A Selection of Ready Reference Web Sites

Ready Reference uses a subject index based on Dewey Decimal Classification. This is a numerical classification scheme for breaking down fields of knowledge using numbers. We have kept our listing fairly simple by using the primary subdivisions.

The Dewey system has ten main classes, which are listed below.

000 - Generalities

SYMBOLS.com
An encyclopedia of graphic signs and symbols ("western non-pictorial ideograms"). More than 2500 symbols that you can search by word index or, incredibly, by graphic characteristic. The 1600 articles on meanings and histories are interesting and well cross-referenced.
SuperPages.com
In October 2000, BigYellow.com, BigBook.com, and SuperPages.com combined. Virizon presents this new SuperPages.com with over 13 million businesses nationwide, plus Canada. It can be searched by business category, name, city, and state.
InfoSpace.com
Infospace aggregates content from a number of sources. The result is a large and handy directory for people (including e-mail) and businesses. U.S. and Canadian business data provided by infoUSA; Thomson Directories for the UK; Kapitol for European countries. Data providers for residential are Acxiom (U.S. and Canada), 192.com (U.K.), and Kapitol (other European countries).
AnyWho (AT&T) Directory
Find telephone number, e-mail, FAX, toll-tree numbers in the U.S. The ability to search by street name, plus the toll-free and reverse look-up make this site especially valuable. An alternate toll-free search site can be found at the Lycos/WhoWhere Toll-Free Numbers.
The Ultimates
With so many search engines out there, it's really great to find a timesaver like The Ultimates. The site consolidates resources for searching white pages, yellow pages, email addresses, plus map and route planners. A wonderful feature of this service is copying your data across fields. No need to re-key your search terms! Search results are displayed in a new browser window.
World Directories
Global yellow pages. Fax, residential phone, and business numbers from various countries.
Internet Country Codes
A listing of countries and their codes for use on the Internet.
Boardwatch Magazine's Directory of Internet Service Providers
This is a very useful listing of Internet Service Providers worldwide. For the U.S., select the area code of your choice for detailed descriptions of service providers. Web and e-mail addresses are provided as well as detailed summaries of accounts available. If you are shopping around for a good Internet access price, this is the site to visit.
Free Web-based Email Services
Over 500 services listed, plus a good collection of e-mail directories, and listing for freebies in other categories, e.g., mailing list hosting.
Computing Dictionary
A very detailed dictionary of computer language with definitions of just about every computing term one could think of.
High-Tech Dictionary
This is a really excellent compilation of hundreds of computing terms. The definitions offered here tend to be a bit simpler than those in the Computing Dictionary above. Consequently, this is a friendlier starting point for the computer novice.
bmp Webopaedia
This is a great computer terminology resource. Browse numerous categories such as memory, programming and operating systems, or conduct a search by phrase or keyword. There is also much information concerning the latest bmp news in the fields of Internet, software, hardware, multimedia and communications.
Netlingo
There is Internet jargon everywhere you look! Often, newcomers to the on-line world stumble on without really understanding the terms they are reading. Choose another option by looking at Netlingo where commonly used terms, as well as more specialized ones, are explained succinctly. The well designed home page makes it easy to search for a particular term, to browse an alphabetical listing, or to look up a word by typing it's first letter.
Internet Navigation Tools
Very Nice! Easy to search subjects, forums, news groups, mailing lists and FAQ's. It recommends which tools are best and can lead you to almost anywhere fast.
Other Collections of Reference Links.
If you don't find what you need elsewhere on this list, try one of these. No two contain exactly the same sources.
Starting Points for Exploring the Internet - Evanston Library
Librarians' Index to the Internet - Berkeley Public Library
Virtual Reference Desk
Internet Public Library Reference Center
Virtual Facts on File
Quick Reference
Internet Quick Reference
Ready Reference Using the Internet
The Fugitive Fact File
This is a fascinating example of a library putting the power of the Internet to great use. The Fact File is geared towards the retrieval of answers to tricky questions. Compiled by the staff of Hennepin County Library in Minnesota, it consists of facts drawn from various files maintained at libraries throughout the Hennepin County Library System. It is searchable by keyword or, you can browse an alphabetical index. This is a real gem of a Web page. Librarians, take a look!
Price's List of Lists
Compiled by librarian Gary Price at George Washington University. This is a collection of lists in the form of rankings. The best this and the top-ten that. A trove of highest, lowest, most, least, fastest growing, and so on. Price also has a fairly large collection of Almanacs/Factbooks/Handbooks & Related Reference Tools.
New York Times - Books
An absolute must for book lovers. Registration is required, but it's free. Search the archives of the New York Times Book Review back to 1980. Browse through back issues for the current year. Find information on current bestsellers. Read selected first chapters of books. Listen to authors talking at length about their lives and works at the index of audio specials, which is a real gem of a link (You will need to download real audio to access this part of the site). Finally, take the time to check out the New York Times itself. It is a marvelous site which is meticulously maintained and demonstrates the Web at it's best. For other book review sites, visit the library's REaders ADvisor.
Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists
Locate the various PW bestseller lists here. Searching hardcover lists you can find detailed bestseller data for an author, title, or publisher. You can also search lists by date back to 1991. Check out our REader's ADvisor for other pointers to book information online.
Amazon.com - Bookstore
Search Amazon by author, title, subject, keyword, ISBN or advanced query to locate just about any book you can think of. However, this is more than just a bookstore. It includes hot titles in numerous different subject categories, articles and interviews and, much, much more.
Publishing Organizations in North America
This is a listing of publishers in the United States. It provides adresses, phone and fax numbers. Links to the publisher's Web site are provided where available.
Directory of Publishers and Vendors
This excellent directory provides access to the Web and gopher sites of book providers and vendors throughout the world. Sites may be accessed alphabetically, geographically, and by subject. There is also an extensive e-mail address directory, as well as a listing of other links to publishers, vendors and books.
N-NET
Find the address and phone number of a particular newspaper in the United States.
Guinness World Records
Find records for the largest, smallest, longest, oldest, youngest  and so on.
Free Internet Encyclopedia
This "encyclopedic index" serves as a gateway to information available on the Internet. Search the MacroReference index for large areas of knowledge or the MicroReference index for more specific subjects.
Encyclopedia.com
This excellent free encyclopedia allows you to search for fairly brief, but useful, general articles on a multitude of topics. The articles are hyperlinked to related subject areas. A great feature of this site is that you can forward your search to a number of search engines, and you can also look for related books at Barnes and Noble. Your query will automatically be forwarded to that site.
Britannica.com
Free online version. Subscription version available to Ohio public libraries inside a library or at home if you have a library card.
Encarta On-line
It is always a pleasure to find free and useful information. This abridged version of Microsoft's Encarta CD-ROM is a classic example of this kind of site. You can search article titles or full text, and you can select from different topic areas such as history, performing arts, geography, and so on. It is also possible to display articles which contain certain types of media such as maps, illustrations, tables and charts. Articles are hyperlinked to related topics. This is a terrific site for homework help and for all kinds of other information needs.
Columbia Encyclopedia
This is the 6th edition, year 2000 publication of the famous one-volume (print) encyclopedia. It contains over 50,000 article entries, browsable alphabetically or full-text searchable. A nice feature: it gives pronunciations of names.
The Old Farmer's Almanac
North America's oldest continuously published periodical is on the World Wide Web at this beautiful site. Find weather forecasts, heavenly details, sun & moon rise & set for your area, along with all the details which make the Farmer's Almanac a browser's delight.
