Reference Web Sites

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Writers Free Reference
http://www.writers-free-reference.com/
This is a list of free reference sites useful to writers.

History Research Online
http://members.aol.com/historyresearch/
a collection of resources for graduates, undergraduates, teaching assistants, and other researchers

Research-It!
http://www.iTools.com/research-it/research-it.html
One-stop reference desk conducts search inquiries for languages, library tools (biographies, religion,quotations), geography, finance and shipping.

The Phrase Finder
http://www.shu.ac.uk/web-admin/phrases/
a professional writers' resource for generating ideas for headlines, advertising copy, song lyrics etc.

Almanac.com
http://www.almanac.com
from The Old Farmer's Almanac.

Acronym Finder
http://www.AcronymFinder.com/
A searchable database containing common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects.

Baby Name Finder
http://www2.parentsoup.com/babynames/
A great resource for finding names for your characters.

Immigration History Research Center
http://www1.umn.edu/ihrc/
The IHRC collects, preserves, and makes available archival and published resources documenting immigration and ethnicity on a national scope.

Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/
A plethora of information here.

The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/

E-Conflict, World Encyclopedia and Simulation
http://www.emulateme.com/
Anthems, flags, maps, weather and the nations of the world.

Encyberpedia
http://www.encyberpedia.com/cyberlinks/links/index.html
A complete information site with links to the major encyclopedias, reference materials, museums, sports, and research centers throughout the Internet

Hoover's Online
http://www.hoovers.com/
The ultimate source for company information, including corporate information and web addresses. Follow this link for other sources of company research.

Dictionary.com
http://www.dictionary.com/
Easy definitions.

Familiar Quotations
http://www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/bartlett/
John Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (9th ed.), with full search capabilities

Famous Quotes and Quotations
http://www.startingpage.com/html/quotations.html
A collection of quotes links.

My Virtual Reference Desk
http://www.refdesk.com/fastfact.html
A great and well-organized collection of reference material links.

RhymeZone
http://www.rhymezone.com/
use it to find rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.

Thesaurus.com
http://www.thesaurus.com
Easy index and word locator.

The Info Service
http://info-s.com
A huge collection, with more than 14,000 links covering 230 subjects.

Copy Editor.Com
http://www.copyeditor.com/default.asp?id=3
the leading language newsletter, companion Web site, and job search site for copy editors.

Refdesk.com
http://www.refdesk.com/jourtool.html
Journalists' tools. A ton of information here.

Your Dictionary
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
A very good online dictionary. The site layout and navigation are excellent.

The Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com
This is site is so much fun. The only problem is you may have so much fun fact finding that you forget to finish your work.