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Almanac - Annual publication offering lists, charts, & tables of information on various topics.
Atlas - Collection of maps - historical, international, U.S., and local. Some provide driving directions.Historical Atlas of the United States
Maps and Geography - National Geographic
U.S. Gazetteer- U.S. Census Bureau
Biography - Account of person's life written by another.
Calendar - Today's day in history, past or future dates, events and holidays.
Dictionary - General works containing alphabetical lists, with information given for each term. Some foreign language and ASL (American Sign Language).Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
Encyberpedia Dictionary, Glossaries & Theasuri
Internet Dictionary Project (foreign language)
Martindale's Reference Desk (language dictionaries)
OneLook Dictionary -- Many kinds of dictionaries in one
Encyclopedia - Comprehensive works containing articles on wide range of subjects.See the Media Center's homepage for the online encyclopedias available via the R-C district computers.
Encyclopedia Mythica -- Encyclopedia of folklore, mysticism and mythology
Geography - Information on countries and cities.
Illinois Information - Basic information about our state.
Internet Encyclopedia - Subject arranged online sites.
LawWashLaw - A Virtual Law Library Reference Desk
Supreme Court Decisions (1937-1975)
MedicineIllustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation
Medbot - A medical search engine
MEDLINE - National Library of Medicine
Quotation - Resources to help identify quotations or find interesting quotations.
Reference Desk - Multiple types of reference tools available through one site.
Telephone - Directories on the Web listing telephone and fax numbers for people and businesses.
Thesaurus - List of synonyms and antonyms for a particular word searched.
U.S. Government - Basic information about our federal government and information available from its agencies.U. S. House of Representatives
Thomas Legislative Information on the Net
United States Census Bureau Statistics
Writing & Style Manual - Citing sources and writer's information.Columbia University Guide to Online Style
Zip Code - Locate zip +4 codes.
Other - Misc. reference sources.Common Weights and Measurement
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Kelley Blue Book (values of new and used cars)