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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/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.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/

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