Benzie Shores District Library
Reference Material Links
- AAA - Michigan
- AllReferr.com -
A hub of extensive reference information from trusted sources. Students, teachers,
and researchers can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up-to-date.
- AllRefer Reference - Provides articles
in all areas of topics within Earth & Environment, History, Literature &
Arts, Health & Medicine, People, Philosophy & Religion, Places, Plants &
Animals, Science & Technology, Social Science, Law, Sports, Everyday Life, and
more.
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- Administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization
system.
- Asknumbers.com - Online conversions
between different metrics of length, weight, temperature, pressure, energy, frequency
and more.
- Automobile Links:
- Benzie County Extension
- From MSU - your direct link to the resources of Michigan
State University. This site offers up-to-date information to meet the needs of
county residents.
- Better Business Bureau of Western Michigan
- Books
- Bartleby.com: Great Books Online - "Publishes
thousands of free online classics of reference, literature, and nonfiction."
- Bibliofind - Search on (and buy) millions
millions rare, used, and out-of-print books.
- Book Lover's Links -
From the Kent District Library.
- BookBrowser: The Guide for Avid Readers
- "A collection of fiction reading lists, over 4,200 book reviews, forthcoming
titles, author interviews and much more. Fiction series listed In Order."
- BookSpot.com - An excellent book information
resource site, "simplifying the search for top online texts, book reviews, reading
lists, author and publisher information, book stores, book news, book events and
more."
- FreeBooknotes.com - "A comprehensive
guide to free book summaries, literature notes, and study guides (like "cliff
notes") for over 250 books. Indexed book notes from all the major study guide
sites (pinkmonkey, barrons, sparknotes, etc.)"
- The New York Times Books - Updated
daily; it includes the complete Sunday Book Review, and an archive of more than 50,000
New York Times Book Reviews, searchable by author and title. Subscribers
can also read the first chapters from a selection of best sellers and recently reviewed
books, track expanded New York Times best seller lists , meet like-minded book lovers
in the forums, and listen to RealAudio presentations of world-class authors reading
from their own works.
- Readers' Services - Some
of great sites for book readers, from the Rochester Hills Public Library.
- See also- the Books,
CDs, DVDs, Music, Video section of our Shopping page.
- Calendar Conversions
- convert dates amoung various calendar systems, such as: Julian, Day of Week, Gregorian,
Jewish, and French Republican.
- Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO
- Free and low-cost federal publications of consumer interest. A service of the of
the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).
- Copyright Related Sites:
- DeskRef: Sources for Quick Answers
- Dictionaries, Acronyms, Anagram Makers, Quotations, Thesauri, Translators,
and other "word" things:
- Acronym and Abbreviation "Dictionary"
- Anagrams:
- Anagrams
'R' Us - On-line anagram generator. Very fast and offers several parameters to
customize the results. Here's a few anagrams for local places.
- Anagram Maker - Come and discover
the wisdom of anagrams at this fast and easy to use site. Someone once said, "All
the life's wisdom can be found in anagrams. Anagrams never lie." Here's a few
anagrams for local places.
- ASL (American Sign Language) Dictionary
Online
- Creative Quotations for Creative
Thinking - "25,0000 quotations to inspire your creative thinking. Search
quotes by keyword, author, source and much more."
- Dictionary.com - "Free online English
dictionary, thesaurus, and reference guide, crossword puzzles and other word games,
online translator and Word of the Day."
- Free On-line Dictionary
of Computing
- Hawaiian Dictionary
- This on-line dictionary contains close to 5,000 Hawaiian-English and English-Hawaiian
words.
- Hypertext Webster Dictionary
- Simple to use and includes a thesaurus. Most of the words in the definition
also have links to their own definitions.
- List of many
Dictionaries on the Web - This list includes languauge conversion, multi-lingual,
American English, Technical English, idiom, acronym, thesaurus, and other specialty
dictionaries.
- Merriam Webster Dictionary - Includes
a thesaurus. Also shows related words to entered word, such as "hot dog"
for "dog" and many other nice extra features.
