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Publications

Book Reviews

Amazon.com Huge catalog of books. Search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword. Most books have reviews.
Barnes and Noble Another large, searchable catalog of books, most with reviews.
BookNotes Transcripts of interviews by authors searchable by name, book title, and keyword.
New York Review of Books Free, searchable archive of some lengthy book reviews.
New York Times Book Review Complete text of every book review since 1996. The first time on the site, you must register.
ReviewsOfBooks.com Links to published book reviews of a wide range of books. Use the search feature or the site map.
[more] A complete listing of reviews from newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other sources plus book notes, analyses, and summaries of books.

Books

Project Gutenberg The Internet’s oldest producer of free electronic books.
Online Books Page Links to thousands of free online books. From University of Pennsylvania.
Perseus Digital Library Classic texts online. From the Department of the Classics, Tufts University.
Bartleby: Great Books Online Many searchable books online, including Harvard Classics, Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900, Modern Essays, and much, much more categorized under Reference, Verse, Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
Classic Reader a large collection of free classic books by authors such as Dickens, Austen, Shakespeare.
Great Books Index An index to online great books in English translation.
National Academies Press Thousands of books issued by the National Research Council and the national academies of science, engineering, and medicine.
Internet Public Library: Books Online Links to more books online.
Google: Book Search Search for text inside published books.

Magazines

Atlantic Monthly Searchable, complete text of all issues (current and past) of this well-respected magazine.
TomPaine.common sense An e-journal of ideas, opinions, and analyses of controversial public issues.
Nation Free selected, searchable articles from liberal weekly magazine.
National Review Free selected, searchable articles from conservative bi-weekly magazine.
New Yorker Selected articles and archive.
Politico An online political magazine.
Reason Free browsable and searchable archives of libertarian magazine.
Salon A political and cultural online magazine.
Slate An online political magazine with searchable archives (published by Microsoft).
World Press Review Opinions and news from the world’s newspapers and magazines.
Directory of Open Access Journals A directory of academic journals that have content available online for free.
Yahoo Directory: U.S. Political Magazines
Google Directory: U.S. Political Magazines and E-zines
NewsLink—Magazines Links to more magazines.
News Directory A listing of English-language newspapers and magazines online.

Periodical Indexes

IngentaConnect Database of brief descriptions of millions of articles taken from more than 30,000 periodicals.
HighBeam Research Search its large database of articles for free. For a small monthly fee, you can download the articles.
LexisNexis AlaCarte Search the huge LexisNexis database for free, but there is a charge for downloading articles.
MagPortal.com Find free magazine articles searchable and categorized.
FindArticles.com A database of hundreds of thousands of articles from more than 300 publications.

Libraries

Library of Congress Collections, exhibitions, congressional links, and much more.
New York Public Library Search its catalog by subject, author, or title.
Chicago Public Library
Los Angeles Public Library
Melvyl The University of California’s online catalog.
American Research Libraries Member Links Links to catalogs of research libraries.
LibWeb Search for libraries throughout the world by typing in the city or town.
Yahoo Directory: Libraries List of libraries online.
LibDex An index to online libraries throughout the world.

News

Newspapers

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Boston Globe
Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
USA Today
Washington Post
Guardian Unlimited (U.K.)
Times of London (U.K.)
International Herald Tribune
American Online Columnists Links to more than 700 columnists.
U.S. News Archives on the Web Links to U.S. newspapers that have online archives.
Archiver Unbound Searches archives of many publications.
NewsVoyager Links to local newspapers around the world.
AltWeeklies.com Browse and search for articles in alternative newspapers.
NewsLink Links to thousands of newspapers worldwide.
ABYZ News Links Links to over newspapers and other news sources from around the world.
Online Newspapers More links to newspapers online.
Internet Public Library: Newspapers More links.

Broadcast News

ABC News
BBC News
CBC News
CBS News
CNN
Fox News
MSNBC
PBS Huge site of Public Broadcasting Service includes NewsHour, Frontline, American Experience, Charlie Rose, NOVA, NOW, Washington Week, and much more. Many programs have free transcripts.
NPR Listen to current and past editions of Morning Edition, Day to Day, Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, Tavis Smiley, and other programs.
C-SPAN Public affairs broadcasts.
Current.org Links A complete listing of sites related to public broadcasting.
Current Awareness Resources via Streaming Audio & Video Large collection of links to U.S. and international media broadcasts. By Gary Price, MLIS.

