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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias                                                     Return to Top

Acronym Finder http://www.acronymfinder.com/
Acronym Server http://silmaril.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronyms
AltaVista Translation Services (Babel Fish) http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Bartleby.com http://www.bartleby.com/
Catholic Encyclopedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
Encarta http://encarta.msn.com/
Encyclopedia Smithsonian http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm
Encyclopedia.com http://www.encyclopedia.com/
How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/
InfoPlease.com (Information Please Almanac) http://www.infoplease.com/
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
NetLingo: The Internet Language Dictionary http://www.netlingo.com/inframes.html
OneLook Dictionary Search http://www.onelook.com/
Quoteworld http://www.quoteworld.org/
Reference.com http://www.reference.com
Symbols Encyclopedia http://www.symbols.com/
Urban Dictionary (slang) http://www.urbandictionary.com
Web of Online Dictionaries http://www.yourdictionary.com/
Wikipedia http://www.wikipedia.org/
   

Maps & Almanacs                                                                       Return to Top

CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Country Studies (Library of Congress) http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Geographic Names http://geonames.usgs.gov/
Geology.com - Maps & satellite images http://geology.com/world
Google Maps http://maps.google.com/
How Far Is It? http://www.indo.com/distance/
MapQuest http://www.mapquest.com/
MSN Maps & Directions http://mappoint.msn.com
Rand McNally http://www.randmcnally.com/
Old Farmers Almanac http://www.almanac.com/
Time Zones http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
World Flag Database http://www.flags.net/
World Wide Constitutions http://www.concourt.am/wwconst/
   

Facts, Figures, and Consumer Information                                    Return to Top

American FactFinder (U.S. Census data) http://factfinder.census.gov
Automobile Buyers Guides  

Edmunds

http://www.edmunds.com/

Kelley Blue Book

http://www.kbb.com/index.html
NADA
http://www.nada.com/
Better Business Bureau http://www.bbb.org/
Calculators Online http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators4A.html
Calendar Zone http://www.calendarzone.com/
Currency Converter - OANDA http://www.oanda.com/
Income Tax Information  

Colorado State Tax Forms

http://www.revenue.state.co.us/main/home.asp

Federal Tax Forms

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html
Quotations Page http://www.quotationspage.com/
Official US Time http://www.time.gov/
U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
National Climatic Data Center http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
Weather  

Colorado Department of Transportation

http://www.cotrip.org/

National Climactic Data Center

http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

Weather Underground

http://www.wunderground.com/
WWW Unit Converter http://www.digitaldutch.com/unitconverter/
   

Biography and Genealogy                                                             Return to Top

American Presidents http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Biographical Dictionary http://www.s9.com/
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Biography.com http://www.biography.com/
Colorado Historical Society http://www.coloradohistory.org/
FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service http://www.familysearch.org/
Internet Genealogy Sites http://www.webtrail.com/sopafug/links.html
Nobel Prize Laureates http://www.almaz.com/nobel/alpha.html
Roots Web http://www.rootsweb.com
   

Library Resources                                                                         Return to Top

ACLIN – Colorado Virtual Library http://www.aclin.org/
American Library Association http://www.ala.org/
Automation System Colorado Consortium http://www.ascc.lib.co.us/
Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/
Librarians’ Index to the Internet http://lii.org/
What’s Next Database http://www.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp
Colorado Blue Spruce http://www.cal-webs.org/bluespruce/index.htm
   

Reference                                                                                        Return to Top

Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory http://martindale.com/xp/Martindale/home.xml
Medline Health information http://medlineplus.gov/
Refdesk http://www.refdesk.com/index.html
Thomas Register http://www.thomasnet.com/
Virtual Reference Shelf http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html
   

A Few Helpful Government Websites                                              Return to Top

   
America’s Library - A site with information about American people and historical events, and each of its states. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
American Fact Finder – Census Data http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html
Colorado.gov – Official site of the State of Colorado http://www.colorado.gov/
Fed World - Fedworld provides government information and resources for consumers. http://www.fedworld.gov/
FirstGov - US governments Official web portal http://www.firstgov.gov
Google Uncle Sam - Brings up only Gov. websites http://www.google.com/unclesam
GPO Access - Provides free public access to full-text, official Federal information; Federal information finding aids; and Federal products for sale. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
Information Bridge - Department of Energy full-text technical reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental cleanup, energy technologies and others. http://www.osti.gov/bridge/
Library of Congress - The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world. http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Library of Congress-Thomas - In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress. http://thomas.loc.gov/
Medicare http://www.medicare.gov/
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov/
National Criminal Justice Reference Service - NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance-abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. http://www.ncjrs.gov/
Nutrition.Gov - US federal guide offering access to all government web sites with reliable and accurate information on nutrition and dietary guidance. http://www.nutrition.gov/
Social Security Online http://www.socialsecurity.gov/
US Copyright Office http://www.copyright.gov/
US Executive Branch http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fedgov.html
US Treasury http://www.ustreas.gov/