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Luther North Online Library
Library Spot
One of the best reference sites on the Web! Links to all types of libraries, reference desk,
homework helps, Top 100 lists, reading room, & web of poetry.
iTools
Search tools, language tools, research tools, general knowledge references -- encyclopedias,
newspapers, & magazines, biographies, quotations, & topic lists
Internet Public Library Reference Desk
All of the basic research tools, such as dictionaries & encyclopedias, that you expect to find in
a library -- & more
Fast Facts
Almanacs, calendars & time, dictionaries & thesauri, directories of people & places, electronic
texts, encyclopedias, entertainment, Internet, grammar & style, languages, libraries of data,
magazines, news sources, politics & gossip, quotations, sports, statistics, travel, weather, &
weights & measures
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Information you can trust! Save time -- go with sites that have been recommended by
professional librarians.
Information Please
Combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, & several up to the minute almanacs
loaded with statistics, facts, & historical records, Information Please places the resources of
an entire reference information center at your fingertips.
Reference Desk
One of the best sources for finding facts on the Web. If you need information, you'll probably
find a link here.
Virtual Reference Shelf
Selected Web resources compiled by the Library of Congress
Encarta
MSN's Encarta site includes an encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, world atlas, multimedia,
quizzes, Top 10 lists, & homework help
MelissaData: Free Lookups
Dozens of links to address & street data, radius searches, everything related to zip codes,
business & professional, federal resources, statistics & averages, map & aerial views
Lexipedia
A visual dictionary which shows the interrelationships between words. See various forms of
the word you're searching: noun, verb, adverb, adjective, "fuzzynym," synonyms, & antonyms.
Visuwords
Look up words to find their meanings & associations with other words & concepts using this
graphical dictionary. Produce diagrams that you can click & drag to help clarify connections.l
Big Huge Thesaurus
Find synonyms, antonyms, & rhyming words.
Visual Thesaurus
Online thesaurus & dictionary with diagrams words & their relationships.