Pulitzer PrizeWinners
Comprehensive information on the winners of the Pulitzer prize from 1995 to the present.
The Nobel Foundation
The official site of The Nobel Foundation. It includes detailed information about Nobel prize winners in all areas.
Associations on the Net
Get listings of associations under the headings of Arts, Business, Computers, Entertainment, Health, Industry, Labor, Law, Science and Social Sciences. From the Internet Public Library.
Idealist
At this site search 20,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 150 countries. It is searchable by keyword or geographic region.
Guidestar Nonprofit Guide
Guidestar describes itself as 'the donor's guide to the nonprofit universe.' It contains both financial and program information for over 650,000 charities and nonprofit organizations in the United States. You can search the database by keyword and by various fields such as city, state, andrevenue. Not all of the organizations have a full text report, but for financial information this is an excellent resource.
NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks
Listings by name and country of nearly 300 independent, not-for-profit institutions worldwide. From the National Institute for Research Advancement in Japan.
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100 - Philosophy and Psychology
Bjorn's guide to Philosophy - Philosophers Page.
For major Western philosophers, this site provides a biography, works, papers, discussion lists, images and links to related Internet resources. No longer updated; not all links work.
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Here is the table of contents for the assigned entries to this dynamic encyclopedia, wherein entries will be maintained by experts in the field. So far, completed entries are few but content is first-rate.
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This is a substantial philosophy resource. It is searchable by keywords or alphabetically. There is also an internal search engine and a philosophy text collection
The Window - Philosophy on the Internet
This is a relatively small philosophy site which could be worth watching as it grows. At present it includes biographies of numerous philosophers, a timeline and a useful search function.
Philosophy Pages
This excellent philosophy resource, from Garth Kemerling, provides access to the study of traditional Western philosophy. There is a Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names, a survey of the History of Western Philosophy, a timeline and, individual discussions of numerous philosophers. Links to other good philosophy resources are provided.
Glossary of Terms in Parapsychology
Brief explanations of terms in the field of paranormal phenomena from a psychologist at Liverpool John Moores University.
Omnibus ov thee Occult
"An Apocalyptic Cyclopaedia of M/magic(k)al Arts and Mysteries." An A through Z of the inner mysteries.
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200 - Religion
Bible Gateway
Includes the Bible in other languages (German, Swedish, Latin, French, Spanish, Tagalog). It can be searched by passage, keyword (keyword gives a listing of references mentioning that word). It is also possible to search different versions of the Bible, e.g. King James, New World, etc.
World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts
This site includes the sacred scriptures and prayers of the five major living world religions; Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Chinese (Confucius and Taoism). There are no searching capabilities, just text. It includes an introduction, a purpose and a disclaimer and is arranged via broad general subject categories.
The Catholic Encyclopedia
The more than 11,000 entries in the original 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia (which is in the public domain). It is an authoritative source on religious and secular topics from the Catholic viewpoint, and matters relating to the history, teachings and activities of the Catholic Church from its beginnings.
The Ecole Initiative
Hypertext encyclopedia of early church history (to the Reformation).
Religions, Faith Groups and Ethical Systems - ReligiousTolerance.org
This is a worthy attempt to provide detailed descriptions of religions, faith groups and ethical systems. All the major world religions are covered, along with neo-pagan religious faiths, small non-christian religions, destructive cults, groups that define themselves as christian, and other ethical groups and spiritual paths. The authors of the site say that they have received much feedback, some positive and some negative. Take a look yourself and see what you think. One thing is certain. This is one of the most fascinating Web sites you will ever visit. This volunteer effort has funds to continue through 1999.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Mythology, mysticism and folklore from around the world can be found at this site. There are headings for Chinese, Etruscan, Greek, Japanese, Latvian, Mayan, Native American, Norse, Persian and Roman mythology. Other mythologies include Celtic, Egyptian, Hindu and  Polynesian . Be aware that this source is a combination of articles contributed by the staff of Encyclopedia Mythica and general users of the Internet who are encouraged to submit materials. NOTE: This page is temporarily unavailable; should be back up spring 2002.
Myths & Legends
Not too many of the sites on our pages lead to lists of links, but this is one of those cases where the list is useful. Myths & Legends contains mythology and folklore from around the world. It includes the mythology of Korea, Japan, Hungary, Russia, Greece and Rome, Ireland, Britain, Australia and many other countries.
Bulfinch's Mythology
This is the hypertext version of one of the renowned mythology sources. Excellently maintained, it is searchable by word or phrase. Alternatively, you can go directly to the table of contents. Numerous links to other mythology resources are provided in the webmaster's notes and links areas of each volume.
American Religion Data Archive (ARDA)
 The ARDA collection, funded by the Lilly Endowment, provides quantitative data on churches, church membership (including maps), religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations). Browse or search reports.
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300 - Social Sciences

Foreign Consular Offices in the United States
The State Department publication. Another place to check is the Electronic Embassy. It provides directory information on each of the embassies in Washington D.C., with links to Web-based resources where available, at Foreign Embassies of Washington D.C.
US Industrial Outlook
This site provides an electronic text of the final (1994) edition of the paper US Industrial Outlook. Find here information on the status of major U.S. industries.
Hoover's On-line
Search Hoover's free Corporate Directory for current company/stock information. Also, check out "IPO Central," devoted to initial public offerings.
The Fortune 500
Here one can find detailed information on the Fortune 500. Company snapshots are provided, as well as links to company Web sites where available. There are various articles relating to the companies and a breakdown by industry. The site can be searched in several ways including by company, industry and by chief executive officer..
Annual Report Gallery
This is a library of company annual reports which are available on-line. It tends to deal with larger companies, and some of the reports can only be viewed using the adobe acrobat reader.
Standard Industrial Classification Search
This site comes from the United States Department of Labor. It allows the user to search the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual by keyword or by SIC code number. It then supplies descriptive text from the SIC manual.
Thomas Food Industry Register
Register for free to access a database which gives you information on food manufacturers throughout the United States. Search by product, company, brand name. Now part of Grey House Publishing.
Thomas Regional Industrial Directory
You will need to register for this site, but it's free. ThomasRegional.com contains company information on over half a million middlemarket industrial distributors, manufacturers and service companies in 6,000 product and service categories. Searchable by product/service, company, brand name and location. Access contact information, online catalogs, fax forms and links to Web sites. Expanded online service includes Order Online e-commerce.
CorpTech
CorpTech profiles more than 50,000 public and private developers and producers of high-tech products in 17 industries, from biotech to pharmaceuticals to transportation. Visitors to the site can identify companies and get basic information. A free registration increases your access plus allows you to purchase in-depth reports and data capabilities. A nice aspect of the database is discrete entries for high-tech divisions of a company.
Stock Market Places and Quotations
We don't usually like to supply links to lists of sites. Here, however, we are prepared to make another exception. Market Places and Quotations provides links to stock exchanges, financial news centers and stock quote servers around the world. The U.S. is at the top of the list and it is followed by financial centers from Africa to Venezuela.
The Insurance News Network
In addition to insurance industry news, use the Insurance Company Guide for Standard & Poors reports on major national insurance companies.
A.M. Best
This publisher of business information and news about the insurance field, has made their Ratings Service
available online on their Web site. A one-time, no-cost registration is necessary to access the searchable database of companies. The Best rating and the insurer profile are free; a full company report may be obtained for a fee.
