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Contains key reference resources for writing, directories, encyclopedias, money, government info, quick facts, travel, education, geography, etc.
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Acronyms & Abbreviations

  • Acronym Finder  
      
    The Acronym Finder is a searchable database of more than 287,000 abbreviations and acronyms covering many disciplines. Its strengths include computer, technology, telecommunication, and military acronyms and abbreviations.
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations*  
      
    Containing 20,000 abbreviations and 36,000 definitions, the Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations covers business, scientific, and technical abbreviations, as well as those in everyday use.
  • All That JAS  
      
    Journal Abbreviation Sources
  • Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols & Abbreviations  
      
    Features more than 200,000 entries covering the abbreviations, symbols and acronyms used in science and technology.

Almanacs

General Encyclopedias

Miscellaneous: A Little Bit About Everything

Quotations

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations*  
      
  • Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th edition  
      
    More than 11,000 searchable quotations from this older edition of the famous reference resource.
  • Insight Quotes.com  
      
    "Exceptional quotations to inspire, motivate, and entertain."
  • On Matters of Most Grave Concern  
      
    "Quotations, Aphorisms, Thoughts and Proverbs of Philosophers and Kings, Politicians, Famous Persons, and Wise-but-not-so-Famous Persons."
  • LibrarySpot  
      
    Offers a collection of quotation sites like Quoteland, Quoteworld, The Quotations Page, Bartlett’s Familiar, and Creative Quotations. Also features sites by quotation topics such as movie quotes, Bible quotes, and scientific quotes.
  • Quotations Archive  
      
    Provides a list of quotations by subject and author, as well as a database to search quotations by keywords or phrases. Also features quotes to use in wedding toasts.
  • Quoteland.com  
      
    Search quotations by topic or author. Includes links to Literary Quotations and Special Occasion Quotes.
  • About.com Women’s History Site  
      
    Features an extensive collection of quotes by women famous in various fields of art, drama, music, science, literature, law, social sciences, and academia. Also provides biographies or links to additional information about some of the featured women.
  • Age of the Sage  
    Covers mysticism, religions, spirituality, psychology and offers key contributors, quotations, and wisdom.

Statistics

  • Gateway to statistics from U.S. Federal agencies  
      
    Links to statistical and demographic sites of more than 70 agencies of the U.S. Government, maintained by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy.
  • International Databank  
      
    Statistical tables from the U.S. Census Bureau with demographic and socioeconomic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.
  • NationMaster.com  
      
    Statistical, demographic and political data on countries and territories around the world: generates tables and charts for individual country profiles as well as comparisons. Data from U.S. and international agencies; every statistic is documented.
  • OnlineConversion.com  
      
    This site boasts that one can "convert just about anything to anything else." And with fifty thousand conversions and five thousand units, it has an impressive range.
  • State and County QuickFacts (US Govt)  
      
    Demographic snapshots of states and counties in the United States, including current estimates of population, breakdown by gender and race, population density, and some economic statistics.
  • Statistical Resource on the Web  
      
    Large collection of links to statistical resources, arranged thematically and maintained by the University of Michigan Documents Center.
 

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