Internet References

Remember, this list supplements the print materials in the library. Please check the library’s online catalog or consult with a librarian to see what materials are in the main collection.

Internet Reference Tool Collections

• Internet Public Library
• Librarian’s Index to the Internet
• WWW Virtual Library

Acronym Lists

• Acronym Finder

Almanacs

• Information Please Almanacs

Citation Style Guides

• Internet Citation Guides How to cite electronic sources.
• MLA Bibliographic Citation Guide Seattle Central Community College. For print, electronic and audio/visual formats.
• Chicago (Turabian) Style Guide Seattle Central Community College. For print, electronic and audio/visual formats.

Currency Converter

• Universal Currency Converter

Dictionaries

English Language Dictionaries

• Dictionary.com

Foreign Language Dictionaries

• iLoveLanguages Variety of language resources, more than dictionaries.
• Your Dictionary.com Language Dictionaries

Technical or Special Terminology Dictionaries

• OneLook Dictionaries search page Search a term on multiple dictionaries.
• OneLook Dictionary and Glossary List A directory of subject specialty dictionaries.
• Glossarist A searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries.
• Your Dictionary.Com Specialty Dictionaries Directory of subject specialty dictionaries.

Email & Phone Directories

• ACR International Calling Codes
• Airline 800 Telephone Numbers A quick listing of airline toll-free 800 numbers
• AT&T 800 Number Directory
• GTE Superpages
• Infobel International
• InfoSpace
• International Dialing Codes
• Internet Address Finder

Encyclopedias

• Encarta Concise Free Encyclopedia.
• Encyclopedia Britannica Free Concise Online Version
• Encyclopedia.com Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia

Goverment Guides

• Internet Government Guides Guides to State, U.S. Federal, and International Government on a separate list.

Grammar & Style Guides

• Elements of Style William Strunk Jr.
• The Nuts and Bolts Guide to College Writing
• University of Chicago, Grammar Resources on the Web

Internet Directories

• Internet Navigation Tools Rice University.

Library Web Sites & Catalogs: U.S. & International

• Library of Congress
• Libweb
• Hytelnet

Maps & Geography

• Country Studies
• Geographic database USGS National Mapping Information
• Geography At The Mining Company.
• Map Machine National Geographic
• MapQuest Maps and driving directions.
• Online Map Collection University of Texas: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection.
• U.S. Gazetteer
• World City Maps
• World Factbook CIA

News & Current Events

• NewsLink Links to newspapers and broadcasters.
• U.S. News Links NewsMax.com: Newswires, newspapers, television networks.
• International News Links NewsMax.com: Newswires, newspapers, television networks.
• OJR onlinejournalism.com Long list of news links from USC Annenberg School for Communication.

Quotations

• Bartlett’s Book of Familiar Quotations
• The Quotations Page

Seattle Transportation Resources

• Airport – SeaTac
• Ferries – Washington State Ferries
• Railway – Amtrak Cascades
• Seattle City Guide Go Northwest
• Seattle Metro Buses, bikes, park and ride, etc.
• Seattle Transportation GoCityKids - maps, transportation options, tourism.

Statistical Information: Selected Sites

• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Construction statistics U.S. Census Bureau
• Demographics and Housing Univ. of Michigan
• The Economic Statistics Briefing Room
• Education Statistics
• Fedstats One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics
• Foreign Trade Statistics U.S. Census Bureau
• Health Statistics National Center for Health Statistics NCHS
• Housing and Household Economic Statistics Div. U.S. Census Bureau
• Housing facts and figures Nat’l Assoc. of Home Builders
• Housing Topics U.S. Census Bureau
• International statistical agencies
• The Social Statistics Briefing Room
• Statistical Abstract of the United States U.S. Census Bureau, contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Includes national, regional, state, local, and selected international statistics.   A special feature of this edition is a new section, 20th Century Statistics, which presents data beginning in 1900 where available on a broad range of subjects such as population, education, income and labor force.
• Statistics & data for city planning international UC Berkeley, Library
• Tax Statistics – IRS
• United States Historical Census Data Browser Covers population and economy of U.S. states and counties from 1790 to 1960.

Thesaurus

• Merriam Webster Collegiate Theasaurus
• Your Dictionary.com

Time & Date

• World Time Server

Zip Codes & Postal Abbreviations

• U.S. Postal Service Abbreviations State name abbreviations for US Postal Service.
• U.S. Postal Service ZIP+4 Lookup