Almanacs
CIA World Fact Book Information about countries of the world. Geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, transnational issues, and maps.- Information Please Almanac "All the information you need." Contains daily & interactive almanacs, world and US history & government, biography, sports, arts & entertainment, business & finance, society & culture, health & science, weather & climate, and more.
- Today in History Archive of the Library of Congress American Memory Collection. Search full text, day, or month, 365 days of what happened on a particular day in history.
- Old Farmer's Almanac Today in History, weather, astronomy, astrology, and the best fishing days, among many other diversions."
- Fact Monster Almanac Page
Dictionaries & Thesauri
Encyclopedias
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Encyclopedia.com
Search The Columbia Encyclopedia 6th Edition and much much more
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Official site of the Encyclopedia Britannica, one of the world's best-known reference books. Find short encyclopedia entries and definitions, or register for complete access.
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Infoplease
Online encyclopedia entries, dictionary definitions, and thesaurus help from Infoplease, covering topics from astrophysics to Zimbabwe.
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Answers.com
Get answers from a variety of encyclopedias, dictionaries, glossaries, and atlases with Answers.com, an online reference source.
- Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, open content, community-built encyclopedia with thousands of articles on topics from A to Z. Available in dozens of languages. Be sure to check facts!!
Find an online encyclopedia, quotations, and other fact-finding tools at Yahoo! Reference. Search for dictionary definitions, spelling help, thesaurus synonyms, maps, flags, and other answers
Libraries, Virtual Libraries & General Subject Sites
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Baltimore County Public Library Kid's Page
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Infomine
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Internet Public Library Teen Division
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Mountain Lakes Public Library
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Multnomah County Library Homework Help
Useful index to hundreds of sites categorized by subject. Includes Spanish resources.
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New York Public Library
Check out TeenLink and On-Lionfor Kids for many sites for fun and for completing your homework.
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Refdesk.com
This reference site has everything – essential reference tools,almanacs, moon phases, Gallup polls, USA and world newspapers, health and news sites, and much more.
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ReferenceDesk.org
“The Internet's Best Reference Source!"
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Smithsonian Institution Libraries
"Galaxy of knowledge: Books, images, and more." Includes American Discovery, Mosaic of Science, Art & Design, Industry & Technology collections.
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Virtual Middle School Library
“Open 24 hours a day." Find web sites for students, resources for teachers and parents, a virtual wall calendar, daily newspapers and magazines,resources for school librarians and more.
Maps
Miscellaneous Reference