bartleby.com: The American Heritage Book of English Usage
Grammar, style, word formation, etc.

Bartleby.com: The Elements of Style
Usage, principles of composition, etc.

Duke Univesity Libraries: Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper
APA, Chicago Style, MLA, and Turabian examples

Gale: How to Write a Term Paper
Choosing a topic, taking notes, etc.

Northwest B.D. Owens Library: Citing Sources
APA, MLA, CSE, Turabian and Chicago style examples

Plagiarism and Citing Reference Sources
Sites for plagiarism and Writing Styles

Son of Citation Machine
Enter citation information to produce an APA, MLA, Chicago, or Turabian reference

Writer's Workshop at the University of Illinois
A grammer handbook, bibliography styles, writers' resources, etc.

Writing Guides @ CSU
Writing guides used at Colorado State University

Adventurous Traveler.com
A place to find reading material about travel

All-hotels
One of the oldest online sites for hotels

America’s Parks Online
State and national parks, park events, etc.

Amtrak
Train travel in the U.S.

Bed and Breakfast Planner
Bed and breakfasts worldwide

Bed and Breakfast.com
Bed and breakfasts worldwide

Casamundo
Vacation homes in europe and the United States

Cheap Tickets
Vacation packages, flights, hotels, cruises, etc.

Cities.com
General and tourist information on cities worldwide

Cruise.com
Information about cruises

Expedia.com
Vacation packages, flights, hotels, cruises, etc.

Fodors
Destinations, hotels, restaurants, tips, etc.

Frommers
Information about your vacation destination

Greyhound
Bus information

Hostelling International
Hostels worldwide

Hotels Travel.com
Hotels, flights, rental cars, etc.

L.L. Bean: Park Search
Worldwide parks and recreational areas

Last Minute Travel.com
Flights, hotels, cruises, etc.

Lonely Planet.com
Travel guides with interactive maps

Map Quest
Map your route

National Geographic: Travel & Cultures
Travel information

National Park Service
Information about parks and recreational sites

Oanda.com
A foreign exchange currency converter

Orbitz
Hotels, flights, cruises, etc.

Rail Europe
Train travel in Europe

Recreation.gov
Recreation in the United States

Rocky Mountaineer
Train tours

Room Saver.com
Hotel and motel coupons, etc.

Time and Date.com
Current time, time zone calculators, date calculators, etc.

Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
Chamber of commerce and tourism offices

Travel Channel
Destination guides, vacation ideas, road trips, etc.

Travelocity
Vacations, flights, hotels, cruises, etc.

TravLang’s Language and Travel Resources
Foreign language courses, translation services, etc.

Trip Advisor
Reviews of hotels, resorts, and vacations

U.S. Department of State: International Travel Information
Travel warnings, tips for traveling abroad, etc.

VIA Rail Canada
Train travel through Canada

Woodall’s
Tenting, renting, and activities for RVing

World Clock-Time Zones, The
Local time for places around the world

World Time Server.com
Atomic clock sync, time zones, etc.

XE: The Universal Currency Converter
A currency converter

AccuWeather.com
Weather information, weather maps, the Hurricane Center, etc.

Kansas Department of Transportation
Travel & traffic information; roadway weather conditions, etc.

NCDC: National Climatic Data Center
Archives of weather and climate data

NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration
Weather, climate, organizations of NOAA, etc.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service
Weather, Climate, forecasts, past weather, etc.

Tornado Project Online, The
Recent and past tornadoes, tornado myths, and answers to questions about tornadoes

Washingtonpost.com: Weather
International forcasts, etc.

Weather Underground
Weather information and forecasts for more than 60 thousand U.S. and international cities

Weather.com
Weather information

World Climate
Data for world climate

World Weather Information Service
Worldwide weather forecasts and observations

list created by Judy Salm [12/15/06 (10/20/09)]