Reference and Library Resources
Answers.com - Answers.com marries the best of community-driven questions and answers with hundreds of respected and trusted editorial reference books. The site knows the best answer to give you, whether it summons the expansive, ever-growing collection of community answers from WikiAnswers, or it taps into its ReferenceAnswers database, a comprehensive set of editorial, licensed reference topics.
Bartleby - Bills itself as "the preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference, and verse - providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge." Featured collections include Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, the King James Bible, Oxford Shakespeare, Gray's Anatomy, Strunk's Elements of Style, and the World Factbook.
CIA World Factbook - The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
eHow.com: Discover the expert in you.What do you want to do today? No matter what's on your list, eHow can help. With more than 30 categories that cover just about everything, eHow is your one-stop online resource for life's challenges. Professionals in every field come together to offer expert advice, backed by the additional support of a can-do eHow community. Together, they've created a library of accomplishments online–and it's available to you anytime, anywhere.
On any given day, you'll find all this on eHow. And it's free:
On any given day, you'll find all this on eHow. And it's free:
- More than two million articles and videos
- A supportive online community
- A place to share experiences and get feedback
Google Dictionary - Google's dictionary extension on Google Chrome. With it, you can double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble, or search the complete definition of any word or phrase using the address bar dictionary. The Dictionary extension supports 11 different languages.
Google Translate - Speak with the World. Connect with people, places and culture across language barriers. Now Google Translate has 103 languages. With their translate app, it's like having a personal interpreter in your pocket.
Google Translate also has business features. You can use their Website Translator, Translator Toolkit, or their Global Market Finder. |
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HubPages - HubPages is an open community of passionate people—writers, explorers, knowledge seekers, conversation starters. Interacting and informing. Sharing words, pictures and videos. Asking questions. Finding answers. It’s a rich and rewarding experience with a unique set of tools and resources to help Hubbers find and build an audience, easily create articles, and earn all sorts of rewards, from accolades to ad revenue. Over 38 million people explore HubPages every month.
A place where people write for the joy of it. But writing is just the beginning. At HubPages you can create. You can inform. You can interact. You can converse. Share and show your interests in a myriad of ways. From words to pictures. From Videos to Forums. From Answers to Questions. The possibilities are boundless. The experience may even be addicting (in a good way). HubPages can also open up a rewarding world of learning (you might even find yourself earning).
At HubPages, you’ll always discover an interesting take on what you were looking for. No matter how simple it seemed when you started your search. A Hub is so much more than an answer (though it might be that), so much more than an article (though it often starts there) -- it’s a rich and vibrant experience. And every Hub is original. From how to grill a steak to the top 100 songs of the ‘80s, our Hubs are full of engaging perspectives and inspired people.
A place where people write for the joy of it. But writing is just the beginning. At HubPages you can create. You can inform. You can interact. You can converse. Share and show your interests in a myriad of ways. From words to pictures. From Videos to Forums. From Answers to Questions. The possibilities are boundless. The experience may even be addicting (in a good way). HubPages can also open up a rewarding world of learning (you might even find yourself earning).
At HubPages, you’ll always discover an interesting take on what you were looking for. No matter how simple it seemed when you started your search. A Hub is so much more than an answer (though it might be that), so much more than an article (though it often starts there) -- it’s a rich and vibrant experience. And every Hub is original. From how to grill a steak to the top 100 songs of the ‘80s, our Hubs are full of engaging perspectives and inspired people.
Internet Public Library 2 - ipl2 is a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment. To date, thousands of students and volunteer library and information science professionals have been involved in answering reference questions for our Ask an ipl2 Librarian service and in designing, building, creating and maintaining the ipl2's collections. It is through the efforts of these students and volunteers that the ipl2 continues to thrive to this day.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary - For more than 150 years, in print and now online, Merriam-Webster has been America's leading and most-trusted provider of language information. Each month, our Web sites offer guidance to more than 40 million visitors. In print, our publications include Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (among the best-selling books in American history) and newly published dictionaries for English-language learners. All Merriam-Webster products and services are backed by the largest team of professional dictionary editors and writers in America, and one of the largest in the world.
Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online - This dictionary not only gives you a definition, but teaches through images. Search a term, and find a diagram. Instead of telling them, why not show them?
A dictionary with a new point of view that catches the eye and enriches the mind.
A dictionary with a new point of view that catches the eye and enriches the mind.
- 20,000 terms with contextual definitions,
- developed by terminology experts;
- 6,000 full-color images of a wide variety of objects from all aspects of life;
- One essential reference.
Reference.com - Words are full of meaning and power. This website enables you to see how words originated and how they have changed overtime. It offers a large amount of games as well, to learn words meanings and to generate quick diction. It also offers a thesaurus, translator, and dictionary.
Search Engines - Of course, one of the best ways to get answers to a question is to use a search engine. Here are some of the most popular...
Wikipedia - is a multilingual, web-based, free-content encyclopedia project operated by the Wikimedia Foundation and based on an openly editable model. The name "Wikipedia" is a portmanteau of the words wiki (a technology for creating collaborative websites, from the Hawaiian word wiki, meaning "quick") and encyclopedia. Wikipedia's articles provide links to guide the user to related pages with additional information. Wikipedia is written collaboratively by largely anonymous Internet volunteers who write without pay. Anyone with Internet access can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles, except in limited cases where editing is restricted to prevent disruption or vandalism. Users can contribute anonymously, under a pseudonym, or, if they choose to, with their real identity.
Wiktionary - Wiktionary is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in 158 languages. Unlike standard dictionaries, it is written collaboratively by volunteers, dubbed "Wiktionarians", using wiki software, allowing articles to be changed by almost anyone with access to the website.
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Page last updated June 13, 2018