- OneLook Dictionaries - "Search for
a word or term in an online Internet dictionary or glossary. Free search access to
a frequently updated database of words, terms, names, acronyms vs Internet links
to online dictionaries and glossaries."
- RhymeZone - Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus
– "A language arts reference tool and comprehensive search engine for words.
Includes the functions of a rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, and spelling checker,
as well as an integrated full-text search engine for all of Shakespeare's works and
thousands of quotations and poems." Also provides links to the definitions of
the resulting rhyming words.
- Roget's Internet Thesaurus - Also provides
links to the definitions of the resulting words.
- The Word Detective on the Web -
Online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column answering readers' questions
about words and language.
- Translators:
- AltaVista Translations (Babel Fish)
- Translate any word, phrase, or Web page between English, French, German, Italian,
Potuguese, and Spanish.
- FreeTranslation.com - Translate
any word, phrase, or Web page between English, French, German, Italian, Potuguese,
and Spanish.
- Voycabulary.com - Online dictionary
& thesaurus Web linking lookup reference tool.
- WordCentral.com Webster Dictionary
- "Offers kids a student dictionary, Daily Buzzword, and interactive word games.
Includes homework help and lesson plans for parents, teachers."
- Directories online for:
- Area Codes:
- Associations
- Directory of over 6,589 associations provided by the American Society of Association
Executives.
- Business and Industrial Suppliers:
- ThomasNet - a comprehensive resource for
industrial information. Go straight to the source of product, company information,
CAD drawings and more.
- Email Addresses: (not too useful - but worth a shot)
- Reverse Telephone Search - Enter Phone Number and receive Names and Addresses:
- The Seeker - "If you can't find
your missing friends and relatives through The Seeker, they have left the planet!"
One of the biggest site for family-hunting adoptees. Find missng relatives, friends,
and more.
- Telephone Numbers and Addresses:
- 800 numbers
- 411.com - People, places, and phone numbers
- 555-1212 (www.555-1212.com)
- AllPages.com - US Business Directory /
Yellow Pages
- AnyWho - "A free directory service
with residential, business, and government white and yellow pages listings. Entries
can be added or changed quickly and easily. Listings feature name, telephone number,
address, FAX, e-mail, home page, and toll-free numbers."
- AT&T
- infoUSA.com
- American Directory Assistance (Includes Reverse Telephone Search)
- Internet Address Finder (IAF)
- McLeod Online Directory - White and Yellow
Pages. (White pages are in the Yellow Page section)
- PeopleSpot.com - "The people information
portal of the Web. Find the best communities, people finders, biographies, records
and much more."
- SuperPages.com - Yellow Pages directory
service with millions of business and residential listings nationwide. Find yellow
pages phone listings, directions, online shopping sites, maps, and addresses for
local or national businesses."
- Switchboard
- TelDir.com - Index of online phone books,
with over 400 links to Yellow Pages, White Pages, Business Directories, Email Addresses
and Fax Listings from over 170 countries all around the world.
- UTC Library's Telephone Directory
Assistance
- WhoWhere
- Yahoo! People Search
- Other Reources...
- Ebrary.com - Online research source – Access
content from books, maps, and other archived material.
- Encyclopedias:
- 1Up Info - Encyclopedia and Reference Resource
- Browse articles in all topic areas. Includes country studies and North America
Gazetteer.
- Atlapedia Online - Contains full color
physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the
world.
- eBLAST: Encyclopædia Britannica's Internet
Guide. Features authoritative site reviews by Britannica editors and utilizes
advanced search and retrieval technology to deliver accurate search results.
- Encyberpedia.com
- "The most complete summary of encyclopedia reference information on the Internet
— A 5 Star Site."
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian - Features
answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian
resources on subjects from A to Z.
- Encyclopedias on the
Net - Over 30 online encyclopedias.
- Refdesk.com - A one-stop site for facts
on the Internet
- TechEncyclopedia
- Technology encyclopedia.
- Wikipedia - Free online encyclopedia.
