Acronyms & Abbreviations
Acronym Finder
Contains common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects with an
emphasis on technology.
Abbreviations & Acronyms of the U.S. Government
Journal Abbreviation Sources
WWW Acronym and Abbreviation Server
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Almanacs & Fact Books
County and City Data Book
(U.S. Bureau of Census)
Fast Facts
Almanacs, fact books, statistical reports,
and related reference tools.
Information
Please Almanac
Old Farmer’s Almanac
Periodic Table (by WebElements)
Today in History (Library of Congress)
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Associations/Organizations
Associations Central
Associations on the Net
(IPL)
Scholarly Societies
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Biography
Biographical Dictionary
Biographical directory of the United States
Congress: 1774-present
Biography.com
(A&E)
Dictionary of National Biography
[MC only]
Literature Resource Center
[MC only]
Biographical and critical analyses about writers.
NobelPrize.org
POTUS: Presidents of the United States
(IPL page)
The Pulitzer Prizes
Saints & Angels
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Calendars,
Time & Date
Earth Calendar
(holidays & celebrations from around the world)
Perpetual Calendar
Time and Date.com
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Colleges &
Universities
American Universities
(links to university homepage)
Braintrack
(international university
index)
College & University Rankings
(many 'best' lists relating to colleges and universities)
College Rankings
(U.S. News & World Report)
FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page
HigerEdInfo.org
Measuring Up: The National Report Card on Higher
Education
Peterson's College Guide
Study Abroad Programs Directory
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Countries
BBC Country
Profiles
CIA World Factbook
Country Studies
(Library of Congress)
Directory of the World's Embassies & Consulates
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Currency &
Calculators
Universal Currency Converter
Calculators
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Dictionaries &
Thesauri
Merriam-Webster Online
(includes audio pronunciation)
One Look Dictionaries
Searches hundreds of dictionaries at once.
Rhyming Dictionary
Roget's Thesaurus (ARTFL)
Roget's II:
The New Thesaurus (Bartleby's)
Tech Dictionary
Tech Encyclopedia
Webopedia Defines
computer and internet terms.
yourdictionary.com Links
to hundreds of language dictionaries.
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Directories
Area Codes by Number
Area Codes by State/Country
Switchboard Telephone
Directory
U.S. Blue Pages
Directory to federal, state, and local
government offices.
United States Postal Service
Zip Code Lookup
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Dissertations
Networked Digital Library of Theses and
Dissertations
Proquest Online Dissertation
Services Free searching, but full-text
access is fee-based.
Writing and Presenting Your Thesis
or Dissertation
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Encyclopedias
Columbia Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Britannica (1911 Edition)
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia of myths, folklore, and legends.
Encyclopedia of World History
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Wikipedia
Largest free online encyclopedia.
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Government
Congress.org
FirstGov.gov
GPO Access
U.S. Code Online
U.S. Government Manual
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Grant
Resources
Arts Over America:
Major Grant Makers to Art & Culture
The Foundation Center
FinAid - Guide to Financial Aid
Student guide to financial aid
Society of Research Administrators Resources
U.S. Small Business Administration
Federal Grant Resources
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Health/Medicine
A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated
Encyclopedia
Bad Bug Book
(FDA)
Drugs & Medicines
Information about prescription
drugs.
First Aid Guide
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
Health and Medical Information (Mayo
Clinic)
Healthfinder
Government health guide.
MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)
National Center for Health Statistics
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Internet
Google
HoaxBusters
(U.S. Dept. of Energy Computer Incident
Advisory Capacity)
Invisible Web
Librarian's Index to the Internet
(LII)
Outstanding collection of web resources.
Plug-ins
Search Engine Watch
Info on web search engines.
Truth Or Fiction
Find out if an E-rumor is true.
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Jobs & Careers
Occupational Outlook Handbook
(U.S. Dept of Labor)
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Law
Everybody's Legal Glossary
(Nolo)
Legal jargon in plain language.
Find a Lawyer (West Legal Directory)
Findlaw
Index to legal materials.
Search the United States Code
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Libraries &
Bookstores
Mississippi Academic Libraries
WWW Sites of Federal Libraries
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Maps & Gazetteers
Gazetteer: Geographic Name Server
Search by place name. Site gives latitude,
longitude, elevation, population, postal code, country, county, and state.
Geographic Names Information System (U.S.)
National mapping information by the U.S. Geological
Survey.
Map Machine
National Geographic database of maps.
MapQuest
Online maps and driving directions.
Mississippi Maps [County & City by MDOT]
U.S. Gazetteer
Created by the U.S. Census Bureau giving map and data information.
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Mississippi
Blue Book: Mississippi Official &
Statistical Register 200-2004
Census 2000/Mississippi
Clarion Ledger Index Subject index
for state paper back to 1985.
Guide to Mississippi Education Resources
(Delta State University)
State of
Mississippi Official Website
Mississippi Code
Mississippi Government Information
(University of Mississippi)
Mississippi State Agencies
Mississippi Statistics (Delta State
University)
State Tax Forms 2003
(Mississippi)
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News
Clarion-Ledger
CNN News
Foreign Language News & Newspapers
Fox News
New York Times
Washington Times
World-Newspapers.com
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Quotations
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Columbia World of Quotations
Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
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Speeches
Inaugural Address of the Presidents of the
U.S.
Speeches (History Channel)
World's Famous Orations
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Statistics
American Fact Finder
American Religion Data Archive
Census Bureau
Census 2000 / Mississippi
FedStats
Poll & Survey Data Findings
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Statistical Resources on the Web
(University of Michigan)
United States Historical Census Data
Browser
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Style Guides
APA Documentation
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
APA
Guide (Purdue University)
APA Style for Electronic References
Chicago/Turabien
Documentation
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
The Elements of Style by Strunk and White
Grammar and Style Notes (University of Penn)
MLA Guide (Purdue University)
Online! Citation Styles
Style Guide Tool
KnightCite Citation Creation Tool (help
to create citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago)
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Weather
National Weather Service
National Weather Service - Clinton, MS
WLBT Mississippi Weather
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