AskOxford- the free online dictionary resource
http://www.askoxford.com/
AskOxford.com, providing searchable access to the Compact Oxford English Dictionary and many other helpful resources for writers and students. |
Bartleby.com Reference
http://www.bartleby.com/reference/
Bartleby.com combines the best of both contemporary and classic reference works
into the most comprehensive public reference library ever published on the
web (encyclopedias, dictionaries (including cultural literacy), thesauri, quotations,
gazetteers, English usage, religion and mythology, literary history and literature,
anatomy, cooking, etiquette, parliamentary procedure and government). [Some
are out-of-copyright editions of older works -- some are more recent works,
but older editions than are currently available elsewhere (sometimes for a
fee).] |
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
http://concise.britannica.com/
"Britannica Concise is a complete, 28,000 article, single-volume encyclopedia from the editors of Encyclopędia Britannica. Visit Encyclopędia Britannica Online to access the complete Encyclopędia Britannica, the Britannica Student Encyclopedia, a world atlas, interactive timelines, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, hundreds of magazine titles, daily features and much more." |
Encyclopędia Britannica Online
http://www.britannica.com/
Search the complete Encyclopedia at this site, as well as scan much browsable information. |
How Much Is That - EH Net
http://eh.net/hmit/
Have you ever wondered what the value of a dollar was in 1895? Or what the GDP was in 1929? Here is a place where you can ask questions of comparative value covering purchasing power, exchange rates (between US and 40 countries), and other variables between the past and today. |
HowStuffWorks
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Site provides in-depth explanations, illustrations, and answers to frequently asked questions about how things work. Easy to navigate and provides excellent information. |
Infoplease
http://www.infoplease.com/
Comprehensive, searchable research library provides convenient access to various
almanacs, a dictionary, and encyclopedia (Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.),
and an atlas. Also features biographies, weather reports and information,
business and entertainment news, and more. Ads annoy some, but the sponsoring
company is the well-known almanac publisher, Information Please. |
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/
Source page for all of the great resources the Library of Congress has to offer -- catalogs, American Memory projects, Online exhibits, a Global Gateway, and Thomas (current legislative information). Don't miss the links to resources for different groups of people (teachers, etc.), highlights, and news and events. |
Nobel Foundation
http://nobelprize.org/
Nobelprize.org -- is an international award given yearly since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and for peace. In 1968, the Bank of Sweden instituted the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize. The Prize Winners are announced in October every year. They receive their awards (a prize amount, a gold medal and a diploma) on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Searchable database for past winners, games for teenagers, simulations, and more. Discusses motivations for founding the prizes, and explains how Nobel Laureates are nominated and selected. (Past nominees are a secret for 50 years!) |
Official U.S. Time
http://www.time.gov/
This public service is cooperatively provided by the two time agencies of United States: a Department of Commerce agency, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and its military counterpart, the U. S. Naval Observatory (USNO). Readings from the clocks of these agencies contribute to world time, called Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time maintained by both agencies should never differ by more than 0.000 0001 seconds from UTC (see recent comparisons). |
Online Etymology Dictionary
http://www.etymonline.com/
This is a map of the wheel-ruts of modern English. Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago. The dates beside a word indicate the earliest year for which there is a surviving written record of that word (in English, unless otherwise indicated). This should be taken as approximate, especially before about 1700, since a word may have been used in conversation for hundreds of years before it turns up in a manuscript that has had the good fortune to survive the centuries. The basic sources of this work are Weekley's "An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English," Klein's "A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language," "Oxford English Dictionary" (second edition), "Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology," Kluge's "Etymologisches Wörterbuch der Englischen Sprache," Ayto's "20th Century Words," and Chapman's "Dictionary of American Slang." |
RefDesk
http://www.refdesk.com/
A great one-stop reference site, which maintains a thorough and comprehensive database of references on a vast array fo subjects. |
SparkNotes -- Popular (free online) Study Guides
http://www.sparknotes.com/
Well known for literature, SparkNotes also cover many other subjects including math, physics and psychology. |
Specialty Dictionaries from yourDictionary.com
http://www.yourdictionary.com/diction4.html
Not even a native speaker knows all the words of his own language. Technical vocabulary is used only by specialists and so is not generally known by non-specialists. At this site you will find dictionaries and glossaries of specialized words in the English language, from Accounting to Wine. |
Test Prep Review
http://www.testprepreview.com/
An online resource for test preparation -- free practice tests from private group of educators. Includes: ACT, Accuplacer, ARDMS, ASVAB, CAHSEE, CBEST, CCRN, CDL, CGFNS, CHSPE, CLAST, CPAt, COMLEX, COMPASS, FCAT, FTCE, GED, GHSGT, GMAT, GRE, HOBET, HSPT, ISEE, LSAT, MAT, MCAT, NCLEX, Nursing Exam, NYSTCE, OAT, ParaPro, PCAT, Praxis, PSAT, SAT, SSAT, TABE, TASP, TCAP, TEAS, THEA, USMLE,--and MORE. |
Yahoo Reference
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/
Whether you're a student, a parent, or just plain curious, Yahoo! Reference offers a handy selection of books and materials to help you find the information you need. Look up a definition in the dictionary, find map and flag images for every country in the world in the World Factbook, get in-depth information from the encyclopedia, and much more. --RefDesk |
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