Universal Currency Converter
Simply choose the currency you want converted, then choose the currency you want it converted into, and your answer will be provided.
The Salary Calculator.
This is a simple, but very useful, site. Type in your current salary and follow the instructions to find out how much you would need to earn if you plan to relocate to another city in the US, or a major city in another part of the world.
The Mortgage Calculator
Fill in the different fields for principal loan balance, annual interest rate, length of mortgage and pre-payment method. Then calculate your mortgage. Lots of fun until you see the result....
USA Today Calculators
Take a deep breath and dive into this site to find out how much money you need in your life. Here you will find calculators for consumer loans, college tuition, new cars, mortgages and retirement. There is also a currency convertor if you think that you can still afford a trip after looking at the other calculators!
Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary
Brief descriptions of over 7200 financial terms from a Duke University professor.
Banks of the World
Connect to the Web sites of banks around the world in this simple bank directory. Another choice for U.S. banks is MyBank Directory; for worldwide, Banking on the Web, with indication of online banking.
Investor Words
A financial glossary with over 5,000 definitions and 15,000 links between related words.
Bank Rate Monitor
Bank Rate Monitor is a leading source for tracking rates for mortgages, credit cards, auto loans, savings, checking accounts, home equity loans and ATMs. It is updated every weekday and is a great source for timely financial information.
Domania
Search the database of home sales prices for a particular property or neighborhood from 1987 to present. Try HomeGain as another source for sales reports. Searching this property record database requires a free registration. Reports include additional data about the property's size and year built.
O-Net (source for occupational information)
This is one of those sites on our list which is a lot more than a simple ready reference page. O-Net comes from the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. It replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles as the standard guide to career specific information. Basically, it is an extensive database for information on employment and worker characteristics. At the time of writing it is very much a work in progress, but it is certainly a site worth watching.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Search alphabetically by job description or by broader occupational area for profiles of over 300 occupations. The profiles include nature of work, training needed, earnings, outlook, and more.
Supreme Court Decisions
This site provides credits, conditions, context, structure of Supreme Court Decisions and selected historic decisions. It can be searched by topic and keyword.
Decisions of US Courts of Appeal on the Net
Includes a nice explanation of the U.S. Court System. Also included is a way cool map of the U.S.A. showing each circuit court. Hyperlinks enable you to click on the map and get local decisions by year.
Ohio Supreme Court
Includes opinions searchable by case number, date, keyword in caption or headnotes. There is a separate section of current case summaries.
Eighth Appellate District Court of Appeals
The Cuyahoga county appellate district. Includes a gopher menu of court opinions from 1990-present
The Federal Court Locator
Access to the various Courts of Appeals and District Courts.
U.S.Government Manual
Hyperlinks take you to any branch or government office for a listing of people and their titles. There is no searchable index per se, but there is a subject index to the agencies.
Full-text state statutes and legislation on the Internet
Quite simply, this page provides links to full text state constitutions, statutes, legislation and session laws (i.e. laws as they appear before codification). Please note that the page seeks to avoid links to federal information, court decisions, summaries of laws or bills, single-topic sites (such as a state's computer laws), incomplete documents and sites that charge fees for access.
CapWeb
CapWeb is an excellent guide to the U.S. Congress. Here you can locate information on all branches of the United States Government. A handy feature is the zip code lookup for contact information for State Representatives and Senators.
Contacting the Congress
This very up to date resource supplies phone and fax numbers for members of Congress as well as e-mail addresses if available. More than this it provides links to the Web sites of individual Congress members. It is searchable by geographic location, by name and by zip code.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
From 1774 to the present. Presents a biographical sketch and directs you to further reading and the locations of research materials.
US Government Printing Office - GPO Access
Search one or more of a variety of government publications dating from the mid-1990's on. Publications provided include Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, Public Laws, U.S. Code, Federal Register, and more.
United States Copyright Office
Find out about copyright basics and registration; access forms for printing and link to other Internet resources related to copyright.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Find basic facts about patents and trademarks; search the U.S. Patent database (1976-current) and the Web Trademark Database (Trademarks Registered and Trademarks Pending, updated on a 2-month cycle); view U.S. and international legal materials and access links to other patent and trademark related Web sites.
IPN Delphion Intellectual Property Network
This site serves as a good companion to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It allows the user access to text and images of U.S. patents to 1974, text and some images to 1971, plus an extensive international collection as well. Search by using keywords, patent number, boolean logic and multiple field. You can also browse through a classified listing.
Social Security On-line
The history of the agency, benefits forms, the Social Security Handbook and much more. This is an invaluable resource for Social Security information.
Ancestry's Social Security Death Index
Look up a name and find the death date, death state and social security number. Covers social security number bearers back to approximately 1962. A form for limiting your search is available, as are tips for further genealogical research using this information.
Where to Write for Vital Records
This site provides information from the National Center for Health Statistics. It lists the addresses of individual state databases of vital records where one can find the information needed to request a birth, death, marriage or divorce certificate. Other links provide access to information on foreign births and deaths of U.S. citizens, as well as certificates of citizenship for U.S. citizens.
US GSA's Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs
This site contains information on Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide financial and non financial assistance to the general public. Search by keyword.
Fedworld Information Network
A bold attempt by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to make all sorts of government resources and information accessible from one site. Check out the link called Federal Job Announcement Search. It provides listings to hundreds of U.S. Government jobs and is updated several times every week.
First Gov
U.S. government portal launched during the Clinton administration. Scans 27 million federal agency Web pages from 20,000 government sites. In addition to keyword searching there is an "interesting topics" list and direct links to the 3 branches of government.
Official Federal Government Web Sites - Executive - Legislative - Judicial
One of those listings we generally try to avoid. However, this one is so useful and easy to use that it finds it's way onto our page. This is a comprehensive listing of federal government Web resources compiled by the Library of Congress. The executive lists Executive office, Executive branch and independent agencies; the judicial includes Judicial Branch and non-government sites with legal information.
U.S. Blue Pages
This site is modeled after the blue government pages in a telephone book. Find telephone and TTY numbers and links to Web sites for federal agencies grouped by function rather than name. A good place to find the locations and numbers of local offices.
Legal and Government Pathfinder
Bringing it all closer to home is this Lakewood Library resource guide, designed for library patrons and others seeking information on legal and government issues. Includes some of the better books on law and government in the library's collection, important Web sites containing legal and government information, as well as a referral section with links to institutions with more extensive legal resources.
Internal Revenue Service
Lists forms and publications which can then be printed. You will also find tax information for businesses, as well as tax regulations and instructions for on-line filing.
American Payroll Association Tool Kit
Good stuff for businesses including W-4 forms, withholding tables, current mileage and per diem rate charts.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Everything you might ever need to know about traffic safety in the United States can be found here. This great site will provide you with solid data about everything from airbags and recalls to school bus safety and traffic law enforcement. Take the time to scout around in this detailed resource if you have a traffic safety question - your answer is probably here.
License Plates of the World
Not too much need for explanation here. Click above for good quality pictures of license plates from all over the world. There are also brief summaries of how different license plates are formulated. These deal with both current and previous series. This site is a nicely organized labor of love from a true enthusiast.
Martindale.com Lawyer Locator
Locate lawyers and law firms in the U.S. and around the world. Search by lawyer or firm name and by area of practice, location or language. It is also possible to look for U.S. government lawyers in Washington D.C. and to locate corporate law departments.
