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  Almanacs
  Information Please Almanacs:
     Includes info from the "Information Please Almanac," "Entertainment Almanac," and "Sports Almanac."  Also includes
     Random House College Dictionary.

  Old Farmer's Almanac: 
      Get seasonal and current weather forecasts for national and international cities with long range forecasts for 16 regions of the
      U.S.  Plus links to sunrise and sunset times.

  Atlases & Gazetteers
  How Far Is It: 
     Want to know how far it is from Orlando to Tokyo? Type in the locations and get the answer in miles, kilometers, and even
     nautical miles.  Also provides longitude and latitude data.

  National Atlas:
      Get political/geographical maps, plus those based on wildlife, agriculture, the environment, weather, and history.

  Odden's Bookmarks: 
      8,200+ sites featuring atlases, gazetteers, mapmaking, map sellers, map resources, map collections, and more.

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  Calculators
  Calculators On-Line: 
      Contains 21,445+ calculators on various subjects. 

  Wolfram Alpha:
      "...enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and growing collection of data to compute
       the answer."  

 
  Calendars
  10,000-Year Calendar: 
      View a month or year calendar for any year 1 - 10,000 A. D. 

  American Secular Holidays: 
      Secular holidays observed in the U.S. can be listed for any year.  Find dates for Daylight Savings Time.

  Calendars through the Ages: 
      Find info for various calendars both in use and out of use.

  Ecclesiastical Calendar: 
      Calculates the dates of Easter and other moveable holidays in the ecclesiastical church.

  Space Calendar: 
      Covers space-related activities and anniversaries for the coming year.  Contains links to 400+ other home pages for 
      information and archives.

 
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  Citations
  APA Citation Style

  MLA Documentation

  For more materials on this subject available through the Library, visit Starting Points - Citations & Style Manuals.

  Dictionaries
  Brambles Online Etymology Dictionary: 
      Learn the origins of words.  Sources include the Oxford English Dictionary.

  CMU Pronouncing Dictionary: 
      A pronunciation dictionary for North American English that contains 100,000+ words & their transcriptions.  Produced by
      Carnegie Mellon University.

  Merriam-Webster Online: 
      This source also offers etymologies, audio pronunciation, and a thesaurus, and much more.

  OneLook Dictionaries: 
      Currently indexes 7,608,756 words in 1,001 dictionaries. Search all dictionaries or browse them individually.

  Thesaurus.com: 
      Search through Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus.

  Visual Dictionary Online:
      Merriam-Webster offers this site with access to 6,000+ images with definitions.

  yourDictionary.com: 
      A searchable site with links to English and foreign language dictionaries, thesauri, grammar, and specialized dictionaries.

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  Encyclopedias
  Columbia Encyclopedia

  Etiquette
  Emily Post: 
      "Etiquette's home on the web."  Get forms of address, flag etiquette, weddings, tips on thank-you notes, and much more.

  Population
  American FactFinder:
      The U.S. Census Bureau offers this easy-to-search page for a quick fact sheet on your community.  Enter in city, county, or
      zip code.

  Fedstats:
      Find population estimates by city or county in Florida and in other states.

  Pop Clock: 
      Get up-to-the-minute population figures for the United States or the world.

 
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  Quotations
  Bartlett's Familiar Quotations:
      Find a quotation quick and easy, courtesy of Bartleby. 11,000+ quotations.

  Quotations Page: 
      23,000+ quotations with more added daily.  Browse by subject or author.

  Quoteland: 
      Quotations are arranged by topics, including literary, humorous, special occasions, motivational, and more.

  Telephone Directories
  Area Codes:
  Area Code Lookup

  Business:
  Big Yellow

  People:
  Yahoo! People Search
  Switchboard (business also)

  Toll Free Numbers:
  Internet 800 Directory
  AT&T 800 Numbers


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  Time
  Time and Date.com: 
      Find out what time it is anywhere in the world, what the date will be 500 days from now, and more.

  Time Zone Converter: 
      Determine the time anywhere in the world using this frequently updated database of 500+ time zones.

  World Time Server: 
      Search an extensive list of countries, or one of major cities, and click on the name to find out the current time.

  Zip Codes
  Address and Zip Code Lookups: 
      Search for zip codes in a number of categories, including public schools, occupants by zip codes, streets in a zip code, and
      more.

  National Address Server: 
      Find a  zip code by entering an address.

  Zip Code Lookup: 
      Find a zip code by entering an area code, county, or city.

  Zip+4 Code Look-Up: 
      Look up zip codes from the U.S. Postal Service Site.

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  Miscellaneous
  Acronym Finder: 
      "...the world's largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms."

  CalPhotos: 
      Access to 35,000+ images of plants, people and landscapes.

  50 States.com: 
      Get concise and thorough info on state capitals, populations, state birds, highest point, nicknames, state songs, and more. 
      Much of the info contains links to additional information.

  Florida Public Record.com:
      "Search Florida public records statewide for vital information such as death, birth and marriage certificates with official
      government websites. Get property information, conduct a business search, verify professional licenses" and much more.

  Forms of Address: 
      Learn the correct way to address persons in academia, religious orders, government and military officials.

 
  Free Resource Center: 
       "Locate resources for civil records, criminal records, driving records, real estate records, licensing boards, public record
        vendors, record retrievers, legislation and much more."

  Internet Public Library: 
      A public library of and for the Internet community.

  Martindale's "The Reference Desk": 
      Categorized "Information Centers" cover many topics, from international business to astronomy to entertainment and the arts.

  Sun and Moon Data: 
      Offers the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of the Sun and Moon, & more.  National & international
      location data also available.

  Trade Shows Directory:
     Free access to 15,000+ events taking place through January 2011.  Browse categories by: location, theme, date, organizer,
     and keywords.  Coverage is international.

  Vital Record Information - United States: 
      Includes information on obtaining vital records (birth, death, marriage, divorce) from all the U.S. states and territories.  It also
      contains links to adoption resources, investigative services, and foreign vital records.

 
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