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
Acronym Lists
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
Dictionaries
English Language Dictionaries
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
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
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
Time & Date
Zip Codes & Postal Abbreviations
- U.S. Postal Service Abbreviations State name abbreviations for US Postal Service.
- U.S. Postal Service ZIP+4 Lookup
On this Page
- Internet Reference Tool Collections
- Acronym Lists
- Almanacs
- Citation Style Guides
- Currency Converter
- Dictionaries
- Email & Phone Directories
- Encyclopedias
- Government Guides
- Grammar & Style Guides
- Internet Directories
- Library Web Sites & Catalogs: U.S. & International
- Maps & Geography
- News & Current Events
- Quotations
- Seattle Trasportation Resources
- Statistical Information: Selected Sites
- Thesaurus
- Time & Date
- Zip Codes & Postal Abbreviations