General Reference Links
· The Reference Desk -- Links to almanacs, conversion tables, demographics, encyclopedias, maps, holidays, quotations, genealogy, and much more.
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The Library Spot -- Links to literary
criticism and reviews, college entrance exam information, dictionaries on
medicine, law, music, biography, and quotations; phone books, statistics,
encyclopedias, term paper guidelines, and other reference materials. Links to
2500 libraries.
· Encyclopedia Smithsonian – Links to Smithsonian Museum resources from Art to Zoology
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Biography Sites
– Links to multiple variety of biography sites
· State and Local Government Sites -- Links to individual state government sites and local government information.
· Genealogy Resources page -- Links to several helpful genealogy search and information sites.
· Britannica – Some articles are free at this subscription site
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Encarta Encyclopedia Information
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On-line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, and Almanac Reference.
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Countries A - Z -- Key facts, statistics, government officials, and maps of
countries of the world.
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English Synonyms Dictionary
– Search for
synonyms
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Acronym Finder -- Search for acronyms and reverse acronyms.
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Internet
Slang Dictionary/Translator – Includes Twitter and
drug slang, slang for parents, and words often misused.
· Net Lingo Dictionary of Acronyms and Text Messaging Shorthand
· RhymeZone -- Rhyming dictionary.
· Biographies -- Links to biographies through the Library Spot.
· Biographies -- A&E's biographies of world personalities from ancient to modern times.
· Poets and Poetry -- Link to poets and full text of many of their poems.
· Symbols -- Directory to the world of signs, glyphs, and symbols.
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· 740 Online Dictionaries -- Links to a variety of specialized topic dictionaries.
· Online Language Dictionaries -- Includes 130 languages.
· First Gov -- Official website for searching the U.S. Government.
· Missouri Official Manual (Blue Book) -- Missouri State officers, agencies and employees, county officials, newspaper publishers, broadcast stations, libraries. [Requires Acrobat Reader® for access and long chapters load extremely slowly]
· The United States Government Manual -- Current edition.
· Currency Converter-- Convert to or from U.S. currency using current rates.
· Calculators -- Links to numeric, scientific, time, currency, and unit calculators.
· Computer Terminology -- Defines computer related terms/phrases.
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Map Collection -- Printable maps for all
areas of the world. Includes some city maps, regions, individual
countries, political and historic maps.
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