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• Internet Public Library
• My Virtual Reference Desk
• Ask JeevesAllows you to enter plain English questions, to which Jeeves serves up suggested web pages
• Research-It!: Your one-stop reference desk
• Finding Data on the Internet - A Journalist's Guide Courtesy of Robert Niles
• The Digital Librarian
• Librarian's Index to the Internet
• the Internet Public Library Reference Center
• The Library of Congress Research Tools

Encyclopedias, Almanacs, etc.

• Information PleaseInformation Please Almanac, Entertainment Almanac and Sports Almanac, the Columbia Encyclopedia, and the Random House College Dictionary online for searching or browsing
• Electric Library's Encyclopedia.com
• Old Farmer's Almanac

Dictionaries, Thesauri

• Webster's Dictionary
• OneLookSearches 350 indexed dictionaries
• A Web of On-Line Dictionaries
• Roget's Thesaurus

U.S. History & Information

• 50 States and Capitols Capitol cities and location links for the 50 states
• Stately KnowledgeFacts about the states
• U.S. State Home PagesCourtesy of Global Computing
• U.S. GazetteerCourtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau
• USGS Geographic Names Information System
• POTUS: Presidents of the United States
• U.S. Civil War CenterIndex of Civil War Information available on the Internet
• The American Civil War Homepage
• American Civil War Information Archive
• America's West
• History of the United States Part of the Historical Text Archive which provides original material , links to other sites, and electronic reprints of books
• Internet Archives of Text & Documents -- United StatesPrimary texts available on the Internet
• American Studies WebA guide to online American Studies resources
• U.S. Historical Documents A chronology of US historical documents -- Pre-Colonial era to the present
• Making of AmericaA digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction
• Archiving Early America:Historic Documents from 18th Century AmericaPrimary source material from 18th Century America-- all displayed digitally
• American MemoryHistorical Collections for the National Digital Library, courtesy of the Library of Congress
• Repositories of Primary Sources A listing of over 2900 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar
• Documenting the American South A database that provides primary materials offering Southern perspectives on American history, literature, and culture

Countries

• Atlapedia Online Country profiles that provide facts and data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history and economy.Also includes full color physical and political maps
• 1998 CIA World Fact Book
• InfoNation Easy-to-use database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations
• Flags of all countries
• Foreign Government Resources on the Web
• Foreign Government Websites

Government

• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate
• The White House
• Congress.orgYour link to Congress
• THOMAS InformationLegislative Information on the Internet
• GovbotDatabase of Government Web Sites
• FedStatsStatistics and information from more than 70 federal agencies
• GPO(Government Printing Office) Gateway Titles include Federal Register, Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Bills, United States Code, etc.. Courtesy of University of California
• Project Vote SmartA wealth of facts on candidates & elected officials, including biographies, addresses, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances, and evaluations by special interests
• Code of Federal Regulations
• U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
• IRS -- Tax forms, etc
• U.S. Postal Service
• Consumer Price Index Home Page
• Library of Congress Home Page

Agriculture

• National Agricultural Library
• Internet Resources for Agriculture Courtesy of Virginia Tech
• AgXpertNumerous links to agricultural resources
• Agricultural linksCourtesy of the World Wide Web Virtual Library
• Livestock Virtual LibraryCourtesy of the World Wide Web Virtual Library
• Livestock Magazines and Press ReleasesCourtesy of the World Wide Web Virtual Library

Business & Finance

• InvestorGuideLeading Guide to investing on the Web
• Invest-o-RamaProvides links to more than 7,000 investment sites
• MoneyOnline version of the magazine
• Mutual Funds CentralGuide to Mutual Fund sites on the Internet
• DBC OnlineProvider of real-time market data to the investor
• NASDAQ
• Business Week online
• BusinessWire
• All Business Network
• Hoover's Online
• Thomas Register OnlineSearch the 155,000 companies in our database
• Barron's Online
• Companies Online SearchSearch for information on over 100,000 public and private companies
• FreeEDGARPosts the SEC document filings for most publicly traded companies & mutual funds
• Small Business Administration
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Home Page
• U.S. Copyright Office Home Page

Jobs

• West Virginia Jobs/Job trainingCourtesy of West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs
• America's Job Bank
• Job Bank USA
• JobHuntA Meta-list of on-line job-search resources and services
• Quintessential Career and Job-Hunting Resources Guide
• Job LinksCourtesy of FCS Internet
• Catapult-Job Search Guides  Guide to WWW resume writing, cover letters, & interviewing  resources
• Occupational Outlook Handbook