- World Book Encyclopedia - "Offers
in-depth information on a variety of subjects. It includes a Parent/Teacher Resource
section, features on current events, educational activities for children, and information
on ordering World Book products."
- Fact Monster: Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia,
and Homework Help - "Large free reference site just for kids! Get homework
help & find facts on thousands of subjects, including sports, entertainment,
geography, history, biography, education, and health."
- Fast Facts - Almanacs,
Factbooks, Statistical Reports, and Related Reference Tools - From Gary Price, MLIS.
- Federal Consumer Information Center
- "Answers to your questions about the Federal government and common consumer
issues. The citizen's help desk for everyday life."
- Great Lakes Information Network - A
cooperative project of agencies and organizations to provide one place to find information
relating to the binational Great Lakes region. Topics include the economy and environment,
tourism, news, events and weather.
- HandSpeak: A Sign Language Dictionary
Online - "HandSpeak is a graphic dictionary of Sign Languages on the Internet.
SL, a native and legitimate sign language, is used by Deaf people It is as natural
as any spoken languages. Sign Language Dictionary is provided free for anyone to
learn to communicate with Deaf people."
- IFLA (International Federation of Library
Associations) - a worldwide, independent organization created to provide librarians
around the world with a forum for exchanging ideas, promoting international cooperation,
research and development in all fields of library activity.
- Information Please: On-Line Dictionary,
Internet Encyclopedia, Atlas, & Almanac Reference - "Large reference
site. Find facts on thousands of subjects including sports, entertainment, technology,
business, education, and health."
- Informine - Scholarly Internet Resource
Collections
- Internet Public Library - "Online public
library for the Internet community. Includes directories of online texts, newspapers,
magazines, reference materials; plus special sections for youth and teens."
- Landings - Welcome all Pilots & Aviation
Enthusiasts - aviation meeting place featuring: aviation news, up-to-date aviation
databases (FAA Regulations, AIM, SDRs, NTSB Briefs, N Numbers and more), pilot weather,
expert advice forums, focused links, and more.
- Law - Legal Information:
- Doug Isenberg's GigaLaw.com - Legal Information
for Internet Professionals. Internet law, copyright, trademark,patent, first amendment,
free speech, licensing, domain names, privacy, antitrust.
- FindLaw - Online Legal Resources
- Grand Traverse Law Library
- Legal Resources.
- The Intellectual Property Network (IPN)
- lets you search and view patent documents from the U.S. and Europe as well as patent
applications published by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO).
- KEYTLaw - Comprehensive information about
business, Internet, e-commerce, trademark, copyright, and domain name law, as well
as FTC actions. This site informs Web site owners, Web masters, and Web site developers
about significant legal issues that arise from operating a Web site on the Internet.
- Law Library of Congress
- Its mission is to provide research and legal information to the U.S. Congress as
well as to U.S. Federal Courts and Executive Agencies, and to offer reference services
to the public. It has created the world's largest collection of law books and other
legal resources from all countries, and now offers these online databases and guides
to legal information worldwide.
- Law.com - Your online portal to the law.
- Michigan Legal Help - A site designed to
provide legal assistance to residents of northern Michigan who cannot afford an attorney.
- Nolo Self-Help Law - Legal Information, Books,
Software, and Forms. Law forms and do-it-yourself kits for consumers and small businesses
including estate planning, business law, debt and credit, patents, IP, and more.
- WORLDLawDirect - Free legal advice on
US and international law, referrals, ask-an-attorney options, and more. Lawyers from
26 countries are available for consultation 24 hours a day."
- Learn2.com - Information and instructions
on all sorts of everyday tasks. "Nearly 200 step-by-step instructions that cover
a wide spectrum of skills; extensive discussion forums for sharing information; and
hundreds of helpful tips. The Internet's ability utility."
- Library of Congress - Their mission is to
make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and
to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future
generations. It has created the world's largest collection of law books and other
legal resources from all countries, and now offers these online databases and guides
to legal information worldwide.
- Libraryspot.com - Encyclopedias, maps,
libraries and more. A library and reference information portal of the Web. Find top
dictionaries, free research tools, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, genealogy tools,
thesauri, style guides, statistics, quotations, and more in one user-friendly spot.
