Acronym
Finder
All
That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources_
Answerbank:
ask and answer questions
Ask
Oxford: free Online Dictionary Resource from OED
Assorted
Encyclopedias on the Web
Bartleby.com:
includes Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, The American
Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition,
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition, Simpson's
Contemporary Quotations, The American Heritage Book of English
Usage, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.
Biography.com:
who is or who was who
British
Films Catalogue: British Council
Catholic
Encylopedia
Cheshire
West and Chester Online Reference Library: accessible
via library card number
CIA
World Fact Book
Dictionary
of slang
Dict.org
Dr.
Universe: general queries
English
pronunciation dictionary with instant sound
Flags
of the World
Forms
of Address: guidance on how to address ministers, the
judiciary, peers and members of parliament verbally and in
writing
Free-Translator.com:
selection of the best free translators, dictionaries and
language courses on the web.
Guinness
World Records
Hints
and Things
HighBeam
Encyclopedia: searches articles from the Columbia
Encylopedia
The
Household Cyclopedia of General Information
International
Organizations
Maplandia.com:
Google Maps World Gazetteer
Martindale's:
the Reference Desk: large collection of links to reference
sources
Metric
Conversion Charts and Converters
My
Reference Desk
Onelook
dictionaries
Project
Wombat: an e-mail discussion list for difficult reference
questions: formerly Stumpers-List
The
Quotations Page
Research-It!:enquire
within about anything!
Roget's
Thesaurus
Royal
Warrant Holders Association
Scholarpedia:
free peer reviewed encyclopaedia written by scholars from all
around the world
Scoot:
UK business directory
Universal
Currency Converter
VideoJug:
video instruction on pretty well everything
Visuwords
(TM): online graphical dictionary
Webster's
Dictionary
Whonamedit.com:
a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms.
Who's
Alive and Who's Dead
Wikipedia:
to be treated with caution, but good for a quick overview of a
subject and often has links to reputable source materials
Word
Origins
World
Flag Database
World
Wide Words: Michael Quinion writes about international
English from a British viewpoint
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