Reference Tools

The Amazing Picture Machine
Index to graphical resources and maps on the internet. Database of all types of images suitable for children.
http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm

Bartleby.com
Search for famous quotes, classic literature, and nonfictional works. Site also includes dictionary, encyclopedia, and thesaurus.
http://www.bartleby.com/

Ben's Phaster Online Reference Desk
Reference search guide. Research portal covers biography, dictionary, encyclopedia, language translation, thesaurus, world and city maps
http://www.phaster.com/find_info_ref.html

Electronic Text Center
Online archive includes over 45,000 classic texts in 12 languages.
http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/etext/

eLook
Provides information on programming, computers, definitions, and literature.
http://www.elook.org/

Emily Post: Rules of Etiquette
Guide to good manners includes thousands of tips on correspondence, party giving, and conduct in every public or private setting.
http://www.bartleby.com/95/1.html

English Library
Features links to biographies, literature, poetry, and foreign classics. Includes alphabetical index of authors, as well as dictionaries and other reference works.
http://www.englishlibrary.net/

FactMonster
Includes searchable information related to sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education, and health.
http://www.factmonster.com/

Finding Data on the Internet
A journalist teaches other writers how to use the Internet to find facts.
http://www.robertniles.com/data/

Gary Price Fast Facts
Compilation of quick reference resources, including almanacs, statistics, and fact books.
http://www.freepint.com/gary/handbook.htm

Info Zone Research Skills Area
Exploration of the research process and links to related sites.
http://www.pembinatrails.ca/infozone

Infonation
View and compare statistical data for countries that are a part of the United Nations. Find everything from land size to population, average temperature to crime rates.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm

Inter-Lace Webtopics Directory:
This teacher-librarian designed website contains searching tips and a weblinks topic subject list for teachers and students. Contains a high percentage of Australian links.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~slacey

Internet Public Library Kidspace: Reference
General reference, including links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and almanacs.
http://www.ipl.org/kidspace/browse/ref0000

Martindale's Reference Desk
Massive collection of links to reference resources includes language centers, calculators, maps, science tables and important websites of various countries.
http://www.martindalecenter.com/

My Virtual Reference Desk
Links to a variety of resources including news, weather, sports, encyclopedias, facts on file, FAQs, and tutorials.
http://www.refdesk.com/

NoodleQuest
Free service offers automated search engine strategy development.
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/

NoodleTools
A suite of interactive tools designed to aid students with their online research, from selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources.
http://www.noodletools.com/

Online Reference Center
Offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, math tools, and writing reference.
http://reference.aol.com

Research-It
Look up the meaning of a word, find out when a famous person lived, or identify a foreign language at this one-stop research center.
http://www.itools.com/

Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
online database and comprehensive list of world's most notable quotations from 1950-1980.
http://www.bartleby.com/63/

TekMom's Search Tools for Students
An easy-to-use, one-page reference desk for students. Includes kids' search engines, encyclopedias, biographies, images, dictionaries, and maps.
http://www.tekmom.com/search/

Time and Date
Lots of time and date related information, such as yearly and monthly calendars, counters, countdown, and the world clock which shows the current time in cities all over the world.
http://www.timeanddate.com/