Consumer Information

• Consumer World A public service site which has gathered over 1,700 of the most useful consumer resources on the Internet
• U.S. Consumer Gateway
• 1997 Consumer Resource's Handbook
• Consumer Reports On-line
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• National Fraud Information Center
• Better Business Bureau
• Kelley Blue BookUsed car values and new car prices
• AutoVantage
• AutoWeb

Health

• MedlineCourtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
• MedWeb: Consumer Health
• HealthWebNon-commercial, health-related, Internet-accessible resources
• HealthfinderGateway to consumer health information from the U.S. government
• MedicineNetMedical information
• OBGYN.net: The Universe of Women's Health
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Drug InfoNetInformation and links to areas on the web concerning healthcare and pharmaceutical-related topics
• Drugs - RxListGives the brand, generic, and category for over 4,000 drugs

Weather

• National Weather Service
• Weather Channel
• AccuWeatherEnter any U.S. zipcode for a 5-day forecast, radar and satellite images

Media

• ABC
• CBS
• NBC
• Fox
• CNN
• C-SPAN
• PBS
• National Public Radio
• Newspapers on the WebCourtesy of the Internet Public Library
• Magazines on the WebCourtesy of the Internet Public Library
• Ecola NewsstandGuide to English-language media online
• Newspapers OnlineAn easy to use tool for referencing the world's newspapers
• Electronic NewsstandThe ultimate magazine source
• The ultimate collection of news links newspapers & magazines online
• Gebbie Press:USA Radio-TV stations, Daily-Weekly newspapers and Trade-Consumer magazines on the Net
• Television & radio linksCourtesy of My Virtual Reference Desk

Biography

• Biographical DictionaryIncludes more than 24,000 brief biographies
• Biography.comOver 20,000 short biographies
• Newsmaker Profiles (CNN)Biographical sketches of people in the news

Literature and Books

• Children's & Young Adults Books and Media AwardsCourtesy of the Internet School Library Media Center -- James Madison University
• Children's Literature Web GuideInternet resources related to books for children and young adults.
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
• Books & ReadingFrom the Washington Post
•  Los Angeles Times Book Review
• BookPageA national review publication
• Genreflecting Page
• The Reader's CornerFor readers of fantasy, romance and mystery stories
• BookSpotBook-related resources on the World Wide Web.
• The Book Lover's Resource Page
• BookBrowser: The Guide for Avid Readers
• Internet Road Map to BooksAccess to online books, libraries, reading lists, booksellers and much more
• Literary Leaps1,000 of Publishing, Publisher, Author & Book Links, courtesy of Book Zone
• Online Literary Criticism contains 1367 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works
• The Censorship PageSponsored by Books AtoZ
• Complete Works of William ShakespeareIncludes Shakespeare resources on the Internet
• Amazon.comOn-line bookstore -- over 3 million titles
• Barnes and NobleOn-line bookstore
• Trans Allegheny BooksLocal dealer in rare, new & used books, magazines, etc.

Mythology

• Encyclopedia Mythica Encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, magic, and more.
• MythologyCourtesy of The Regents of the University of Michigan
• Mythology of the Constellations
• Myths & LegendsA vast collection of links
• Myth and Legend from Ancient Times to the Space Age Provides links to numerous myth & legend sites on the Internet

Quotations

• Bartlett's Quotations
• The Quotations Page
• Quotations Home Page
• The Quotations Site

History

• History IndexOffering about 3000 connections to historical sites on the Internet
• Horus' Web Links to History Resources Courtesy of the University of California, Riverside Department of History
• The History Channel
• Internet Archives of Text & Documents -- Europe Primary texts available on the internet
• Ancient Egypt on the InternetCourtesy of The Research Archives of the Oriental Institute, Chicago
• Perseus ProjectA digital library of resources for studying the ancient world, courtesy of Tufts University
• Ancient RomeCourtesy of Bill Thayer
• Internet Medieval Sourcebook A collection of primary sources in medieval history as well as links to Internet resources
• LabyrinthResources for Medieval Studies
• Arthurian Resources on the InternetA selective list of Arthurian sites on the Internet, compiled by John J. Doherty
• Arthurian Resourcescompiled by Tom Green at Exter College, Oxford University
• The Camelot ProjectCourtesy of the University of Rochester

Maps & Finders

• Maps On UsA map, route and yellow pages service
• MapquestInteractive atlas of the United States
• National Mapping Information from the USGS
• Lycos People Find
• AnyWho DirectoriesFind people, find e-mail, toll-free directory Search
• SwitchboardWhite Pages, yellow Pages
• BigYellowYour yellow pages on the Web
• Fast Area Code look-Up
• Zip Code finder -- USA