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| Search Engines and Directories: | ||
| www.google.com | ||
| Currently the largest database on the web. Includes pictures and images, news, information, etc. Search by keyword or phrase. | ||
| http://search.yahoo.com | ||
| Now includes Inktomi, Altavista, Lycos, and AlltheWeb. Search by keyword or phrase. | ||
| www.teoma.com | ||
| Compares links of sites that are subject relevant. Search by keyword or phrase. | ||
| www.ask.com | ||
| Ask Jeeves. Allows users to search by question, phrase, or term. | ||
| www.libraryspot.com | ||
| A virtual library resource center for educators and students. | ||
| www.refdesk.com | ||
| A web site developed to index Internet sites. | ||
| www.loc.gov | ||
| Homepage of the Library of Congress of the United States. | ||
| Encyclopedias and Almanacs: |
| www.infoplease.com |
| On-line Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help |
| www.britannica.com |
| Includes access to the entire text of Encyclopedia Britannica, the best sites on the Web as selected by Britannica editors, more than 75 top-quality magazines, and current news from top global newspapers. |
| www.bartleby.com/65 |
| Provides brief articles on a wide range of topics. It has a search feature, but no photos or diagrams. |
| http://encarta.msn.com |
| An online searchable encyclopedia with articles and pictures. |
| www.si.edu/resource/faq |
| Click on a letter A to Z. Some links will just take you to information about the Smithsonian Museum and others will take you to information about the topic. |
| www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html |
| The CIA World Fact book with maps and information about every country in the world. |
| www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm |
| Contains key facts and statistics on countries of the world. Maps have "Altapedia" embossed across them. |
| Dictionaries: |
| www.m-w.com/netdict.htm |
| Type in a word to find the definition in this dictionary. |
| www.m-w.com/mw/thesarus.htm |
| Type in a word to find other words with similar meaning. |
| www.rhymezone.com |
| Type in a word to find words that rhyme with that word. |
| www.wordsmyth.net |
| Type in a word to find definitions, synonyms, and similar words. |
| Maps: |
| http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine |
| www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/index.html |
| Offers maps, flags, facts and profiles for countries of the world and each state. |
| www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_Collection.html |
| Extensive collections of current and historical maps of the world. |
| http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states |
| Shaded relief maps and satellite images of each state in the U.S. |
| www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html |
| Allows you to view the earth from satellites at specific times and locations that you select. These views give a good visual image of day and night around the world. |
| Biographies: |
| www.biography.com |
| Type in the name of a famous person or other key words to find biographical information. |
| www.s9.com/biography/search.html |
| This dictionary has very brief information about famous people. |
| http://amillionlives.com |
| Links to biography web sites for people who are no longer living. |
| http://publicfigure.com/PublicFigure/static/home.htm |
| Provides information about current public figures. Can search by name or work. (Does contain lots of advertisements) |
| www.infoplease.com/people.html |
| Search 30,000 biographies by category. |
| www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents |
| An index to the biographies of all presidents of the U.S.A. from 1789 to the present. |
| www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref15.00.00 |
| Indexes and provides links to biographies relating to entertainment, sports, etc. |
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This page was last updated: 10/11/2004