Reference Services:

  1. ACM Digital Library (a Vast Resource of Bibliographic Information, Citations & Full-Text Articles)
  2. Africa Within Digital Library (Research Tool for Africana Studies)
  3. African American Library Resources
  4. African American Museums & Research Centers
  5. African American Music Archives
  6. African American Studies Audiocassettes & Videotapes (Media Resources Center at UC Berkeley)
  7. Africana Collection (Univ. of Florida Libraries; incl. African Writers)
  8. Africana Library, John Henrik Clarke (Cornell Univ.)
  9. AFRO-American Almanac ® (Biographies, Historical Events, Etc.)
  10. The Alabama Virtual Library (provides All Students, Teachers & Citizens of the State of Alabama with Online Access to Essential Library & Information Resources)
  11. AllRefer.com (a Portal of Topics, Country Guides and Encyclopedias)
  12. Amistad Research Center (New Orleans, LA)
  13. ArchivesUSA (Provides Info on Primary Source Materials from Over 4,800 US Manuscript Repositories)
  14. Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History (Atlanta, GA)
  15. Awesome Library (Over 12,000 Carefully Reviewed Resources for Teachers, Students & Parents; including a Directory, an Index, & a Search Engine)
  16. Bibliomania (Books: Reference, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Etc.)
  17. brarydog (Your Personal Library & Web Companion for K-12)
  18. California Digital Library (Catalogs, Databases, Special Digital Collections, Etc.)
  19. CHOICE Reviews
  20. Citation Styles (APA, AMA, Chicago, MLA & Turabian)
  21. CLN's Reference Materials
  22. Cleveland Digital Library (provides Text, Maps & Images about the History of Cleveland, Ohio & the Western Reserve of Northeastern Ohio)
  23. The Cleveland Memory Project (Cleveland State University Library)
  24. Colleges & Universities
  25. Companies
  26. Databases, Online (DIALOG, EBSCOhost, FirstSearch, ProQuest Direct, Etc.)
  27. Dental Directories and References
  28. Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
  29. Digital Library Collections (provides Access to Texts, Images, Sound Recordings & Other Materials at the New York Public Library)
  30. Digital Library of ETDs (Electronic Theses and Dissertations)
  31. Digital Media Center (Univ. of Virginia)
  32. DISCUS (South Carolina's Virtual Library)
  33. DISCUS-L (South Carolina's Virtual Library Discussion List)
  34. Documents of Women of Color in the Women's Liberation Movement (Duke Univ. Library)
  35. eNotes.com (Study Guides, Lesson Plans & Other Reference Material in various academic areas)
  36. The Educator's Reference Desk Resource Guides
  37. Emory's Virtual Library
  38. Expert Village: How To Videos & Video Instruction
  39. Experts Internet Directory (a Resource to Locate Authorities, Spokespersons & Subject Matter Experts)
  40. Farmland Information Library (Resources Dealing with Farmland Protection & Land Use Methods)
  41. Finding Information on the Internet (A Tutorial)
  42. GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online; Over 100 Databases, Over 2000 Journal Titles in Full-Text, an Encyclopedia, Business Directories & Government Publications for the University System of Georgia, K-12 Schools, Public Libraries, the Adult Technical Institutes & a Group of Private Academic Colleges & Universities in the State of Georgia)
  43. GALILEO Interconnected Libraries (Georgia Web-Based Catalogs)
  44. Government Information (incl. Census Data)
  45. Great Books Online (Bartleby.com; Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Etc.)
  46. Guide to African American Documentary Resources in North Carolina
  47. Guide to Citation Style Guides
  48. Health & Medical Information
  49. How Stuff Works
  50. ibiblio.org (the Public's Library; "Collections of Collections" on the Internet)
  51. Indiana Univ. Library Reference Department
  52. The INET Library (Online Books, Periodicals, Dictionaries, Maps, Etc.; for Subscribers Only)
  53. Information Literacy (Bibliographic Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Research Guides, Etc.)
  54. Instructional Media Center
  55. Internet Public Library (Associations, Authors, Companies, Presidents, Facts about States, Etc.)
  56. Jackson Davis Collection (About 4,500 Photographs of African American Educational Scenes in the Southern United States taken by Jackson Davis during the Period 1915-1930)
  57. Jobs and Employment (incl. Job Search)
  58. Kid's Web (contains Information targeted at the K-12 Level)
  59. Knowledge Hound (How-To Guides, Tutorials & Tips)
  60. LISC Online Resource Library (Local Initiatives Support Corporation)
  61. LLRX.com (Legal and Technology Articles and Resources for Librarians, Lawyers and Law Firms)
  62. LibDex (The Library Index; Directory of Library Homepages, Web-based OPACs, Etc.)
  63. The Librarian's Guide to Great Web Sites for Kids
  64. The Librarian's Yellow Pages
  65. The Library Card (Book Catalogs & Website Indexes for Library Users)
  66. Library of Congress Manuscript Collections (incl. NAACP)
  67. Library Online Catalogs (OPACs; Formerly, Card Catalogs)
  68. Library Report Forms
  69. Library Resources by Subject (University of Washington Libraries Information Gateway)
  70. Library Resource List (Reference, Government, Professional & Other Resources)
  71. LibraryHQ.com (Resources for the Wired Librarian)
  72. LibrarySpot (Reference Materials, Over 2,500 Libraries Worldwide, Periodicals & Online Texts)
  73. MAGNOLIA (Mississippi's Statewide Consortium)
  74. Map Collection
  75. Maps and References
  76. MEL (Michigan Electronic Library: Information System of Resources by Audience & Topic)
  77. Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (Howard University)
  78. Museums, Cultural Centers, Etc. (incl. Historic Sites & Maps)
  79. Music Library (Indiana University School of Music)
  80. Name Site (African Personal Names, Ethnic Origin & Meaning)
  81. News Media (Magazines, Newspapers, TV Networks, Etc.)...NEWSFLASH! (AP)
  82. The Online Archive of California (Finding Aids: Inventories, Registers, Indexes & Guides to Collections held by Archives & Manuscript Repositories, Libraries & Museums)
  83. OnlineConversion.com (Length/Distance, Temperature, Speed, Volume, Etc.)
  84. Organizations
  85. PASCAL's Academic Library Portal for South Carolina
  86. PDR® Family Guide To Prescription Drugs®
  87. Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance (a Consortium of Academic Libraries to provide Access to Scholarly Research Materials throughout the Pacific Rim)
  88. Peterson's College Guide
  89. Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
  90. Questia (An Online Library of Scholarly Books; Subscribers only)
  91. Rare Book, Manuscript & Special Collections Library (Duke Univ.)
  92. Refdesk.com (Reference and Facts)
  93. Repositories of Primary Sources (a Web Directory of Over 3300 Websites describing Holdings of Manuscripts, Archives, Rare Books, Historical Photographs, Etc.)
  94. Resource Central (82 Categories of Information)
  95. Schomburg Collection (NYPL)
  96. Special Collections (Univ. of Virginia)
  97. Statistical Resources on the Web
  98. Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information
  99. Travel Information (Airlines, Hotels, Car Rentals, Places, Etc.)
  100. Univ. of Mich. Documents Center
  101. Univ. of Mich. Library's Electronic Reference Shelf
  102. Univ. of Texas TeleCampus Digital Library
  103. Virtual Information Center (UCB Library; incl. Sources by Academic Discipline)
  104. Virtual Learning Resources Center
  105. The Virtual Library of Energy Science & Technology
  106. Web Quick Reference
  107. Where to do Research
  108. SEE ALSO Other Library Resources (incl. Libraries)