FindLaw Law Firm and Lawyer Directory (West Legal Directory)
Lists individual lawyers addresses and phone numbers. Also search by city and state, which lists lawyers, law firms and other county offices.
FindLaw
FindLaw works in the manner of a hierarchical subject directory for its vast amounts of legal information. You can search or browse, where distinction is made as to legal professional, student, business or public. Search results are ordered into Q&A, articles, links. A good gateway. For another good start, visit Lakewood Library's Legal/Government Pathfinder.
WWLIA
The aim of the World Wide Legal Information Association is to provide a good basis of legal advice for the average, lay citizen. To that end, and in plain English, is information on legal topics in Canada, the Pacific, the UK and the U.S. Very useful is the Law Dictionary. Also, take a look at the Police Station for practical advice about such things as annoying phone calls and personal safety.
The Law Engine
The Law Engine is a clearinghouse for legal information. There are numerous links from one page to topics such as federal courts, state law, legal reference, international law, legal dictionaries, legislative action and law enforcement.
American Law Sources On-line
This is another fabulous law resource. While it is certainly contains a daunting amount of information, it may well become your one stop for legal information on the Internet. Navigation here is straightforward and the site itself deals with federal and state law. You can go directly to Federal Government resources under the headings of law, commentary and practice or to individual states. There is also detailed legal information for Canada and Mexico. If you are involved in legal research this is probably the one site you have to visit!
Legal Encyclopedia from Nolo Press
Here is another legal page which is really worth a visit. The LegalEncyclopedia is clearly presented in a manageable directory style. It includes excellent articles on everything from starting a small business and dealing with tax problems to patent law and general legal issues. Best of all, it avoids legal jargon and is clearly written with the ordinary member of the public in mind.
Consumer Resources - Ohio State Bar Association
A solid resource for general and everyday law as it pertains to Ohioans. Articles on various topics for small business, family matters, real estate and other legal basics.
ABA LawInfo.org
Another source for dependable legal information on consumer-oriented topics.
Financial Aid Information
This might be one of the only places you will need to stop for financial aid resources. Read the navigation area first to familiarize yourself with the site. Links are provided for sources to aid, loans, government, special interest areas, and so on. Please also take a look at S.C.O.R.E. (Student Cash On-line Resources), a guide to financial aid on the Internet created by the staff at Lakewood Public Library.
American Universities
Alphabetical list of links to university home pages. Referral to other sources: General Education Online (6400 links in 160 countries); Canadian Universities; Community Colleges.
College Rankings
Coverage of college rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Apart from the rankings, there are many useful areas in this site. These include a guide for parents, detailed financial aid information, and numerous useful articles. This is a great site for college seekers of all ages.
The Princeton Review - Colleges
Princeton Review supplies some wonderful advice for college hopefuls. Walk through the process of finding a suitable college, gaining admission and paying tuition fees. As you would expect from The Princeton Review, this is a detailed, informative and well constructed site. It will really help the college bound.
Title IV Institution Codes
Title IV codes are used to complete the FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). This page can be used to locate the Title IV codes for thousands of different colleges in the U.S.
Petersons - The Education & Career Center
This is a useful site for quick reference information about education and learning in the U.S. and around the world. Unfortunately, it does not offer the full text of the Petersons book series but it does provide good, at your fingertips type information. Areas covered include K-12 schools, colleges & universities, graduate study, distance learning, summer programs, vocational-technical schools and studying abroad.
National Public School District Locator
This site is searchable by area code, county, state and zip code. The information supplied for individual school districts includes address and phone number, county location, metro status, grade span, number of teachers and number of schools. From the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Private School Locator
Serches approximately 29,000 schools that participated in the National Center for Education Statistics' biennial survey.
American School Directory
The American School Directory provides basic information about all K-12 schools in the U.S. This includes contact information, address and such facts as number of students, school colors and so on. Many of the schools are full of other sorts of information, such as calendars, menus, art and more. This is very much a work in progress and is worth revisiting from time to time.
U.S. Census Bureau
This site has frequently updated census statistics, including The County & City Data Book. Links to other sites lead to more information. An economic clock gives the latest business indicators.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Excerpts from a standard reference source. It includes regularly updated statistics and many frequently requested tables such as ones on crime, population etc. There are also monthly updates on economic indicators and links to other government sources.
Information Please Almanac
This is one of the standard ready reference sources, so it is a pleasure to see it on-line. Search for hundreds of quick reference answers in the areas of world, sports, entertainment, the U.S., people, business and economy, living, society,and science-technology. At the ready reference level you won't find a more useful site.
Fedstats
This is not an easy site to summarize due to the amount of information it provides. Fedstats is maintained by The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy. It contains statistical data from more than 70 U.S. agencies. You can browse the entire contents of the site from A-Z or conduct a keyword search for a specific topic.
United States Postal Service
Among the many services, look for the 9-digit zip code look-up and the domestic rate calculator. The Service Guide link provides the Postal Explorer, a library of information for business mailers.
Zip Express -- Lookup Zip Code
Enter a city, county, or telephone area code and get all possible zip codes. Enter a zip or partial zip to get the locations  contained.
HospitalWeb
This database provides links to U.S. and some global hospitals which have a presence on the Web. There are also links to various medical companies and to medical schools.
Web of Addictions
This excellent resource provides a great deal of solid information about many addictive substances ranging from tobacco and alcohol to cocaine and heroin. There are fact sheets on individual drugs, links to various drug related Internet resources and contact information for substance abuse organizations.
Information & Referral Network
This relatively small site lists agencies in the U.S. which provide human services to the public. It covers a large number of areas including health care, domestic violence, substance abuse and welfare programs.
Consumer Price Indexes
The Consumer Price Index measures the average change in price for consumer goods and services over given periods of time. It can be a confusing resource to use, but this site, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,strives to make it as easy as possible to understand. If you are unfamiliar with the Consumer Price Index take a look at the helpful Overview and Frequently Asked Questions areas in order to get your bearings.
What's a Dollar Worth? CPI Calculation Machine
An interactive inflation calculator. Uses CPI data for all major expenditure class items for years 1913-2001. From the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Consumer Information Center
The full text of hundreds of the best federal consumer publications available for free. Whether you are thinking of buying a car or are looking for tips on recycling this is a very useful resource. The wealth of consumer information at this site makes it well worth a visit.
Consumer Guide
Consumer Guide provides information on a number of goods and appliances ranging from stereo systems and cameras to dishwashers and microwaves.
Consumer Resource Guide
This is a vast clearinghouse for consumer information, which gathers together hundreds of the best consumer resources on the Internet. There is really too much to document in the space available but, if you have a consumer related question in any area, you will probably find the answer here. Use the search function if you find the labyrinth of information too confusing.
Radio-stations.net
Radio stations from around the world broadcasting on the Internet.
History of Costumes
A beautiful collection of costume pictures. First printed between 1861-1880 by the Munich publishing firm of Braun and Scheider, the collection provides a Victorian perspective to designs from around the world. The costumes date from antiquity to the end of the 19th century.
The Costumer's Manifesto
The Costume History section delivers a rich collection of illustrations from a number of sources, arranged by period. Ethnic Costume and Other Costume Links sections provide easy access to other sites.
Federal Holidays
Federal holidays for several years from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Jewish Holidays
Supplies the dates of Jewish holidays through the year 2006. From B'nai B'rith.
Worldwide Holiday & Festival Site
Calendar dates for religious and national holidays around the world. Organized by country, religion or date. Keyword searchable.