- Literary Criticism Collection: Online
- Offered by the IPL (Internet Public Library). This site contains 1005 critical
and biographical Web sites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author,
by title, or by literary period.
- Lost and Found: "The Internet Lost
and Found" - Free worldwide directory for lost and found items. Add your
lost or found item to their database or use their search engine.
- Maps and/or Road Directions:
- Atlapedia Online - Contains full color
physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the
world.
- Car Talk Trip Planner -
City to city driving directions.
- FreeTrip - An easy-to-use AutoPilot Highway
Trip Planning System.
- MapBlast - An easy, fast way to create
your own free, interactive map.
- MapQuest - Create maps at various levels
of detail for anywhere in the world. Obtain city to city driving directions for the
U.S., and parts of Canada and Mexico.
- Maps Etc. - Source for street maps.
- Maps On Us - A Map, Route, and Yellow
Pages Service.
- PCL
Map Collection - More than 230,000 maps covering every area of the world. A feature
of University of Texas Library Online.
- TopoZone - The Web's Topographic Map.
Free interactive USGS topo maps of the entire United States.
- Yahoo! Maps and Driving Directions
- Martindale's 'The Reference Desk'
- International Art, Business, Science & Technology.
- National Archives and Records Administration
. . . to ensure ready access to essential evidence . . .that documents the rights
of American citizens the actions of federal officials, and the national experience.
- National Consumers League -
Their mission is to "identify, protect, represent, and advance the economic
and social interests of consumers and workers. The National Consumers League is a
private, nonprofit advocacy group representing consumers on marketplace and workplace
issues."
- National Fraud Information Center - Established
by the National Consumers League,
the oldest nonprofit consumer organization in the United States, to fight the growing
menace of telemarketing fraud by improving prevention and enforcement.
- Old Farmer's Almanac - Since 1792, it has
published amazingly useful information for people in all walks of life. It is North
America's oldest continuously published periodical. According the first editor from
1792, it's intent is to be "useful with a pleasant degree of humor."
- Postal, Parcel, and Shipping Companies and Information:
- Presidents of the United States -
U of M's Internet Public Library POTUS site, an excellent source for finding information
on all U.S presidents. Included are: election returns, presidential term highlights,
first ladies, cabinet members, inaugural addresses, odd facts, and more.
- Publishers Weekly:
- Refdesk.com - Very large source for facts
on the Internet. Considered by many to be an essential reference site.
- Reference Page at Yahoo!
- A popular Internet directory and search engine.
- Research and Writing for High School
& College Students
- Research-It! — A one-stop reference
desk - Search on/through: CIA World Factbook, Currency, Dictionary, FedEx, Internet,
Maps, People, Quotations, Stock Market, Telephone, Thesaurus, Translators, UPS, Zip
Codes.
- Smithsonian Institution - America's
Treasure House for Learning.
- Speed Traps in the U.S. by State
- Stumpers-L Home Page where
reference librarians help each other finding the answers to difficult questions.
- THOR: The Virtual Reference
Desk
- US Army Corps of Engineers:
- USA.com - "America's homepage, where the
U.S. finds its answers, offering a single place to find all the information you are
after. Locate businesses and people; chat with friends; look through the classifieds;
and see what is on television tonight, and more."
- Virtual Reference Desk - a one-stop site
for all things Internet.
- Virtual Reference Library
- Encyclopedias, handbooks, statistical resources and other information. Useful for
for librarians, teachers, parents, students, and more.
- Web Cameras (Webcams):
- Webrary - Links
to the most useful reference and informational Web sites, organized by subject according
to Dewey Decimal System call numbers
- World Factbook -
The CIA's World Factbook is a collection of information about the geography, climate,
people, governments, and customs of the world, arranged by region and country, and
updated annually.
- WritersNet - Internet Directory of Published
Writers, Literary Agents, Editors, and Publishers.
- WWW Virtual Library - Links
to General Reference material on the Web.
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