Other News Sites

Yahoo News and Yahoo Full Coverage News from many sources.
AP Top Stories
Reuters News wire.
LexisNexis News Headlines and topics.
World News Network News from sources around the world.
Daily Source Top news from around the Internet.
NewsIsFree.com Directory to current stories from national, international, and alternative news sources.
Topix.net: News Channel Guide News sorted by hundreds of topics.
Times Topics An A to Z list of topics linked to articles in the New York Times.
RocketNews A new search engine, especially good for international sources.
1stHeadlines Headline stories from around the world.
Tailrank News from thousands of blogs.
Newseum Daily front pages from newspapers around the world plus front pages from important events in recent history.
Graphic representations of news:

10 by 10 Changing hourly, the site consists of 100 different images, each with a significant news story.
Newzingo Top Google News tags listed alphabetically. The more stories behind the tag, the larger the tag is.

Kidon Media-Link Links to all media on all the continents.
Special Report Archives of Media Organizations
See also Search Engines (many have special news searches)

Other Media

Film and TV

Internet Movie Database Searchable information on almost every movie ever made and on the actors, directors, writers, producers, and others who helped make them.
Movie Review Query Engine Look up reviews of films.
Metacritic Summarizes reviews of movies and videos.
TV.com TV listings, reviews, news, and episode guides, cast member listings, and information on every TV show past and present.
Teach With Movies Lists of movies appropriate for different subjects and ages.
TV Zap Worldwide TV schedules and guides.
Footnote TV Examines issues behind TV shows.
Encyclopedia of Television Hundreds of essays examining TV programs, people, historic moments, and trends, and major policy disputes
SparkNotes: Film Study Guides Study guides for individual films.
Yahoo Directory: Movies & Film

Television
TV Shows

Blogs

Arts & Letters Daily A constantly updated collection of the best articles available on the Internet on philosophy, ideas, culture, history, and politics.
Romenesko Media News A weblog on the media.
BlogPulse Shows the most popular people, key phrases, and links appearing in weblogs.
Daypop A search engine for weblogs. Also has a Top 40 Links of the day.
Technorati Another search engine for blogs.
Feedster Another search engine for blogs.
BlogDigger Yet another search engine.
ResearchBuzz Weblog on sites for Internet research.
CyberJournalist List Blogs produced by journalists.
Links to Education Blogs
Library Weblogs A list of library-related blogs.
Academic Blog Portal Links to bloggers from the academic world. Listed by subject.
Open Directory Project: Weblogs Links to blogs.
Google Directory: Weblogs A listing of weblogs. See also its Blog Search.

Facts

Almanacs

World Factbook Facts about every nation in the world, published by the CIA.
Area and Country Studies Links to information and statistics about all the countries and regions in the world.
Infoplease.com Almanacs, dictionary, encyclopedia, and an atlas.
Answers.com Search a database of encyclopedias, dictionaries, glossaries and atlases.
Statistical Abstract Annual collection of statistics on U.S. social and economic conditions.
Open Directory Project: Almanacs Links.

Statistical Data

U.S. Census Bureau Huge collection of census statistics.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Huge collection of federal government information on criminal justice issues.
FedStats U.S. government site that provides easy access to information and statistics produced by more than 70 federal agencies. MapStats profiles your state, county, federal judicial district, or congressional district.
Governing Sourcebook Data profiles for the top 50 counties or cities, states, D.C., or the U.S. Categories covered include economic development, education, environment, finance, health, management, public safety, public works, social services, and technology.
GeoHive: Global Statistics Population and economic statistics on regions, countries, provinces, and cities.
U.N. Statistics Division Statistics from many international sources.
Statistical Resources on the Web A large collection of links to statistical sources by the University of Michigan Documents Center.
International Statistical Agencies Links to every nation’s office of statistics. From the U.S. Census Bureau.
Fast Facts: Almanacs/Factbooks/Statistical Reports & Related Reference Tools Huge list of links compiled by Gary Price, MLIS.
Intute: Statistics and Data Links.
OFFSTATS International statistics grouped by country, region, and topic.
Other Statistical Sites Links by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
See also Statistics.