Festivals
An attractive and useful online source for information on festivals from all over the world. It is divided into categories such as arts, children, culture and sports.
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400 - Languages
Merriam-Webster Online
Use the Collegiate dictionary or thesaurus.
Wordsmyth
A combination dictionary-thesaurus. A single search results in definitions and synonyms (which are, in turn, linked to their own specific meanings). Provides closest spelling matches, allows sounds-like searching, has advanced searching using word relationships and parts of speech filters.
Your Dictionary.com
Successor to the Web of On-line Dictionaries. Links to more than 1500 dictionaries -- specialty dictionaries and dictionaries in 230 languages. Includes links to other language tools: grammars, thesauri, language identifiers and translators, and the "Endangered Language Repository."
OneLook® Dictionaries
Queries its index of more than 2 1/2 million words in 652 dictionaries.
The Logos Dictionary
The dictionary from the Logos translating company contains over 7.5 million words in 30 languages. Type in a word or phrase and it will be translated for you.
Casey's Snow Day Reverse Dictionary (and Guru)
The dictionary provides the correct word for a definition. The Guru answers such questions as 'what is the meaning of life.......?'
RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus
If you like words you will love this site! Find perfect rhymes and find words which match last sounds only. You can also find homophones and synonyms, definitions and related words. This is a great site for poets and writers of all styles, shapes and sizes.
A Basic Dictionary of American Sign Language Terms
If the World Wide Web is all about ease of communication and the rapid transfer of information all over the world by all kinds of different people, then this can be regarded as a textbook site. This excellent resource gives detailed explanations of the hand signals used in American Sign Language. There are also animations of many of the words. You will need the quicktime plug-in to view these animations.
On-line English Grammar
Links to all your favorite grammar topics!
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Of all the grammar sites, this is a favorite. It is written in a style which makes it accessible to all, and it is attractive and easy to use. Select from various headings such as rules for comma usage, and building a better vocabulary, or use a pull-down menu to go to the different topic areas of the site. There are computer graded quizzes for various topics such as spelling and punctuation, and grammar logs with hundreds of useful questions and answers. Links to other excellent writing resources are also provided. Try this site!
American Heritage® Book of English Usage
This 1996 publication is a detailed reference work on grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms. It's searchable and includes both a word and subject index.
Fowler's The King's English 2nd edition
This 1908 publication is a classic reference work. The language may sound a little stilted to our modern American ear, but the common sense grammar and style is sound.
iLoveLanguages!
Formerly the Human-Languages Page. It remains a "comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources. The more than 2000 links...have been hand-reviewed to bring you the best language links the Web has to offer.... whether you're looking for online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, language schools..."
Ethnologue - Languages of the World
This is a fascinating catalog devoted to the languages of the world. In the words of its introduction it provides "for each language, its alternate names, number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, multilingualism of speakers, availability of the Bible, and other demographic and sociolinguistic information...."
travlang's Translating Dictionaries
Translates to/from English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Frisian, Afrikaans, Hungarian, Czech, Esperanto, Latin.
American Translators Association Translation Services Directory
Find a translator or interpreter. Search by name, language, zip code, and subject or technical specialization.
Roget's Thesaurus
Standard reference source for synonyms, antonyms and related words.
Internet Anagram Server
Sometimes a person just has to stop looking for answers on-line. Take a break and go to the anagram server, that's I Rearrangement Servant. It allows you to endlessly rearrange words and phrases. One staff favorite - the morse code becomes here come dots. If this site is not your cup of tea, try the Anagram Genius. Does a great job but the results a free rearrangement will be e-mailed.
WWW Acronym and Abbreviation Server
This has a keyword search function. It will bring up any acronym which includes the letters entered and will then define it. The expansion mode will provide the acronyms associated with the word entered. (e.g. Los Angeles brings up LA, LAX, LAPD and UCLA).
Acronym Finder
This extensive database, more than 100,000 entries, allows exact, truncated or wildcard search, plus a keyword reverse search. A good source for "common" acronyms, but the claim is it's geared to computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military. Go to Statistics to see the Top 50 searches.


500 - Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Engineering, Scientific Unit Converter - Legacy Systems Convert 2
A conversion system which shifts effortlessly between common and technical English and metric units. This program will be especially helpful to scientists, engineers and students. It will actually process a particular conversion, as well as giving the formula for the conversion.
Measurements Converter
Yahoo Internet Life (the Yahoo on-line publication which is a great place to browse for interesting Web sites) calls this "the mother of all on-line converters." Enter a number in the box for a particular measure and click anywhere on the page to see the equivalent values. How many hours in a century? How many tablespoons in a gill...?
Web Elements Periodic Table
Find information about an element by clicking on the element in the periodic table.
Los Alamos National Laboratory Periodic Table
Click on an element in the periodic table and learn about its history, sources, properties, uses, cost, and handling.
National Weather Service (Cleveland, Ohio) Climate Data
Climatological data for Toledo, Mansfield, Akron, Cleveland, Erie. Monthly summaries from January, 1997. Other statistics, such as weather records, average freeze dates and lake temperature. Go to the main page for forecasts and current conditions.
What Time Is It?
Gives universal time in addition to the exact time in the time zones included in the U.S. To see time progress in hours, minutes and seconds, click on the "real-time clocks" from the U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock.
World Time Zone
Would this be a good time to call Delhi? Is Finland on Daylight Savings? Here's a handy place to check local times world-wide.
Today's Date and Time
This is one of those annotations which will always be unsatisfactory as there is simply too much to list here. In brief, this site will supply you with all the calendar and clock information you will ever need for the present day. If you are looking for anything related to this day in history, this is a great place to start.
Calendar
Very simple! Type in the year of your choice and a calendar for that year is created.
Calendar Zone
If you need more calendar sites, take a look at this listing of interactive calendars.
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600 - Technology and Applied Sciences
Trade Show Central
Do you need information on an Agricultural Machinery show in Argentina, or an Aerospace and Aviation Technology show in Anaheim? If so, this is the site for you. Find information on a vast number of trade shows from all over the world. This is a terrific site and it is a pleasure to use.
NASA
This site has the style and content one would expect from the people who brought you the space program. It includes breaking news, information about the organization, planetary exploration, life on Mars, space photography and links to NASA centers around the U.S.
BioTech Life Science Dictionary
The dictionary contains 8300+ terms mainly from biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics, but also from ecology, limnology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine.
Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
Brief definitions of "130,000 terms...in 130 fields of science."
Hazardous Substances Fact Sheets
This page of frequently asked questions comes from the Agency for Toxic Subtances and Disease Registry.The information provided is cogent and useful. Substances are given a physical description and many of the questions asked relate to personal health and the environment.
Thomas Register
Apply for free membership and search the Thomas Register database. It contains basic information on products and manufacturers across the U.S. For the U.K. use Kelly's Directory.
World Chambers Network
This site supplies links to Chambers of Commerce in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania. Links to chamber Web sites are provided when available. Elsewhere, you will be supplied with a regular mail address and telephone number.
Kelley Blue Book
One of the oldest names in the world of automotive pricing. Here, one can find pricing information for new cars, used car retail and trade-in values, as well as motorcycles. , trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles over the course of the past twenty years. The new car section has excellent photographs as well as lots of pertinent information for the potential buyer. There are also links to the history of the Blue Book and to other good automotive sites. Highly recommended!