Search the Internet

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias:

  1. Acronym Finder (Look up 160,000+ Acronyms-Abbreviations & Their Definitions)
  2. Acronyms and Abbreviations
  3. The African American Registry® (An encyclopedia of African American History)
  4. Annotated List of Dictionaries, Glossaries & Encyclopedias
  5. Artcyclopedia (Guide to Museum-Quality Fine Art on the Internet)
  6. ArtLex (Art Dictionary)
  7. Atlapedia Online (contains Full Color Physical & Political Maps as well as Key Facts & Statistics on Countries of the World)
  8. Biographical Dictionary (Sketch)
  9. The Blue Flame Cafe! (an Interactive Biographical Encyclopedia of the Great Blues Singers & Singers of the Blues)
  10. Dictionaries Online - note: will open in a separate window
  11. Dictionary.com - note: will open in a separate window
  12. E-Conflict World Encyclopedia
  13. Encyclopædia Britannica (Free &  Subscription)
  14. Encyclopedia.com
  15. French Dictionary - note: will open in a separate window
  16. GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms
  17. Glossarist.com (A Comprehensive Searchable Directory of Glossaries & Topical Dictionaries on All Subjects)
  18. Hate Crime Categories
  19. Hebrew Dictionary - note: will open in a separate window
  20. Information Please: On-Line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia & Almanac Reference
  21. Job Descriptions & Job Details
  22. law.com Law Dictionary
  23. Legal Explanations (Legal Resources in plain English; Legal Definitions)
  24. Legislative Indexing Vocabulary (LIV; a Thesaurus of Over 5,000 Authorized Terms for Subject Searching in the THOMAS Bill Summary & Status files & the Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS) Federal Legislation Files)
  25. LEXICOOL (Directory of Bilingual & Multilingual Dictionaries)
  26. MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  27. Motorbase (The Online Encyclopedia of Motoring)
  28. NetLingo Dictionary of Internet Words (A Glossary of Online Jargon with Definitions of Terminology & Acronyms)
  29. The Rap Dictionary
  30. Rhyming Dictionary
  31. Roget's Thesaurus - note: will open in a separate window
  32. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  33. Swahili Dictionary (Kamusi Project)
  34. TechDictionary.com (Online Computer Dictionary)
  35. Translating Dictionaries (Travlang's; incl. Translation to/from Several Major Languages) - note: will open in a separate window
  36. Web Design Glossary (Jargon Terms Defined)
  37. A Web of Online Dictionaries (More Than 600 Dictionaries in 150 Different Languages) - note: will open in a separate window
  38. Webster's Dictionary (with Thesaurus) - note: will open in a separate window
  39. WhatIs.com (IT-Specific Encyclopedia)
  40. WordReference.com (English Translation of Words in French, German or Italian)
  41. Other Dictionaries (Search Multiple Dictionaries, Simultaneously; incl. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary)

Citation Styles (APA, AMA, Chicago, MLA & Turabian):

  1. The Chicago Manual of Style FAQ
  2. Citation Styles for Research Papers
  3. Citation Style Guides (APA, Chicago Style, MLA, Turabian, Etc.)
  4. Citing Electronic Resources (Auburn Univ)
  5. ONLINE! Citation Styles Index (MLA, APA, Chicago & Other Styles)

Information Literacy (incl. Library Instructions):

  1. Citation Styles (APA, AMA, Chicago, MLA & Turabian)
  2. Information Literacy (University of Louisville)
  3. Library Instruction (UCB Libraries; incl. Internet Workshops & Faculty Seminars)
  4. Texas Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT)

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This page was last updated on October 17, 2007