Encyclopedias

Britannica Concise More than 25,000 alphabetical entries. The full Britannica is now a subscription site.
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica The complete text of this encyclopedia.
Columbia Encyclopedia Latest edition of the largest one volume encyclopedia.
Encarta Microsoft’s encyclopedia, dictionary, and atlas.
Free Internet An encyclopedia composed of information available on the Internet.
Facts Encyclopedia Another encyclopedia of information on the Internet.
Wikipedia An online collaborative encyclopedia written by readers of the web site.
Citizendium Wikipedia-like but with “gentle expert oversight” of all articles.
AllRefer.com Thousands of articles from several encyclopedias.
HowStuffWorks Explanations on many subjects.
Encylopedia.com Articles with pictures, maps, and links to other resources.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian A wide-ranging encyclopedia.
Suite 101 Online articles, discussions, and courses.
Assorted Encyclopedias on the Internet A listing of encyclopedias.
Open Directory Project: Encyclopedias Links.

Biographies

Biographical Dictionary Short biographies.
Biographies Biographies of historically important Americans.
Malaspina: Great Books Biographies of great figures in history.
Biography.com A database of more than 25,000 biographies.
Biography Center More than 10,000 biographies.
Blupete’s Literature Page Biographies of historical figures in the fields of law, literature, philosophy, economics, and history.
Wikipedia: Lists of People Many different categories to get biographies. Keep clicking.
Historic Figures Biographies from the BBC.
CNN Transcripts Profiles of people in the news from 2001 to present.
Biography/Who’s Who Links from Refdesk.com.
Who2 Searchable brief biographies and links to other biographies.
Homework Center Biographies Great links from the Multnomah County Library.
SparkNotes: Biography Study Guides Guides to the lives of many people.
Time 100 Profiles of the 100 people Time magazine has selected as the most important of the 20th century.
Open Directory Project: Biography Links.

Disinformation

Urban Legends Reference Pages A listing of urban legends that tracks down each legend’s origins and truthfulness.
The AFU & Urban Legends Archive A collection of comments on urban legends from the alt.folklore.urban archives.
Urban Legends and Folklore Another large collection of urban legends from About.com.
Purportal.com Search the major urban legend sites.
Museum of Hoaxes Searchable and browsable by category and historical era.
Stats.org The site monitors the media to expose the abuse of science and statistics before people are misled and public policy is distorted.
FactCheck.org A non-partisan, non-profit organization that monitors the factual accuracy of political TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
Fallacies Explanations of logical fallacies.
Stephen’s Guide to the Logical Fallacies Another guide to fallacies.
Wikipedia: Propaganda Good article and links.
Propaganda Critic Site dedicated to propaganda analysis.
Wikipedia: List of Cognitive Biases Includes propaganda and other things that distort reality.
Break the Chain Searchable database of articles on currently circulating e-mail chain letters.
Chain Letters A critical discussion of these letters and examples of some in circulation.
VMyths Searchable and browsable database on computer virus myths and hoaxes.
Quackwatch A guide to health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct.
Skeptic’s Dictionary A collection of articles on paranormal phenomena, hoaxes, junk science, and New Age beliefs.
CSICOP Online Online Commitee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal scientifically investigates paranormal and fringe-science claims.

Search Engines

Google The best web search engine available. Also searches for answers, blogs, books, catalogs, images, news, discussion groups, government, academic articles, maps, shopping, video, and more.
AltaVista A powerful web search engine. Also searches for images, MP3/audio, video, directory, and news. Its Babel Fish translates paragraphs and web pages.
Brainboost A search engine that attempts to answer questions.
WiseNut Another powerful search engine.
Excite Search the web and White and Yellow pages.
AlltheWeb Searches the web and also news, pictures, video, and audio.
Ask Searches the web and also images, city, news, blogs, and more.
Gigablast A search engine and directory.
Factbites Results given in full sentences telling you information on the subject.
Exalead Also includes image and video search. Results show related terms and thumbnail images of sites.
Snap Lets you preview a page before going to it.
HotBot Easy-to-use search engine with sophisticated search features.
Lycos

Metasearch Engines

ixquick A powerful metasearch engine.
Vivísimo Another powerful metasearch engine.
Dogpile Another popular multiple search engine.
Info.com
Mama Also searches news, images, videos, yellow pages, and white pages.
Query Server It queries 10 search engines and the results are combined and categorized according to the options you choose

Academic Searches

OpenCourseWare Finder Browse by subject area or search for course materials online.
Academic Blog Portal Search or browse by subject area for blogs by academics.
Syllabus Finder Search for course syllabuses on all academic subjects.