NADA (National Automobile Dealers Association) Online Appraisal Guides
Pricing for new, used and classic cars, marine, aircraft, motorcycles, power sports vehicles, recreational vehicles and manufactured homes.
Edmund's Automobile Buying Guide
A wealth of information for the new and used car or truck buyer - prices, reviews, recall information and much more.
Car And Driver Buyers Guide
Another useful buying guide for new and used vehicles. Less detailed than Edmund's but it will give you standard information on foreign and domestic vehicles. It includes pick-ups and minivans.
Beyond the Basics - An Automotive Encyclopedia
This is a really useful site which is packed with information on automobile maintenance. While it is not geared to specific makes and models, comprehensive overviews are supplied for many different areas, including cooling systems, fuel pumps, breaks, steering, air conditioning and more. All of the areas are conveniently accessible from the main page.
Recipe Archive
A great place to stop if you get hungry on your Internet travels! Access hundreds of interesting recipes from appetizers and desserts to pasta and shellfish. This collection of recipes is an archive of the rec.food.recipes newsgroup (and a few others).
Allrecipes.com
This is a recipe exchange. Its 23 cooking categories plus special diet sections are searchable and extensive -- more than 2,000 cookie recipes alone. Nutrition information is provided and users rate recipes. MyRecipeBox free membership allows you to store your own collection on the site. Interesting features are the Top Ten list, various print format options, serving scaling calculator, shopping list creator.
Epicurious.com
With a searchable database of 13,000 recipes, online editions of BonAppetit and Gourmet magazines, cocktail recipes, wine guide, food dictionary, dining etiquette -- there are almost too many features of this excellent site to list. Check it our for yourself.
RecipeSource: Your Source for Recipes on the Internet
Formerly SOAR Searchable On-line Archive of Recipes. This might be the ultimate recipe archive on the Web. There are more than 70,000 individual recipes ranging from main dishes and ethnic foods to baked goods and desserts. This is a fabulous, mouth watering collection searchable by keyword or topic.
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Well, if you have fully utilized the previous recipe links it is now time to go on a guilt trip! You can find all the dietary guideline information here.
USDA Nutrient Database
Enter a keyword and see your favorite food items broken down into their various minerals, vitamins, amino acids and so on. If you need to know what a particular food is composed of, this should be your first stop on the Web. Another great USDA site is Nutrition.gov with its Interactive Healthy Eating Index. Enter your daily food intake and get an assessment.
NeoFlora
Over 38,000 plants searchable by common or scientific name. One can also find a plant by narrowing it down by description. Entries include short descriptions and pictures. A substitute for the Time-Life Encyclopedia - Virtual Garden which is apparently available on AOL only. We miss the Time-Life illustrations (sigh).
HomeArts Plant Encyclopedia
Another small (1,000 entry) encyclopedia of common garden plants.
OSU Plant Dictionary
Search the database of nearly 4,000 plants and 1100 pests/diseases to retrieve an image and horticultural description. Use the Interactive Plant List to locate any of 600 ornamental plants. Also worth a look: Plant Facts- more than 20,000 pages of Extension fact sheets from 46 universities and government institutions across the US and Canada
Better Homes and Gardens Home Improvement Encyclopedia
This site has the kind of quality one would expect from Better Homes and Gardens. There are general headings for Home Improvement Basics, House Structure, Decks, Plumbing, Electrical and Phone, Yard Structures and Landscape. There is also a Tool Dictionary and a link to Project Calculators (under construction at the time of writing). Under each heading you will find other links explaining the intricacies of everything from improving your lighting to ordering lumber. Some of the screens utilize the Shockwave Plug-in but it is not an essential feature for users of the site.
HouseNet
HouseNet is not quite as accomplished a site as Better Homes and Gardens above. This is due, in large part, to it's reliance on text as opposed to the text and graphics which makes Better Homes and Gardens so successful. However, there are numerous how-to articles, a nice series of Do it Together Projects, a handy cost of a job link and the useful paint calculator.
HomeCare2
HomeCare2 is a small, but useful site. Using pull down menus you can select from various headings such as home furnishings and exterior topics. You can then narrow your search to select specific categories within the main headings, and display simple solutions to common household problems. There is more to this site than meets the eye, so it is certainly worth investigating.
Handyman USA
Helpful site with a wide range of household repairs and projects. Searchable.
Bed & Breakfast Finder
Locate bed & breakfasts in the U.S. and worldwide from more than 20,000 listings. If you need to search further, try Notable B&B Directories on the Web for a list of other services.
eHow.com
This incredibly useful gem provides simple and effective tutorials for many of life's little problems. If you want to learn how to iron a shirt correctly, how to burp a baby, or to pick an amusing, unpretentious little wine, this site will give you step-by-step directions. General categories include: automotive, careers, computers, home electronics, finance, food & entertaining, hobbies & games, home & garden, personal care, pets, sports & fitness, travel. A quirky and clever piece of work. Registration is necessary, but free. Also try: SoYouWanna and Weeno (where you can share your expertise).
How Stuff Works
Here is a really useful site. The 'stuff' referred to is articles on engines and motors, electronics, basic technologies, computers and the Internet, and much more. The articles are clearly and concisely written and copiously illustrated. This is a really excellent site. It is extremely attracive and is easy to navigate. Be sure to check it out.
New England Journal of Medicine
The official site of the famous medical journal. No full text articles unfortunately, but it does supply detailed abstracts of most articles. You can search by title, topic or author from 1990 to the present.
AMA Physician Select
This site is compiled and published by the American Medical Association. It is a searchable database containing information on over 650,000 doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine. Contact information is provided as well as gender, medical schooling and year of graduation, residency training, primary medical specialty and secondary practice specialty. You will also find the type of practice the physician concerned operates from, whether he/she has the American Medical Association Recognition Award and whether he/she is board certified.
The Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition
The authoritative medical reference geared down for the lay reader. There is a comprehensive contents page and term searching.
Complete Home Medical Guide
Here is a favorite medical site, the 3rd revised edition from The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. There are over 30 chapters here, ranging from the basics of the health industry and getting the care you need, to diseases and mental health. There are numerous topics devoted to both men and women and to young and old. Great stuff, with the added bonus that it is attractively laid out and is easy to use.
MedlinePlus
Start here. This is the consumer-oriented source of information on medicine, health, drugs, and wellness launched by the National Library of Medicine. Where Medline is search-only and bibliographic, MedlinePlus is search or browse and full-text. MedlinePlus contains publications from government agencies and other medical authorities, the Health Illustrated Encyclopedia (adam.com) and the drug manual Advice for the Patient (U.S. Pharmacopeia). It also provides a slick segue to Medline for further research using predefined searches. For advanced research (11 million article references published in more than 4300 journals), use PubMed, the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE search engine or Grateful Med.
Healthfinder
This is another U.S. government site which provides access to health information from U.S. government agencies and other organizations which partner with government agencies to provide information to the public. Overall, it lacks the depth of MedlinePlus but its strength is its links to support and research organizations.
Accredited Medical Schools of the U.S. and Canada
This is an alphabetical listing, by state or province, of accredited medical schools in the U.S. and Canada. It provides links to the Web sites of the various medical schools and is, thus, most useful as a general guide rather than as an objective assessment area. Addresses are provided for those who require application materials for any of the schools mentioned.
The Internet Drug Index
The Drug index is searchable by brand name and generic name. The overview of each drug includes description, actions/clinical pharmacology, indications and usage, contraindications, warnings, precautions, drug interactions, adverse reactions, over dosage, dosage and administration.
