General Reference

Britannica.com: One of the world's best general reference sources with articles, Website suggestions and recommended references. http://www.britannica.com

Encarta.com: Encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, guides, genealogy and much more. Its vast multimedia library is rich with source material. Though there's plenty for free, full access to Encarta's resources requires buying premium CDs. http://encarta.msn.com/default.aspx

Encyclopedia.com: You will find a dictionary, Thesaurus, and Almanac there. http://www.encyclopedia.com/

CIA World Factbook 2004: Provides cross-reference list of geographic names, reference maps, country listings and profiles and information about international organizations and groups. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Information Please: Provides a comprehensive and reliable source of facts, statistics, dates and other information you can find. http://www.infoplease.com/

Internet Public Library - Reference Center: Source of facts on virtually any subject using topical organization and search engines operated by the University of Michigan. http://www.ipl.org/ref

Martindale's: The Reference Desk: An excellent source of reference material on the web. http://www.martindalecenter.com/

Oklahoma Web Resources: A comprehensive source to help anyone find useful information on the web. The information is well organized by categories for a relatively quick search. http://www.cas.okstate.edu/jb/faculty/ketterer/index.html

Refdesk.com: A source of over 15,000 links on virtually any subject. http://www.refdesk.com

ScienceDirect: A source of over 1,200 journals in scientific disciplines. A good reference information that allows you to scan over 30 million abstracts of scientific articles. http://www.sciencedirect.com/

Thesaurus.com: A dictionary and Thesaurus in one. http://thesaurus.reference.com/

Thomas: A major source of information on the U.S. Congress including bills, Congressional Record, and voting records. http://thomas.loc.gov

U.S. Gazetteer: A geographical index providing mapping. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html

Your Dictionary.com: A source for online dictionaries, thesauri and translations. http://www.yourdictionary.com/