Almanacs, Handbooks, & Factbooks50 States - Key Facts:
http://www.50states.com/About.com (700+ guides in top-level categories):
http://www.about.com/Citation Styles for Electronic Media:
www.utas.edu.au/docs/humsoc/political_science/polsci/citat.htmlColumbia Guide to Online Style (using both humanities and scientific styles):
www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.htmlDictionary of Science and Technology
www.harcourt.com/dictionaryFactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau):
factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServletInformation Please Almanac:
http://www.infoplease.com/Internet Public Library Reference Center:
www.ipl.org/refKelley Blue Book: car blue book values
http://www.kbb.com/Martindale's Reference Desk (highly rated site):
www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/Ref.htmlNational Science Foundation:
http://www.nsf.gov/Occupational Outlook Handbook 2000-2001
www.bls.gov/ocohome.htmOld Farmer’s Almanac:
http://www.almanac.com/Reference Materials on the Web:
www.law.ukans.edu/research/elecrefs.htmResearch-It! (great site!!):
www.itools.com/research-itU.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/http://www.howstuffworks.com/Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
http://www.psychologynet.org/dsm.htmlBiographyA&E Network’s Biography:
http://www.biography.com/Florida Biography Index:
dlis.dos.state.fl.us/stlib/flbioindex.htmlNobel Foundation (biographies for many of the Nobel laureates):
http://www.nobel.se/Notable citizens of Planet Earth (biographical dictionary):
www.s9.com/biographyPresidents of the United States (POTUS):
www.ipl.org/ref/POTUSBooks & Book ReviewsBooks Out of Print® (free online version):
www.isbn.org/bopBoston Book Review:
www.bookwire.com/bbr/bbr-home.htmlCalculators & ConvertersAmortization Schedule Calculator (calculates & prints entire schedule):
www.wnytoday.com/BE/BE_calculator3.htmCalculator's Online Center:
www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators.htmlConversion Calculator (one of the best):
www.convertit.com/Go/ConvertItCurrency Converter (search any day back to 1/1/90):
www.oanda.com/convert/classicFinanCenter (interactive calculators - homes, cars, credit cards, investments):
http://www.financenter.com/How Far Is It?
www.indo.com/distance Kiplinger Online Financial Calculator:
www.kiplinger.com/tools/index.htmlLife Expectancy Calculator (future life expectancy based on a mortality table):
www.retireweb.com/death.htmlMeasurements Converter:
www.convert-me.com/enMegaConverter2 (huge collection of conversion data):
www.megaconverter.com/Mega2Metlife Online -- Life Center -- Toolkits (distance, moving, wallpaper and other calculators & checklists):
www.metlife.com/index.htmlSavings Bonds Calculator (calculate value of old savings bonds):
http://app.ny.frb.org/sbrThe Salary Calculator™:
www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.htmlConsumer InformationAutomobile Buyer's Guides (Edmund's highly rated site):
http://www.edmunds.com/Automobile Lemon Laws (summaries, by state, including Florida):
www.autopedia.com/html/HotLinks_Lemon.html Better Business Bureau
http://www.bbb.org/Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - The Official Federal Land Records Site:
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Business & Professional Licensing Database (search Florida professional licenses info):
www.state.fl.us/dbprCar & Driver Magazine (current issues, Buyer's Guide, classifieds):
www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/home.xmlCar Center (info on the best leases, ownership costs, mileage stats):
http://www.intellichoice.com/Center for Science in the Public Interest:
http://www.cspinet.org/Compare Net:
http://www.compare.net/Consumer Recycling Guide:
www.obviously.com/recycleConsumer Reports Online:
www.consumerreports.org/main/home.jspConsumer World:
http://www.consumerworld.org/Country Studies:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/csDebtBusters.org, Free-Credit Repair-Credit Report-Credit Card Resource Center:
http://www.debtbusters.org/Department of State Country Background Notes:
www.state.gov/r/pa/bgnEPA Zip Code Search (find out if your new neighborhood is near a toxic waste dump!):
www.epa.gov/epahome/commsearch.htmExperian (consumer credit, including changes in the Fair Credit Reporting Act):
http://www.experian.com/FDA [Food & Drug Administration] Information for Consumers:
www.fda.gov/opacom/morecons.htmlFederal Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO:
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Protection (includes filing an online complaint):
www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htmFindLaw for the Public (law-related articles and resources designed for lay consumers):
http://pub.findlaw.com/FirstGov for Consumers (was: U.S. Consumer Gateway; indexed links to federal consumer info):
http://www.consumer.gov/Florida Consumer Information
www.dos.state.fl.us/fgils/consumer1.htmlKelley Blue Book: car blue book values
http://www.kbb.com/Property Appraisers (Florida - directory information and web links):
www.state.fl.us/dor/property/appraisers.htmlDictionaries, Thesauri & GrammarAbbreviations and Acronyms (used by U.S. Gov):
www.ucc.ie/cgi-bin/acronymAcronym and Abbreviation Server:
www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms/index.htmlAcronym Finder:
http://www.acronymfinder.com/Dictionary of Science and Technology:
www.harcourt.com/dictionaryMerriam-Webster Dictionary:
www.m-w.com/netdict.htmOn-line Dictionaries:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/EcologyTall Timbers Research Conservation
http://www.ttrs.org/ Information on fire ecology, forestry, and more.
