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Reference Sources

Almanacs, Statistics & Fact Books

• American Fact Finder Population, housing, economics and geographic data.
• CIA Publications, includes World Factbook
• FedStats Gateway to federal agency statistics.
• Information Please Almanac
• Nobelprize.org Comprehensive information on Nobel prize winners and discoveries.
• Statistical Abstract of the United States A wide variety of statistics on the socio-economic conditions in the U.S. Includes some international data.
• Statistical Resources on the Web Meta-index to statistics, compiled by the University of Michigan.

Biographies

• Biographical Dictionary
• Biographical Directory of Members of the US Congress, 1774-present
• Biography and Genealogy Master Index
• Contemporary Authors
• Wilson Biographies Plus

Book Resources (New, Used and E-Texts)

• Abebooks New and used books.
• Alibris New and used books, movies, and music.
• Online Books Over 25,000 online e-texts compiled by the University of Pennsylvania. Includes online journal archives.

Calculators, Calendars & Conversion Tools

• Calculator.com Gateway to a variety of calculators on the web.
• Cost-of-Living Calculator
• Martindale's Calculators On-line Center
• 10,000 Year Perpetual Calendar

Citation, Style, and Writing Guides

• APA Publication Manual Guidelines for citing electronic sources in the American Psychological Association format.
• APSA Style Manual From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
• ASA Style Guide Citation guidelines for the American Sociological Association.
• Bedford St. Martin's Style Guide for Electronic Sources MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE
• California tate Univ.-Los Angeles Library AAA, APA, ASA, CBE, Chicago, MLA, Turabian
• Citation Style for Research Papers APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago, AMA
• DocsCite MLA & APA style citation program for government documents.
• Documenting Sources from the World Wide Web MLA style
• Online Writing Lab - Purdue University
• Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Avoid It - Indiana University
• Research and Documentation Online MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE + tips on finding and evaluating sources for various disciplines.
• Citing Archival Materials Manuscripts, oral histories, diaries, and other archival resources from the UW-River Falls Area Research Center & University Archives.

Colleges & Universities, Scholarships & Grants

• America's Best Grad Schools Annual report from US News and World Report.
• FastWeb Database with hundreds of grants and scholarships. (Requires free login.)
• FinAid Comprehensive guide to scholarships, grants, and loans.
• Peterson's Planner Educational program information, test preparation, resume help, and career guidance. (Requires free registration.)
• Riley Guide Job resources and employment information.
• Student Aid Guide to financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education.
• World Wide Learn Online directory of distance education programs.

Current Issues and Topics

• American Enterprise Institute (Conservative think tank)
• Brookings Institution (Liberal think tank)
• CQ Researcher Comprehensive, objective research and analysis of current issues.
• Rand Corporation (Non-partisan, non-profit research institute)
• Roper Center for Public Opinion Research The leading educational facility and archive in the field of public opinion.

Dictionaries, Thesauri, Quotations & Acronyms

• Acronym Finder
• American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed.)
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• Oxford Music Online Includes the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the Dictionary of Opera, and the Dictionary of Jazz.
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Travlang Language dictionaries and translation and travel resources.
• Thesaurus.com
• World Wide Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server

Directories

• Associations Unlimited
• Reference USA Detailed information on more than 13 million U.S. businesses.
• Switchboard
• Telephone Directories on the Web
• Thomas Register Directory of industrial companies, products, services, CAD drawings and more.
• Zip Code Directory

Encyclopedias

• Cambridge History of English and American Literature
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Encyclopedia.com
• Funk $ Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
• Oxford Music Online Includes the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the Dictionary of Opera, and the Dictionary of Jazz.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Wikipedia

Government Information

• Chalmer Davee Library Government Documents Databases and research tools for local, state, federal and international government resources
• Foreign Government Resources on the Web Country demographics and histories, constitutions, statistics, and more. Compiled by the University of Michigan.
• GPO Access Electronic access to materials produced by the federal government via the Government Printing Office.
• Human Rights Practices Annual reports compiled by the U.S. Department of State on human rights issues in countries around the world.
• Thomas.gov Federal legislation information including full-text bills, congressional voting records, the congressional Daily Digest, and the Congressional Record.

Maps and Geography

• Ask Maps & Directions
• Bing Maps
• CIA Publications, includes World Factbook
• Flash Earth Compare several different online mapping services
• Google Earth Requires a free software download
• Google Maps
• Mapquest
• National Geographic Map Machine
• Terraserver
• U.S. Gazetteer Maps and aerial photographs from the U.S. Census Bureau
• University of Texas Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

News and Local Media

• Abyz News Links Hundreds of national and international newspaper links
• Lexis/Nexis Academic Newspaper database, use the "News" & "Sources" buttons
• Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
• Minnesota Public Radio
• Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO) Database including the Star Tribune, several Wisconsin newspapers, and the New York Times
• Rivertowns.net River Falls Journal, Hudson Star-Observer, Pierce County Herald, and the New Richmond News
• St. Paul Pioneer Press
• Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Wisconsin Public Radio
• WRFW UW-River Falls radio station

Tests and Test Critiques

• APA Testing and Assessment Information Information on finding and conducting psychological tests
• Mental Measurements Yearbook Information and reviews of standardized testing on educational skills, aptitude, psychology, and related areas

Weather and Road Conditions

• Accuweather
• Minnesota Road Conditions Available in winter only
• National Weather Service
• Weather.com
• Wisconsin Road Conditions

Web Search Tools, Tutorials & Subject Gateways

• Finding Information on the Internet Tutorial by UC-Berkeley for using search engines efficiently, finding and evaluating online sources, more
• Noodle Tools Information literacy, search strategies
• Pandia Tools for Searching the Internet. (Oslo Norway) Large well maintained gateway to specialized search engines
• Infomine Scholarly Internet resource collections
• Internet Public Library Ready Reference Collection Navigate online collections by subject area, find research tools, more
• Bulletin Board for Libraries Selected Internet resources arranged by academic subject area
• Library Spot Award-winning library and reference information portal
• Librarian's Internet Index Selected, high-quality websites arranged by subject
• Scout Report Weekly review of web content from UW-Madison
• WWW Virtual Library Subject guide to high-quality resources on the Internet
• Virtual Training Suite Interactive tutorials for finding the best online resources for particular subject areas, i.e. Humanities, Business, Health and Life Sciences, etc.

Selected Search Engines

• Colossus Directory of international search engines
• Google
• Ask Formerlt Ask Jeeves
• Bing Microsoft's LiveSearch replacement
• CUIL (cool) Claims to index largest number of pages & not hold privacy data
• iSEEK Has subject tag sidebar
• Kartoo Metasearch engine from France
• Search Engine Showdown Compare search engines by function/capability
• ujiko A jukebox interface using Yahoo search
• Vivisimo's Clusrty Federated search engine
• Yahoo

Specialized Search Engines

• Creative Commons (audio, images, video, more)
• Google Video
• Find Sounds (browse thousands of audio clips by topic or keyword)
• AOL Video, formerly Singing Fish (audio, video)

 

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