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Almanacs   l   Atlases & Gazetteers   l   Calculators   l   Calendars    l    Citations   l   Dictionaries   l   Encyclopedias  

   Etiquette   l   Population   l   Quotations   l   Telephone Directories   l   Time   l   Zip Codes   l   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:
 Te
lephone 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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The Winter Park Public Library offers the Facts on File and World News Digest
databases for patrons residing in Winter Park.  Get complete articles and more.


 

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