Images, Audio & Video Searches

blinkx Video search engine.
AOL Video Search for video.
YouTube Find video clips.
TVEyes Search engine for TV and radio.
Pixsy Search for photos and videos.
Yahoo Image Search
Google Other search engines also have image and video searches.

Images
Video

Ask: Images
FindSounds A search engine for finding sound effects on the web.
Pictures, Images, & Cartoons Links to image collections and search engines.

Other Specialized Searches

Turbo 10 A search engine for the “invisible web,” databases not usually searched.
Direct Search Links to resources hidden from most search engines.
Profusion A directory of thousands of databases, archives, and search engines hidden from most search engines.
SearchAbility Guides to specialized search engines.
WayBackMachine To find web pages that no longer exist, you can surf pages stored in the Internet Archive’s web archive.
Public Information Databases More than 5,000 public U.S. and international databases.
Pretrieve A public record search engine.
Universiteitsbibliotheek A collection of special search engines.

Directories

Web Directories

About.com A directory of hundreds of topic-specific sites, each managed by an expert on the topic.
WWW Virtual Library The oldest directory of the web, the VL is run by volunteers who compile links for their area of expertise.
Awesome Library A guide to resources that have been reviewed and found to be of high quality.
Open Directory Project A comprehensive directory of the web, developed by volunteer editors.
Google Directory
Yahoo The most complete and popular web directory.

Academic Directories

Academic Info A directory catalogued by academic subject.
BUBL Link Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas.
Internet Public Library A directory from the University of Michigan School of Information.
Librarians’ Internet Index A searchable, annotated subject directory of thousands of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians.
Digital Librarian A librarian’s choice of the best of the web.
Scout Report Archives Searchable and browsable archive of the best Internet resources chosen by the Scout Report.
iTunes U Directory A directory of college and university sites that have podcasts of lectures.
Voice of the Shuttle Directory of humanities web sites. From UCSB.
Intute The U.K.’s national gateway to Internet resources for the learning, teaching, and research community.
Infomine Extensive collection of scholarly Internet resources.

Government & Politics

Government

Governments of the 50 States Links to the official state web site, governor’s office, legislature, and court system of each state.
State Resource Center Links to each state’s home pages, statewide offices, executive, legislature, judiciary, courts, boards & commissions, regions, counties, libraries, and more. From Lexis.
State and Local Government on the Net A frequently updated and comprehensive directory of links.
THOMAS U.S. Congress on the Internet.
White House
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
U.S. Government Documents Ready Reference Collection Government reports and statistics. From Columbia University Libraries.
USA.gov An easy way to navigate through U.S. federal government resources.
GovEngine A search engine for federal, state, and local government.
GPO Access Another good way to find U.S. government material.
Open Congressional Research Reports A collection of Congressional Research (CRS) reports accessible via the web.
Documents Center A central reference point for local, state, federal, and international government information.
Political Resources on the Net Listings of political sites on the Internet sorted by country, with links to parties, organizations, governments, media and more from all around the world.
European Governments Online
Politics and Government Around the World A collection of links to government, political parties, elections, and political information from around the world.
Rulers Leaders of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases.
United Nations Use its Web Site Locator to find its various agencies.
Governments on the WWW A comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web.
Foreign Governments Links to the official web sites of national governments.
Official Government Web Pages An alphabetical listing by country.
See also Law and Political Science.

Issues

NewsHour Index Transcripts of PBS’s NewsHour indexed by subject and searchable.
Social Issues Links from the Multnomah Public Library.
Political Information A search engine for politics and policies.
SpeakOut.com Issues organized into topics, sub-topics, and links to even more information.
Documents in the News The Document Center at University of Michigan archives current events documents by subject.
Science in the Headlines Summary of science issues in the news with links to related reports written by the nation’s top experts. From the National Academy of Science.
Commentary Today Links to columnists on the left and right.
News, Views, and Tools for Progressives Links to liberal and progressive viewpoints on issues.
Townhall.com Conservative news and information.
Directory of Political Debates & Issues Links to leading groups on all sides of the hot political issues facing our nation today. From Politics 1.
Hot Topics Series Overview and links to current issues, especially those science-related.
Political Advocacy Groups A listing of national political advocacy organizations arranged by the issue they are interested in.
New York Times: Politics Navigator A guide to political sites on the Internet.
[more] A complete listing of issue links.

