Online Reference Sources

The following free web sites are good sources for additional reference information.

FindArticles.com

Search for articles by key word, subject or source.  The site indexes a wide variety of popular magazines, journals and trade publications. findarticles.com

Encyclopedia.com

Search by keyword or phrase.  The encyclopedia is constantly updated and includes links to web articles. encyclopedia.com

Electronic Reference Desk

An excellent source for reliable reference sources.  Links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps and many other reference databases. Electronic Reference Desk

Almanacs

Infoplease http://www.infoplease.com/ Provides links to dictionaries, atlases and more

Fast Facts http://www.freepint.com/gary/handbook.htm An alphabetical listing of links to hundreds of topics.  Warning, some links are no longer active.

U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/index.html The official census site with links.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/ Statistical information on a variety of aspects of criminal justice in the United States. 

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia.com http://www.encyclopedia.com/ A concise encyclopedia and links to current topics.

Encarta http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/Reference.aspx A condensed, free version but sill very useful.

Columbia Encyclopedia http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/  A good, general purpose encyclopedia.  This site also has links to other reference tools.

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page  Good articles with internal links.  Also links to current event topics.

Biographies

Lives, the Biography Resource http://amillionlives.com Links to thousands of biographies and collections.

The Biographical Dictionary http://www.s9.com/biography/ Brief profiles of notable persons from ancient to the present.

Grolier's American Presidency http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ A collection of articles, video clips, etc.

Presidents of the United States http://www.presidentsusa.net/ A comprehensive collection of presidential info.

Country Information and Atlases

Library of Congress Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ A comprehensive collection of materials on over 100 countries and regions.

Portals to the World http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html A good resource for global studies projects.

Country Briefings http://www.economist.com/countries/ Economic forecasts, fact sheets and links to additional information 

CIA World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Up-to-date facts for every country and region.

Atlapedia Online http://www.atlapedia.com/ Political and physical maps, facts and statistics

National Geographic's Map Machine http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/ Thematic maps, street maps, historical maps and flags

Created on August 6, 1998 by Mike Roe, B.H.S. Learning Resources Specialist

Last updated on 03/26/07