The Nature Conservancy
http://nature.org/tncscience/resourcesNature Conservancy’s online library
http://www.conserveonline.org/Encyclopedias
“Webopedia”: An online dictionary for computer and Internet technology
http://www.pcwebopaedia.com/Tech encyclopedia (IT)
www.techweb.com/encyclopediaPatents, Trademarks & CopyrightsCommunity of Science U.S. Patent Database (searchable):
http://patents.cos.com/Copyright & Fair Use (Stanford Univ. Libraries):
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright Public Domain Calculation Chart (Laura Gasaway, J.D., M.L.S.):
www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htmCopyright: Selected Resources (UCF Library):
http://library.ucf.edu/Internet/CopyrightDelphion Intellectual Property Network (was IBM's initially):
http://www.delphion.com/Florida Trademark Forms:
www.dos.state.fl.us/doc/cor_t.htmlIndex to Manual of Classification of Patents (U.S. Patent & Trademark Office):
www.ibiblio.org/patentsInternet Patent News (was: STO Internet Patent Search System):
http://www.bustpatents.com/UCF Patent and Trademark Depository Library (official and unofficial links):
http://library.ucf.edu/GovDocs/pat_trad.htmUCF Patent Tutorial:
Research U.S. Patents on the WebU.S. Copyright Office:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyrightU.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO):
http://www.uspto.gov/FlagsFlags of all countries:
www.immigration-usa.com/flagsFlags of the World:
www.crwflags.com/fotw/flagsNational Anthems, Flags & Facts – Royalty Free Images:
www.imagesoft.net/flags/flags.htmlWorld Flag Database:
http://www.flags.net/GenealogyPac-Info: “Free searchable Public Record databases”
http://www.pac-info.com/U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/Vital Records Information (births, deaths, marriages, divorces)
http://www.vitalrec.com/Maps, Atlases and Geographic ResourcesWorld Atlas:
www.graphicmaps.com/aatlas/world.htmGlobal Gazeteer:
http://www.knowledge.co.uk/U.S. Gazetteer:
www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteerPostal (shipping) InformationAirborne Express:
http://www.airborne.com/DHL Worldwide Express:
www.dhl-usa.com/indexFederal Express Airbill Tracking:
www.fedex.com/us/trackingPostage Calculator:
http://postcalc.usps.gov/Postal RatesState Postal Abbreviations:
www.usps.gov/ncsc/lookups/abbrev.htmlUnited Parcel Service (UPS):
http://www.ups.com/United States Postal Service (USPS):
http://www.usps.gov/Zip Code Lookup:
www.usps.gov/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip+4.htmlQuotations Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1901 edition):
www.bartleby.com/100Dictionary of Scientific Quotations:
naturalscience.com/dsqhome.htmlLibrary Spot Quotations Page:
www.libraryspot.com/quotations.htmOmniseek: Entertainment Quotations (multiple sources):
http://www.omniseek.com/srch/%7B1001}
Presidential Quotations:
www.snurgle.org/~adavenpo/quotes Quotations Home Page:
www.geocities.com/~spanoudi/quote-21.htmlQuotations Page:
http://www.quotationspage.com/Quotations Search Page (from About.com; multiple search boxes on one page):
quotations.about.com/library/blsearch.htmQuoteGallery:
http://www.quotegallery.com/Statistics & Economic DataBureau of Labor Statistics
http://stats.bls.gov/Occupational Outlook Handbook 2000-2001
www.bls.gov/ocohome.htmU.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/Tax Information & FormsFederal Tax Forms (official U.S. Treasury/IRS site):
www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/forms_pubs/index.htmlFlorida Dept. of Revenue (tax forms and consumer information):
sun6.dms.state.fl.us/dorIRS Tax Interactive:
www.irs.gov/taxiTaxWeb:
http://www.taxweb.com/U.S. Tax Code On-Line:
www.fourmilab.ch/ustax/ustax.htmlU.S. Tax Court (court rules and current year opinions):
http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/Time, Dates & CalendarsAmerican Secular Holidays Calendar:
www.smart.net/~mmontes/ushols.htmlCalendar Zone:
http://www.calendarzone.com/Calendar:
www.earth.com/calendarDate and Time Gateway:
www.bsdi.com/date?US/Eastern Gregorian CalendarLocal Times Around the World:
www.hilink.com.au/timesSunrise/Sunset/Moon Phases Computations:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/dataTime Zones of the World:
http://www.timezonesforpcs.com/Today in History (birthdays, holidays, religious observances, historical events on a given day):
www.scopesys.com/anydayToday's Date and Time (highly rated; hundreds of links):
www.ecben.net/calendar.shtmlU.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock:
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/timer.plVirtual Perpetual Calendars:
http://www.vpcalendar.net/Worldwide Holiday & Festival Site:
http://www.holidayfestival.com/Weather Get national and regional weather forecasts and warnings. Includes links to regional offices and to general meteorological information.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ AccuWeather (highly rated)
Daily Planet (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign):
http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/Intellicast :
http://www.intellicast.com/National Weather Service:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/Weather Channel:
http://www.weather.com/Weather Gateway (links to popular weather sites):
www.mit.edu/doc/weather-back.htmlWeather Hubs (links to 1,500+ U.S. cities):
http://www.wxusa.com/WeatherNet:
http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnetWeather Underground:
http://www.wunderground.com/