Opinion Polls

PollingReport.com Latest public opinion polls on politics, issues, and the economy.
Public Agenda Online In-depth analyses of public opinion and public policies.
Harris Poll Current and past polls back to 1998.
Gallup Organization Current and past opinion polls.
Pew Research Center An independent opinion research group that studies public attitudes toward the press, politics, and public policy issues.
Los Angeles Times Poll
Zogby International Polls from all over the world.
CBS News Polls
Field Poll A California poll.
Program on International Policy Attitudes Research on public opinion on foreign policy and international issues.
World Public Opinion Information and analysis on public opinion from around the world.
Public Opinion Poll Database Questions and data from polls archived from the 1970s to present.
Roper Center Archive of data from polls conducted by many survey research organizations.
Survey Research Links Links to opinion polls and to other useful web sites for survey research.

Law

FindLaw Links to cases, laws, law schools, legal news, legal subject index, law reviews, legal organizations, law firms, and international legal resources.
Legal Information Institute U.S. Supreme Court decisions, U.S. Code, U.S. Constitution, and other important legal materials. From Cornell Law School.
Jurist: The Law Professors’ Network Legal news, topics, documents, videos, & commentary.
Oyez Supreme Court cases, audio of hearings, and other resources.
American Law Sources On-Line A huge collection of links to freely accessible online legal sources for the United States and Canada.
Guide to Law Online An annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online from the Library of Congress.
Hieros Gamos Legal directories of U.S. and other nation’s legal systems.
Internet Legal Research Group A categorized index of thousands of legal web sites.
Nolo Clear information on many areas of U.S. law.
Court Web Sites Links to state, federal, and international courts. From National Center for State Courts.
Law.com Law news with free searchable archives.
Blawg Listing of legal blogs, podcasts, news feeds.
AcademicBlogs: Law A listing of blogs by law professors.
Law Reviews Online A listing of law reviews that make their content available online.
Directory of Open Access Journals: Law A directory of law journals that have content available online for free.
Argument Transcripts Transcripts of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.
U.S. Supreme Court
Criminal Justice in America Links Links to all aspects of the criminal justice system.
Famous Trials Detailed information on trials throughout history.
Famous Trials in World History Links
Be Spacific Weblog on law archived by topic.
U.S. Constitution Complete text.
Justice Learning: The Meaning of the U.S. Constitution An article by article analysis. Navigate by clicking on the Articles listed across the top.
Constitution Finder Database of constitutions, charters, amendments, and related documents.
Constitutions, Treaties, and Declarations Links organized in alphabetical order by country.
Intute: Law Links.
Voice of the Shuttle: Legal Studies Links.
Yahoo Directory: Law Links.
Open Directory Project: Law Links.

Writing

Dictionaries and Thesauruses

Cambridge Dictionaries Online Several separate dictionaries—English, American English, idioms, phrasal verbs, French/English, and Spanish/English.
American Heritage Dictionary The latest edition of this dictionary features almost 100,000 entries.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and thesaurus.
Dictionary.com Dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia.
Wordsmyth Dictionary and thesaurus.
One Look Search many dictionaries. Also has a reverse dictionary for finding a word by describing a concept or idea.
Free Dictionary Dictionary of words and phrases and thesaurus.
AllWords Dictionary and many links for word lovers.
yourDictionary.com Hundreds of dictionaries in English and other languages.
Hypertext Webster Gateway All words in definitions clickable.
Glossarist A searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries.
Acronym Search Find what acronyms and abbreviations mean.
Acronym Finder Another searchable dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initials.
RhymeZone Find rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.
WriteExpress: Rhyming Dictionary
Internet Anagram Server Rearrange the letters in words or phrases to make new ones.
One Across Crossword puzzle help.
Open Directory Project: Dictionaries Links to more dictionaries.

Style Guides

Chicago Manual of Style: Q & A Frequently asked questions about style.
OWL Purdue’s Online Writing Laboratory has more than 130 instructional handouts to assist writers.
SparkNotes: Ultimate Style: The Rules of Writing An A to Z style guide.
Online Resources for Writers Links to many resources.
Online Resources for Writers Links to many resources.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant An interactive, menu-driven, online writer’s guide and handbook.
Columbia Journalism Review: Language Corner Discussion of various rules of the language, including rules of thumb. Scroll down for archives.
Citation Style for Research Papers Examples of the APA, MLA, AMA, Turabian, and Chicago styles.
Citation Style Guides Guide to different bibliographic and note formats by Wright State University Libraries.
Citation Machine You type in the information and it will generate correct MLA or APA citations.
Economist Magazine Style Guide British style (Different rules than U.S. English).
Guardian Unlimited Style Guide British style (Different rules than U.S. English).

