E-Reference - General Websites

Language

• Oxford English Dictionary
• Roget's Thesaurus
• Thesaurus.com
• Citation Guides
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• Quotes of the Day
• Spanish-English Dictionary
• French-English Dictionary
• Legal Dictionary
• Dictionaries on the web

Government

• USA.gov
• The White House
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Federal Citizen Information Center: Many full-text publications from their Pueblo, Colorado site.

Science and Math

• Calculator.com
• Chemical Elements.com - An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements
• EE-Link Endangered Species: a list of national and international endangered species

Current Topics and Events

• Documents in the News: government documents and other sources regading current topics, from the University of Michigan
• The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
• Today in History: birthdays, historical events, etc.
• Any-day in History: same as above, but you choose the date
• Earth Calendar: holidays and celebrations

Health

• MEDLINEplus
• Healthfinder
• NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
• American Academy of Family Physicians
• Dictionary of Common Medical Terms
• Merck Manual – Second Home Edition
• Medline Plus – Drug Information
• Adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia
• Medical Dictionary from MedicineNet
• Drugs.com includes Drug Interaction Checker
• RxList - The Internet Drug List: information on the 200 most frequently prescribed drugs in the U.S.

Telephone & Address Directories

• BigBook: A Web Yellow Pages with some added features
• Switchboard:a commercial and residential US phone directory
• AnyWho: white and yellow pages
• Zip Code Lookup
• Area Code Lookup

Higher Education

• Central Office of the State College and University Systems of West Virginia
• CollegeNet with admissions information about 2500 schools
• Colleges and Universities on the Net
• College Board: with info about the SAT and links to College Homepages
• ACT test
• FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page: comprehensive free resource for student financial aid information on the Web. Free scholarship search, financial aid calculators, glossary, and bibliography.
• Yahoo's Financial Aid listings
• Peterson's College Guides
• TIAA-CREF

Arts & Entertainment

• Greater Huntington Community Web Portal
• Marquee Cinemas at Pullman Square
• Greater Huntington Theatres (Keith Albee theatre, etc.)
• Internet Movie Database: Search for information on films, actors, and directors, with links to reviews and other sites
• MetaCritic: reviews of films, DVDs, music, games, and books.
• Academy Awards
• Yahoo Entertainment Directory

General

• Google Books: Search and preview millions of books from libraries and publishers worldwide using Google Book Search.
• InfoPlease.com
• RefDesk.com
• Citezendium: the Citizen's Compendium
• Wikipedia
• Internet Public Library
• iTools

Maps and Travel

• BBC News: Country Profiles
• The CIA World Factbook
• Country Reports on Terrorism: From annual reports issued by the U.S. State Department.
• Country Studies: From the Library of Congress, authoritative handbooks on many countries. Full-text is available and searchable.
• Huntington Area Development Council: with demographic and other Huntington information
• Fodor's: This publisher of travel guides provides travel information for major cities and allows you to create your own customized miniguide.
• GeographyIQ: a world atlas with geographic, economic, political, historical, and cultural information.
• How far is it?
• Fuel Cost Calculator
• Flags of all Countries
• Universal Currency Converter

Statistics

• Statistical Abstracts of the United States
• State Rankings
• State and County Quickfacts
• FedStats.gov: search for statistics from 14 Federal agencies
• Economic Indicators
• National Center for Educational Statistics
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Statistical Resources on the Web
• USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
• United Nations Statistical Division
• World Health Organization Statistics
• National Debt Clock

Business

• Dictionary of Occupational Titles
• NAICS: search the North American Industry Classification System
• Reuters: Search by company name for a "snapshot" page of current financial information