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Atlases & Gazetteers
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Calculators
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Calendars
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Citations
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Dictionaries
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Encyclopedias
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Population
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Telephone Directories
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Zip Codes
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Miscellaneous
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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.
Measure
4 Measure:
A collection of links to sites that do the calculating
for you. Categories include: science/math, health, finance, "all
'round
the house," and "a measure
of everything else."
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 an archives.
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Citations
APA Citation Style
MLA Documentation
Online!
Citation Styles 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.
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
Encarta
Winter Park Library offers the
World Book Online
database for City of Winter Park
residents.
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.
World
Population Information:
The latest published compendium and analysis of data on
population, fertility, mortality, contraceptive use, and related topics by the U.S. Census
Bureau.
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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 Finder
Long Distance
Area Decoder
Business:
Big Yellow
International:
Telephone
Directories on the Web
People:
Yahoo! People Search
Switchboard
(business also)
Reverse Look-Ups:
AnyWho: Find
Telephone Numbers and Addresses
InfoSpace
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.
Forms
of Address:
Learn the correct way to
address persons in academia, religious orders, government and military officials. Free
Public Records Directory:
"The largest directory of
links to free public record databases on the Internet. Find business
information, corporate filings, property records,
unclaimed property, professional licenses, offenders, inmates...and much more."
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. Terrorism
Knowledge Base:
A "one-stop resource for comprehensive research
and information on domestic and international terrorism, terrorist incidents, and terrorist groups."
Get interactive maps,
profiles, legal cases, and much more.
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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