Grammar and Punctuation

Guide to Grammar and Writing Complete guide to the writing process prepared by Professor of English Charles Darling.
Guide to Grammar and Style Another good guide from Jack Lynch, Rutgers University.
Punctuation Made Simple Basics on the colon, semicolon, comma, dash, and apostrophe.
Daily Grammar Lesson Archives Basic grammar lessons.
Grammar and Punctuation From the Writing Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Common Errors in English Hypertext of Paul Brians’ book.
English Usage, Style & Composition Searchable and browsable access to these books:

American Heritage Book of English Usage (1996)
The Columbia Guide to Standard American English (1993)
The Elements of Style (1918) by William Strunk Jr.
The King’s English (1908) by H.W. Fowler

Online English Grammar Details on adjectives, adverbs, determiners, direct and indirect speech, -ing form, nouns, passive voice, possessives, relative clauses, infinitives, and verbs.
Yahoo Directory: English Grammar, Usage, and Style Links.

Quotations

Research from Bloomsburymagazine.com Online searchable database of reference books on literature, art, myth, human thought, and quotations.
Bartleby’s Quotation Books Searchable copies of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations (1919), Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations (1988), Columbia World of Quotations (1996), and Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989).
Oxford Shakespeare Search Shakespeare’s complete works. From Bartleby.
Search the Bible An online concordance with different translations.
Quoteland Large quotation collection grouped by author and topic. Searchable.
GIGA Quotes A collection of thousands of ancient and modern quotations, aphorisms, maxims, proverbs, sayings, truisms, mottoes, etc. Browsable by authors or topics.
Wikiquote Quotations from notable people and works and links to Wikipedia for further information.
QuoteWorld Browse by category or author or search by keyword.
BrainyQuote Collection of quotes searchable and browsable by topic, author, or type of author.
ThinkExist Thousands of quotations searchable and browsable by topic, author, or keyword.
Quote-O-Matic Many quotations.
Quotation Links Links to many different quotation sites provided by the Quotations Page.
Open Directory Project: Quotations Links to more quotation sites.
Yahoo Directory: Quotations More links.

Experts and Advice

Think Tanks

RAND This well-known non-profit institute researches various issues and publishes select papers on the Internet.
Brookings Institution This non-profit research organization serves as an independent analyst of public policy issues. Many of its publications are online.
Cato Institute This non-partisan public policy research foundation examines issues from a libertarian perspective. Many of its publications are online.
Center for American Progress A non-partisan research and educational institute dedicated to promoting a strong, just and free America that ensures opportunity for all Americans.
Heritage Foundation A think tank whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies. Its site discusses many issues.
Hoover Institution This non-profit focuses mainly on foreign policy. Some of its publications are online.
Urban Institute This is a non-partisan economic and social policy organization. The site has information on many current topics.
Yahoo Directory: Public Policy Institutes
Think Tanks Listings of think tanks. From University of Michigan Documents Center.
Centers for Research & Policy Development Another listing of think tanks.
NIRA’s World Directory of Think Tanks Click on the index at the bottom of the page.
Think Tanks and NGOs From World Press Review.

Other Experts

AskMe You can ask a question or browse previous answers by category. Experts are rated by how well they answer questions.
Yahoo Answers Ask a question and people will answer online. Archives available.
AllExperts A large free Q & A service.
ExpertClick A directory of experts.
Pitsco’s Ask An Expert A directory of links to people who have volunteered their time to answer questions and web pages that provide information.
LibrarySpot: Ask an Expert Links to sites that might be helpful for homework.
Sources and Experts Links to experts who are willing to help journalists.
American Press Institute: Expert Sources More links to experts helpful for journalists.
LiveRef(sm) A listing of libraries that have reference services online via chat or e-mail.
AskNow Immediate information from California librarians 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
People’s Network: Enquire Ask a question and a librarian will answer it.
Open Directory Project: Ask an Expert Links.
Yahoo Directory: Ask an Expert Links.
Ask an Expert Sources Links to experts in many subject areas.
Ask the Experts A listing by subject of many “ask an expert” sites. From the Virtual Reference Desk.

