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Libraries
Library Spot
- One-stop library of useful reference links.
OSU Library
- Searchable databases and other information.
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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.
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Reference Center
- Martindale's Reference Center is the most extensive center for reference
material on the Web.
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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
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Your Dictionary.Com
- Search numerous types of dictionaries in several languages, including
specialty dictionaries such as medicine and sports.
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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.
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Computing Dictionary.
- Dictionary of computing terms.
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Internet Dictonary
- Kadow's dictionary of Internet terms.
Law Dictionary
- Lawyer Lloyd Duhaime's legal dictionary in plain English.
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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.
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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.
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Hyper History
- Search to find out about the people and events that shaped history.
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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
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Zip Codes
- U.S. Postal Service's lookup directory.
State Abbreviations
- U.S. Postal Service's state abbreviations.
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