Drug Information
More than 7000 prescription and over the counter drugs in a searchable database. The information provided includes the generic name of the drug in question, common uses, usage, cautions, side effects, advice before taking the medication, what to do in case of overdose, and additional information.
Dr. Koop's Drug Checker
A dandy site for checking possible drug interactions. Look up two or more prescription or non-prescription drugs and find out if there are documented interactions between them or with foods or supplements. General information on medications also.
Vitamins, minerals, and more
Visit the link above to find information on vitamins, minerals, and herbs.
A Modern Herbal
This charming site is a hypertext version of the book A Modern Herbal which was written in 1931 by Mrs. M. Grieve. It discusses nearly 800 varieties of medicinal, culinary and cosmetic herbs in detail. A common name index can be accessed, or one can do a word search for a particular herb. There are also indexes of recipes and poisons. Read the Editor's intro link for an interesting introduction to this fascinating site. Another site that covers 500 herbs for medicinal use is An Illustrated Herbal, based largely on Nicholas Culpeper's Herbal. Hint: the main arrangement is alphabetical; to search by by keyword use the triangle-with-eye icon at the bottom.
Internet Mental Health
This is a significant resource in the field of mental health. It includes diagnosis and treatment of many mental disorders, descriptions of psychiatric medications and numerous links to other Internet sites of interest.
The Phobia List
Plain and simple. A listing of over 500 phobia names and what they mean. There is also a reverse listing by subject. How about "counterphobia" - the preference by a phobic for fearful situations.
Mental Health Net
This is another good resource for mental health information. It covers a range of topics from panic attacks and depression to substance abuse and chronic fatigue syndrome. Numerous links to related sites are supplied.
Family.com
This link used to be to the excellent Parents' Resource Directory. This replacement is a worthy alternative. There are numerous good articles on everything you might need to know about parenting. These range from selecting computer software and educational materials for your child to sleep problems, adoption and so on. Worth a look!
Careguide On-Line Resource
Careguide provides directory assistance for those looking for child care and elder care resources. Addresses and phone numbers are provided, as well as additional information about the facilities if available.
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700 - The Arts
Famous Paintings
More than just the paintings (although they are numerous and beautiful!), here you will also find biographies of many famous artists and information ranging from the 13th to the 20th Century.
Artcyclopedia
An index of leading arts sites, with links to "an estimated 80,000 works by 7,000 different artists." Access is primarily by artist, but you can browse by movement, medium, subject and nationality.
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
This is an enormous searchable on-line art database. Access the Imagebase where you can use keyword searching to find paintings using artists names, media, nationality, things, adjectives and abstract nouns.
StampSites
From Linn's Stamp News a search engine that covers over 18,000 stamp/philately-related Web pages.
The Internet Movie Database
A movie lover's paradise! This is an enormous searchable database for both modern movies and older classics. Along with cast listings you will find summaries, technical information, ratings, quotes and much more.
TV Guide Movie Database
This site contains text from The Motion Picture Guide, Cinebook's 23 volume reference series and Ephraim King's Film Encyclopedia. More than 30,000 movies are reviewed in detail. Also included are filmographies and biographies of numerous actors, directors and filmmakers. Of the many movie sites on the Web this is one of the best. Search by film title or person's name.
Cinemachine
Well, the movie sites just keep getting better and better! This could be your one stop on the Internet for movie reviews. Cinemachine supplies detailed reviews from numerous sources around the country. If you really want to know what people are saying about particular movies a visit to this site is a must.
TV Guide Online - TV Listings
Enter your zip code and provider (cable, dish, broadcast) to get program listings.
Celebrity Street and E-mail Addresses
There are many celebrity address sites on the Internet. None of them appear to be comprehensive resources. In order to maximize your chances of finding the person you are looking for we are providing a link to Yahoo's celebrity listing. You should be able to find most names by browsing the sites provided.
The Dead People Server
This is a listing of celebrities, politicians and other famous dead people. Actually, being dead is not a prerequisite for inclusion on this site, but those who are dead have the date and cause of death listed. An interesting and useful site whose grim subject matter is often given a light hearted twist.
The Ultimate Band List
There are so many excellent music sites on the Web that it is difficult to know where to start searching. The Ultimate Band List is certainly a good first choice. It is a compilation of thousands of different Web sites devoted to just about any band one can think of. Use the alphabetical menu bar for easy browsing. Be aware that, scattered amongst the official band sites, there are many personal homepages.
The All-Music Guide
This is an interesting and diverse collection of musical information. Search by album title, artist name or song title. Album listings often give a brief summary of the material along with release dates, label information and listings of personnel involved. Search by person's name for fairly detailed biographies as well as handy links to similar artists. This brief summary fails to do justice to an eclectic and worthwhile site.
The International Lyrics Server
Since 1997 the International Lyrics Server has weathered legal difficulties--confiscated data and cease and desist orders. At one time, Pascal de Vries' Swiss site contained lyrics to 100,000 songs. The Lyrics Server now is partnered with SongFile and supplies lyrics to more than 62,000 songs (all legally) from a database of over 130,000. Other sites to watch: The LyricsH, with over 37,000 lyrics; Lyrics.com; Lyrics World, with top forty songs from 1930-1999; Digital Traditions Folksong Database, 6500 folk songs, mostly public domain; Deutsche Volkslieder, German folk songs plus blues, gospel, and world folk. Use Pitman's Lyrix Linx for more ideas.
National Anthems of the World
Midi files and, sometimes, the text in English and the native language.
National Anthems
Midi, words (native and translation) and flags for 193 countries.
Hickoksports.com - Starting Point for Exploring Sports History
We are including this sports site because it includes much historical and factual information on individual sports plus biographies of players. This is a well-organized collection, searchable alphabetically and by keyword. Numerous links to other Web resources are provided, as well as a number of different categories where much sporting trivia can be found.
Interlotto
All the lotteries in North America with the latest results from each.
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800 - Literature and Rhetoric
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th edition
The 10th edition, published in 1919 with over 11,000 quotations, is available via keyword searching. An alphabetical list of all authors may be browsed, and there is a chronological index of the primary authors. This first new edition published after Bartlett's death keeps most of the original work intact. From Project Bartleby.
Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations: The Most Notable Quotations 1950-1988
10,000 quotations from 4,000 sources, organized into 25 categories and 60 sections. Another Bartleby.com presentation.
Citing Sources, Guide to Library Research
Examples of citations using the formats of the best-known style manuals: APA,  MLA, Turabian and Chicago. Includes a broad selection of print and online sources. Simple and clear presentation. Part of the excellent Guide to Library Research - Duke University Libraries.
NoodleBib
This is a subscription service that creates MLA-style bibliograpies online. Using the free Quick Cite link, you can enter information about a reference in the interactive form and NoodleBib will format it. Instructions for copying and pasting are included. Several common print and electronic citation types are included.
William Strunk Jr.'s Elements of Style
Find here elementary rules of usage (of the dash, apostrophe, etc.), elementary principles of composition (active voice, paragraphs, etc.), guidelines on style, hints on form, and misused words and expressions.
Hypertext Writer's Guide - The University of Victoria
Clearly and thoroughly written, this guide discusses words, sentences, paragraphs, logic, documentation and more, in hypertext mode. For example, under 'essay' choose 'persuasive,' go to 'supporting evidence,' then look at 'primary sources.'
