Internet Resources : Reference

General Reference
Almanacs
Biographies
Colleges / Careers
Dictionaries / Thesauri
Directories
Encyclopedias
Internet
Libraries
Maps / Atlases
Quotations
Regional / Local
Research
Telephone / Addresses

General Reference

Virtual Reference Shelf: From the Library of Congress Internet Public Library RefDesk(IPL)
Ready Reference & Quick Facts (LII)
RefDesk.com
Ameristat
WWW Virtual Library
Xrefer

Booknotes
Wired for Books (Book reviews and more)
FindLaw.com

American Memory : Large digital archive from the Library of Congress

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Almanacs

*Information Please
Afro-American Almanac
Utah Almanac

Universal Currency Converter

Biographies

Biography.com
Biographical Dictionary

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See also: Biographies Plus Illustrated (DSC subscription)

Colleges / Careers

College Information

".edu" (US News)
America's Best Graduate Schools
BRAINTRACK
College & University Rankings : According to US News & World Report
Peterson's Guide to Colleges & Universities
Advise Utah : From the Utah State Board of Regents
Utah System of Higher Education (USHE)
Admissions Requirements (USHE)
Residency Requirements (USHE)

See also: CollegeSource (DSC subscription)

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Regional Colleges

University of Utah (Salt Lake City)
Brigham Young University (Provo)
Utah State University (Logan)
Weber State University (Ogden)
Southern Utah University (Cedar City)
Utah Valley State College (Orem)
Westminster College (Salt Lake City)
Salt Lake Community College
College of Eastern Utah (Price)
Snow College (Ephriam)

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Nevada State College at Henderson
Community College of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas)

Utah Electronic College (online)
Western Governors University (online)

Careers

*Occupational Outlook Handbook : Excellent source for career and job information from the BLS
Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Dictionaries / Thesauri

Dictionaries

*Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Dictionary.com
Encarta World English Dictionary
Dictionary of Slang
Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words
Logos Dictionary (multilingual)
OneLook Dictionaries
Urban Dictionary
A Web of On-line dictionaries

Thesauri

*Merriam-Webster Collegiate Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Acronyms & Abbreviations

Stand4.com
Acronym Database
Acronym Finder
Journal Abbreviation Sources

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Directories

*Librarians' Index to the Internet (LII)
IPL : Internet Public Library
The Learning Page : From the Library of Congress
Academic Info :
All Academic : Guide to free academic resources on-line.
Best Information on the Net :

Encyclopedias

*Encyclopedia.com
Encarta
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Utah Collections Multimedia Encyclopedia
Utah History Encyclopedia

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See also: Encyclopedia Britannica (DSC subscription)

Internet

Google : Web's best search engine and image search
Search Engine Watch : Tips about Internet search engines
AlltheWeb : A meta-search engine that combines several search engines in one search
Internet Scout Project
ITools : Help for computer issues

Libraries

Washington County Library : Our local public library
Washington County Library - Catalog : Direct link to our public library's catalog
Utah's Catalog: Link to single search for academic library catalogs in Utah and Nevada and Shared Resources catalog
Links to Utah Academic Libraries : Links to catalogs of other academic libraries
Utah Academic Libraries
Links to Other Libraries : Links to public libraries throughout Utah
Utah Academic Library Consortium (UALC) : Home page of our library consortium
Mountain West Digital Library : Searchable consortium of digital collections from universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, and historical societies in Utah
Utah Digital Library Collections : Wide collection of online materials originating in Utah
Salt Lake City Public Library
Salt Lake County Public Library
Public Pioneer : Databases, resources, and services for Utah public libraries
Academic Pioneer : UALC Databases

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Maps / Atlases

University of Texas Map Collection
Utah Geography : From USU
Maps of Utah
MapQuest.com
TerraServer
Yahoo! Maps

Utah Weather Cameras : Live pictures from weather cameras located throughout Utah.

Quotations

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919)
Columbia World of Quotations
Simpson's Contemporary Quotations (1950-1988)
Quotations Page
Quoteland.com

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Regional / Local

Canyons, Cultures, and Environmental Change : Introduction to the land use history of the Colorado plateau.
Color Country History
Geology of the High Plateaus of Utah
Zion National Park (NPS)
Grand Staircase / Escalante National Monument (BLM)
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (BLM)

Utah Shakespearean Festival
O. C. Tanner Ampitheater
Tuacahn Ampitheater

St. George

City of St. George
St. George Magazine-Table of Contents

Washington County

Washington County
Utah Reach: Washington County

Utah

Utah Government Information Locator
Utah.gov Search : Index to city, county, regional, and state information

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Research

Research Paper Help (DSC)
A Guide for Writing Research Papers
Internet Navigator
TILT: Texas Information Literacy Tutorial
OWL: Dixie State College Online Writing Lab

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Telephone / Address Directories

Switchboard.com
QwestDex
Anywho.com
SuperPages
Go Toll Free: Internet 800 Directory
SearchBug PeopleFinder
Yahoo People Search
Area Code Decoder
ZIP Code Information : US Postal Service

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