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Almanacs
Information Please Almanac www.infoplease.com World statistics plus history, entertainment, sports, news and more.
The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com Find out about the weather, get recipes, tidal info and don't forget the Puzzle of the Day!
Atlases
Atlas of the U.S. fermi.jhuapl.edu/states.states.html Maps of every city.
EmbassyWorld.com www.embassyworld.com Web pages for embassies around the world.
MapQuest www.mapquest.com Plot a trip from anywhere to anywhere!
Dictionaries
AllWords.com allwords.com The search system allows you to find words beginning with, ending with, or containing, specified letters in multiple languages.
Bartleby.com bartleby.com A thesaurus, a dictionary, an encyclopedia, quotations and Gray's Anatomy. A mini-reference shelf online.
Free Online Language Translator www.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html Translate text, email or websites in 15 languages.
iTools! Language Tools www.itools.com/lang General and topical dictionaries, thesauruses, web page translators, rhyming dictionaries.
OneLook Dictionaries www.onelook.com Searches 726 online dictionaries at once!
OneLook Reverse Dictionary www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml This dictionary lets you describe a concept, ask a question or state a definition and get a word list back. Great for crossword puzzlers!
The Rhyme Zone www.rhymezone.com Type in a word here and you can search for rhymes on 1, 2,3, and 4 syllables. If you prefer, you can search for synonyms, related words, similar-sounding words, or that word as used in Shakespeare's work and other quotations.
Encyclopedias
Grolier Encyclopedias auth.grolier.com/cgi-libscript/entrypoint.pl?22780 Search the Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia or the New Book of Knowledge. Library card required.
Highbeam Encyclopedia www.encyclopedia.com A free online encyclopedia browsing over 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia.
Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org a free encyclopedia written collaboratively by people from all around the world. Articles include links to related subjects, cross-referencing and citations.
World Book Online www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=lib&acct=00M7105 Search the whole of this encyclopedia includia maps, images, historical documents and articles. Library card required.
Libraries
AskRI.org www.askri.org The Statewide Reference Resource. Phone, email or chat online with a librarian or use the statewide online resources
Ocean State Libraries catalog.oslri.net Search all the public libraries in RI.
HELIN library.uri.edu Search the university libraries of RI, including Brown, URI and PC.
Internet Public Library www.ipl.org A library in cyberspace - with no overdues!
Library of Congress lcweb.loc.gov Search the catalogue of the largest library in the world
Miscellaneous
Bibliomania www.bibliomania.com Hundreds of searchable full text works of classic and popular fiction, as well as reference materials.
Convert-me.com www.convert-me.com/en An interactive conversion calculator or many measurement systems. Covers weight, distance/length, volume, area, speed, temperature and more.
EBSCOhost search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cpid&custid=cum These databases include Auto Repair, Magazine Index, Alternative Health, Pharmacology Database, a general Encyclopedia, an *Animal Encyclopedia, Current Topic Search, NoveList Reader's Advisory* and much more. Library card required.
KnowPlay: Reference www.kplay.cc/reference.html This site takes you to the best places to look up definitions, quotes, acronyms, country info and more.
The Universal Currency Converter www.xe.com/ucc Convert dollars to dinars or whatever you need!
Worldtimezone.com www.worldtimezone.com Current time around the world and standare time zone maps of the world.