Guide to Grammar and Writing - Capital Community-Technical College
Another nicely presented guide. Try the index or one of the more than 150 quizzes. There is also a place to submit questions.
Common Proofreading Symbols
Graphic symbols and abbreviations.
A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation
An excellent introduction to the general process of writing a research paper, including information on the MLA style. Younger students will want to consult Lakewood Library's Student Guides Page for information on papers, book reports, timelines and science fair projects.
Hot Paper Topics - St. Ambrose University
While on the topic of research papers... The first task is finding a topic. Here's a topical list with suggested sites for research.
Children's Literature Web Guide
A wonderful site for children's literature. Find information on classics, folklore, myth and legend, songs and poetry, bestsellers and authors. There are many links to other Children's Literature resources as well as to Literature Journals and Book Reviews on-line. Consult the Lakewood Library Reader's Advisory as well.
The Literary Calendar
The Literary Calendar allows the user to click on the dates of every day of the year. It then produces a list of significant literary events for selected years and specific dates. The results are hyperlinked to further resources related to the writers mentioned. The database is also searchable by keyword. This is a highly useful literary endeavor.
Glossary of Poetic Terms
This is a brief, but useful, glossary of poetic terms from the University of Pennsylvania. It deals with topics such as diction, meter, assonance and free verse.
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
This is the first on-line edition of this famous reference work. Brewer's has been a browser's delight since the nineteenth century. It offers definitions of, and the stories behind, countless references from literature, mythology, science, philosophy and so on.
OBI: On-line Book Initiative - Full Electronic Texts
Freely re-distributable texts such as Aesop's Fables, A Christmas Carol and so on.
Project Gutenberg
Provides access to on-line books, based on writings in the public domain. Search by author or title. There is also a browse option. Careful editing of the text is a priority; a complete bibliographic citation describes each source.
English Server
Humanities texts arranged in general subject categories, such as Feminism, Cultural Theory, Drama, Art and Architecture.
Project Bartleby
Full-text searchable database containing over 200,000 web pages, including over 22,000 quotations and 4,765 poems. Reference works, poetry and Presidential inaugural addresses are some of the selections.
ALEX - A Catalog of Electronic Texts on the Internet
This catalog of electronic texts on the Internet covers about 2000 entries of wide-ranging materials. Search or browse by author, title, date. You can also search the text of retrieved texts and create pdf-on-the-fly presentations.
Concordance of Great Books
Use this search engine for words in hundreds of classic works of literature.
Cambridge History of English and American Literature
The 18-volume encyclopedia.
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900 - Geography and History
Historic Events and Birth-Dates in History
Lists the name and year of birth of people whose birthday falls on the current day, those who died on this day, as well as important events, holidays and religious observances.
dMarie Time Capsule
This service from a site devoted to making scrapbooks creates a "this day in history" snapshot. You can do a basic search or use the advanced section to make a customized page. Data is available "for the years 1800 through 2001, although data for the years 1800-1875 is probably spotty." No sources listed for the data.
Biographical Dictionary
Contains brief biographical information about 28,000 people from ancient times to the present.
Biography.com
This is a searchable database of  over 25,000 famous names from the past and the present. Many of the entries provide cross-links to related figures. Entries vary in length from basic facts to fairly detailed analysis. From the A&E Television Network.
NOM de GUERRE
This is a lengthy listing of pseudonyms used by entertainers, athletes, writers, historical figures and various other individuals. A useful ready reference site.
POTUS - Presidents of the United States.
Find here excellent information on all the presidents of the United States. This site supplies all the presidential election results, lists the members of all the cabinets, gives the main highlights of each presidency and supplies links to Internet biographies and historic documents. It also provides fast facts on each president along with listings of other relevant Internet resources.
USA Citylink
Tourism information for cities in the United States.
Gazetteer of the U.S.
This Census Bureau site provides maps and 1990 census information. Search by place name or zip code. See also the official repository of names: the USGS Geographic Names Information System, which contains almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features.
Government Information Sharing Project.
This site supplies demographic, economic and governmental information for all the counties of the U.S. Access summary reports for states and counties or limit your search under various headings such as health, housing, population, land area and so on. Fast access to good information.
How Far Is It (U.S. Cities and Towns)
Find the distance between two cities.You can also find the latitude and longitude, 1980 population and elevation. Also contains 500 foreign cities.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
A wealth of information can be found about geography - gazetteers, a distance calculator, time zones, a sun and moonrise calculator, tides, zip codes, map projections defined, bibliographies and electronic maps of both current and of general interest.
Mapquest
Mapquest allows the user to locate places anywhere in the world. The maps are extremely detailed for the United States but less so for the rest of the world. Also provides city to city driving directions for the U.S. as well as for parts of Canada and Mexico.
TopoZone
A great source for U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps. Scaled 1:100,000, 1:63,360, 1:25,000, and 1:24,000.

          Easy search by place name or latitude/longitude coordinates.
CIA World Fact Book
Information can be found about the geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communication and defense of that country. Includes separate information on large islands and the oceans.
U.S. Department of State Background Notes
This is similar in content to the CIA World Fact Book (see above) but it also provides information about several international organizations including the United Nations and the European Community.
Washington Post - Search The World
This Washington Post service is a gold mine for information on countries around the world. Here one can find recent articles on individual countries from the Washington Post itself and from the Associated Press. There are also links to the State Department and the World Fact Book for information on geography, people, history, government and economy. A final series of links will bring you to on-line publications and to various Internet sites for the country of your choice.
Atlapedia On-line
For a quick overview of a particular country Atlapedia is a good site to visit. Summaries are provided for location and geography, climate, people, religion, languages and modern history. There is also brief information provided for such areas as major industries, area and population.
Country Studies - from the Library of Congress
If you have looked at any of the links above you will know that there is a lot of wonderful information about the countries of the world available on the Internet. Country Studies is another fabulous resource. It includes data on the history, society, people, education, religion, economy and government of the countries listed. Great for school reports or for more detailed study. This site is highly recommended.
 
Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets
This site could literally be a real life saver! Travel warnings are issued by the State Department when it is recommended that travel to particular countries is to be avoided. Information sheets include all sorts of useful hints for the potential traveler. You might want to take a trip to this site before you take a trip to your travel agent!
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Given the rapid changes in government personnel in countries all over the world, this site does a good job of keeping reasonably well up-to-date.
World Statesmen
This ambitious site attempts a "comprehensive and accurate list of the heads of state and heads of government ... for all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier." Entries include some subdivisions; most
entries also include a historical timelie and links to flags, national anthems, and constitutions. World statesmen lists leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations. There is helpful information on titles of nobility and an index of colonies.
FOTW (Flags of the World)
This is a comprehensive flag site. Information about the flags presented is brief, but useful. There are well over 1,000 pages in this site and it is searchable by country, geographical region, keyword or title. Offers black and white drawings in 3 sizes to print and hand color.
Behind the Name: Etymology and History of First Names
Dictionary with more than 10,000 first names compiled from strandard reference sources. Includes all sorts of collections by letter, length, popularity, nationality, and so on.
Babynet Babynamer
Search a database of 20,000 names for variants, origin and meaning. Additional features include popularity statistics and (teasing) nicknames. No luck? Try Baby Names.com, which lists 4,200 names or Baby Names from BabyCenter! If you're still looking for name information, or your search is more international in scope, check the annotated directory of  links at Eponym.
2,000 Cat Names: Naming Your Kitten
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