General Reference

Biographies and History | Dictionaries, Thesauri and Quotations
Encyclopedias, Almanacs and Sourcebooks
Grammar, Style, and Language | Libraries
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Libraries
Library Spot
One-stop library of useful reference links.
OSU Library
Searchable databases and other information.
University of Oklahoma Library
Links to searchable databases, etc.
Library of Congress
Resources of the Library of Congress.

Encyclopedias, Almanacs and Sourcebooks
Information Please
Wide variety of information from history to disasters; includes encylopedia, almanac and dictionariy.
CIA World Factbook
CIA's information about countries and their resources, including maps.
Columbia Encyclopedia
Get essential information from the Sixth Edition for Bartleby.com; also has links to many other online information resources.
Smithsonian Encyclopedia
Information by topic area.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Gives basic information; fee required for in-depth information.
Microsoft Encarta
Access the concise version; fee required for in-depth information.
TechWeb Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of technical terms via TechWeb.
Ask Jeeves
Pose a question and get an answer.
Reference Center
Martindale's Reference Center is the most extensive center for reference material on the Web.
Megasources
Extensive links to journalism and other resources by Professor Dean Tudor.

Dictionaries, Thesauri and Quotations
Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus
Merriam-Webster searchable dictionary and thesaurus; pronunciations good for broadcasters.
Dictionary.com
Includes dictionary, language translator, dictionaries in other languages, thesaurus, etcd..
Dictionary of Difficult Words
Find the definitions of words that you will not find elsewhere.
Dictionary, Synonymns, Antonyms, etc.
Get definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes and more from RhymeZone.com.
Multiple Language Search
Search in English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch and Italian at the same time from All Words.com.
Internet Oracle
Pick from several online dictionary sites via Freeality Internet Search..
Your Dictionary.Com
Search numerous types of dictionaries in several languages, including specialty dictionaries such as medicine and sports.
One Look Dictionaries
Searches words in 442 dictionaries.
Roget's Thesaurus
Roget's online thesarus.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Bartlett's searchable quotations.
Quote Search
Put in a word or phrase and select from several quote sites.
Thesauri, Phrases & Quotations
Search from several sites for thesauri, phrases and quotes in one place.
Bible Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary searches it and several others.
Biographical Dictionary
Search for more than 25,000 notable people by names, birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, miscellaneous achievements, and other keywords.
Business Jargon Dictionary
Dictionary of commonly used but often misunderstood business terms.
Financial Dictionary
TIAA-CREF's dictionary of financial terms.
Computing Dictionary.
Dictionary of computing terms.
Internet Dictonary
Kadow's dictionary of Internet terms.
Law Dictionary
Lawyer Lloyd Duhaime's legal dictionary in plain English.
Law Library - Extensive
Lectric Law Library's extensive dictionary written in legalistic language.
International Law Dictionary
International Law Dictionary and Directory including descriptions of international organizations.
Life Sciences Dictionary
Gives definitions to biological terms and links to other related dictionaries and databases.
Literary Terms and Rhetorical Devices
Glossary of literary terms and rhetorical devices.
Mayo Clinic's Diseases and Conditions
Extensive information about diseases and conditions from the Mayo Clnic.
Medical Dictionary
Cancer Web's online medical dictionary.
Medical Dictionary II
Medicine Net's comprehensive glossary of medical terms.
Military Terms
The U.S. Department of Defense's dictionary of military terms.
Music Dictionary
Dictionary of musical terms.
Plant Dictionary
Look up information about plants using common or scientific names
Political Dictionary
Fast Times' political dictionary in common language.
The Quotations Page
Get quotes, find quotes and get links to an extensive list of specialized quote sites.
Land of Quotes
Search or find quotes by author, topic, including literary or humorous quotes.
Shakespeare
Search the complete works of Shakespeare.
Rhyming Dictionary.
Put in word and get rhyming words.
Translating Dictonaries
Translate from several languages to another, including Latin.
Language Identifier
Put in a word and identify the language.
World Dictionaries
Links to many foreign dictionaries, includes more obscure ones.

Biographies and History
Academic Universe at OSU
Click on Reference in the left sleeve and then Biographical Information to seach for more information via OSU.
The History Channel
Search for information about historical events and get timelines for certain decades.
Biography.com
Biographies of important people.
Time Capsule
Get time capsules for every day from 1900 to 1999 via dMarie Time Capsule.
Colonial Willamsburg
Information about colonial days in the United States.
History Archive
Mississippi State's archive of links to the history of the United States and the world.
Hyper History
Search to find out about the people and events that shaped history.
American Cultural History
Twentieth Century Cultural History by decade from the Kingwood College Library.

Grammar, Style and Language
English Grammar
Online English Grammar's subject, clinic and practice pages.
Grammar Handbook
The University of Illinois' guide to grammar, including definitions of parts of speech and parts of a sentence.
Common English Errors
Professor Paul Brians' explanation of common errors in English
The Curmudgeon's Stylebook
The Slot's guide to style.
NPR Style Guide
National Public Radio's guide to broadcast style.
Acronym Finder
Searchable acronym database.

Postal
Zip Codes
U.S. Postal Service's lookup directory.
State Abbreviations
U.S. Postal Service's state abbreviations.


Oklahoma Web Resources

This page was created by Assistant Professor Stan Ketterer on Jan. 2, 1999. It was last updated on Sept. 1, 2002