Here is a collection of over 100 web resources that you might find useful as well:
http://studenthacks.org/2008/03/04/resources/Almanacs (Go to the website above to bookmark this page and hot link these lists)
* AlternaTime
* CIA World Factbook
* Daily Almanacs
* Earth Calendar
* Infoplease.com
* Time and Date
* World Flag Database
* World Time Server
Biographies
* Biographical Dictionary
* Britannica Biographies
* Infoplease Biography Search
* Forbes.com People Tracker
* Twentieth Century Authors
Dictionaries
* Acronym Finder
* American Heritage Dictionary
* British National Corpus
* Encarta World English Dictionary
* Idiom Connection
* Lexicool
* Oxford English Dictionary
* Roget’s Thesaurus
* Rhyming Dictionary
* Synonym Dictionary
Encyclopedias
* Encarta Encyclopedia
* Columbia Encyclopedia
* Encyclopedia Britannica
* Encyclopedia Mythica (Myth/Folklore)
* Encyclopedia Smithsonian
* Artcyclopedia (Artists/Artwork)
* Nolo Legal Encyclopedia
* Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
* Mathematics Encyclopedia
* McGraw-Hill Science Encyclopedia
* Hyperhistory Online
* Encyclopedia of Psychology
* New Georgia Encyclopedia
General Research
* Academic Info Reference Desk
* Best Info on the Net Reference
* DeskRef
* Digital Librarian
* Infomine
* KnowPlay
* LibDex
* Librarian’s Index to the Internet
* LibrarySpot
* Martindale’s Reference Desk
* Merlot
* RefDesk.com
* Reference Collection at Bartleby.com
* ReferenceDesk.org
* Research It
* Search-It-All
* Virtual Reference Collection
* Virtual Reference Desk
* Xrefer
* World eBook Library
Journal Article Databases (Free Access from Campus Library)
* Directory of Open Access Journals
* PubMed Central
* Highwire Press
* Google Scholar
* MSN Live Academic
* Sage Publications
* Action BioScience
* Public Library of Science
* Journal of Applied Physiology
* Oaister
* Academic Database List
Literature
* Bartleby.com
* Cliff’s Notes
* Gutenberg Project
* Internet Public Library
* Literary Criticism
* Literature.org
* Norton Anthology of English Literature
* The Pulitzer Prizes
* Shakespeare - The Complete Works
* Sparks Notes - Literature Study Guides
Social & Economic Issues
* DocuTicker
* Pew Internet & American Life Project
* Pew Research Center
* RAND Corporation
* Urban Institute
Statistics
* Statistical Abstract of the United States
* Bureau of Economic Analysis
* U.S. Economy at a Glance
* U.S. Bureau of Criminal Justice Statistics
* Statistical Abstract of the United States
* U.S. Census Bureau
* FedStats
* NetFactual (Internet Statistics)
* Statistics - Government Documents
Style Manuals
* American Heritage Book of English Usage
* A Guide for Writing Research Papers - MLA
* Strunk’s Elements of Style
* Yale Web Style Guide
* APA Cheat Sheets
Yearbooks
* Calendar Zone
* Today’s Calendar
* UNESCO Statistical Yearbook
* UK 2002 Official Yearbook
* Yearbook of Experts & Authorities
Recommended Reading
* How to Write Fascinating Thesis Statements
* How to Write a Great Essay in One Evening
* Free College Scholarships You Should Know About
* How to Improve Your Memory Power - 7 Effective Techniques
* How to Read Long-Winded Journal Articles Quickly