Frequently Asked Questions

QueryCAT Search a large database of Frequently Asked Questions.
Internet FAQ Archives Archive of Usenet FAQs.
FAQs by Archive-Name
WiseGeek Clear answers to common questions.
WikiAnswers Answers to questions searchable and browsable by category.
AnswerBag Similar to WikiAnswers.
Yahoo Directory: FAQs

How-To Guides

How How to do just about anything.
SoYouWanna Another how-to site.
Wiki-How An online collaborative project written by readers of the web site.
How to Do Things A searchable and browsable guide.
Tricks of the Trade Professional secrets from those in the know.
Knowledge Hound A how-to directory.
Yahoo Directory: How-To Guides Links.

Other Reference Sites

Calculators and Converters

Measure 4 Measure Links to sites that estimate, calculate, evaluate, translate, etc.
Allchin Files Links to online calculators, converters, and unit measurement translators.
Calculator Many different kinds of calculators.
Martindale’s Calculators On-Line Center More calculators.
Convert-Me.com Still more.
Inflation Calculator Adjusts any amount of money for inflation from 1800 to present.
Interactive Units Converter Calculators to convert many different kinds of measurement systems.
Full Universal Currency Converter Find today’s value of any currency in the world.
Online Conversion Many converters.
Calculators & Converters Links to many different converters.
Yahoo Directory: Online Measurement & Units Converters Links.

Maps

U.N. Cartographic Section Hundreds of maps (most are PDF files).
Maps & Geography Maps from National Geographic magazine.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection Extensive collection of maps from the University of Texas at Austin.
Map Collections: 1500–present From Library of Congress.
National Atlas U.S. maps to find and create.
All The Worlds Maps A compilation of each nation’s maps (including cities). From EmbassyWorld.com.
HRW: World Maps Maps of continents, countries, and the world.
Outline Maps Outline maps of all areas of the world. Useful for the classroom.
Geocoder.us Find the latitude & longitude of any US address.
The Earth From Above Stunning photographs from around the world.
Windows Live Local Aerial, road, and bird’s eye images.
Google Earth Downloadable software to view satellite maps.
Google Maps Maps, satellite maps, and combinations.
Maporama Maps, itineraries, longitude and latitude, and more for almost every city.
Strange Maps A blog exhibiting unusual maps.
Worldmapper Cartograms on many subjects.
Yahoo Maps Maps and driving directions.
MapQuest Maps and driving directions.
How Far Is It? Tells you the distance between two cities or locations.
Map Guide Many links to maps.
Links4Maps Links to map sites.
Open Directory Project: Maps Links to more map sites.
Yahoo Directory: Maps More links.
See also Geography.

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Infospace: Yellow and White Pages
WhitePages People search, business search, reverse phone or address, area codes, and more.
Switchboard Find a person or business, search by phone, area and ZIP codes, and more.
Yahoo: People Search Phone, address, and e-mail.
International Directories
Country Calling Codes Enter the countries you are calling from and to and find out what numbers to dial.
Yahoo Directory: Phone Numbers & Addresses Links.

Post Office

ZIP Codes Enter the address and find the ZIP code.
Post Office Locator Enter an address to find a U.S. post office.
Postage Rate Calculator Enter the weight and ZIP codes and it calculates the postage.
International Mailing Address Formats Formats and postal rates for many countries.
Yahoo Directory: Postal Information Links.
Open Directory Project: Postal Codes

Time

Time and Date Calendars for any year, time and time zones, calculators, and more.
Official U.S. Time
World Time Shows globe with night and day and information on time in all countries.
Current Time in 1000 Places A–Z list of places.
Calendar Zone Links to online and print calendars.
Virtual Perpetual Calendars Calendars for any year in the 20th or 21st century.
Yahoo Directory: Time Links.

Weather

Weather.com Weather from the Weather Channel.
Weather Underground Find the weather for any city, state, ZIP or Airport Code, or country.
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great site that includes:

National Weather Service News, forecasts, warnings satellite views, and more.
National Hurricane Center
Extreme Weather and Climate Events

Weatherbase Records, averages, and other information on cities throughout the world.
Yahoo Directory: Weather