Library

Currency, Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedia, Gateways, Handbooks, Laws/Legislation
Maps/atlas, Miscellaneous, Phone Books/Zipcode/E-mail, Style Guides
Weather, Tax Infomation

Reference Resources - General

Currency Converter

• OANDA, the currency site
• Universal Currency Converter

Dictionaries

• American Heritage Dictionary, 4th edition
• Cambridge Dictionaries Online
• Dictionaries On The Internet - EscapeArtist.com
• Dictionary of Units University of Exeter - CIMT
• Dictionary of Units of Measurement
• Merriam-Webster Online, Dictionary & Thesaurus
• Roget's Thesauri
• yourDictionary.com -2500 dictionaries and grammars in over 300 languages.

Directories

• Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, U.S. Congressional Research Service
• Braintrack University Index, Over 6900 Links to Higher Educational Institutions in 170 Countries
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments, CIA
• NIRA National Institute for Research Advancement - Link to Think Tanks and Other Policy Research Resources - Lists by country.
  
• State and Local Government on the Net, A Piper Resources guide to government sponsored Internet sites - Legislative, Judicial, Executive Branches - Boards and SP Commissions - Regional - Counties - Cities - Other - Libraries

Encyclopedias

• Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Bartleby.com
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian FAQs and Guide to Resources from A to Z

Gateways

• Internet Scout Project - archive of selected Internet sites
• Lii.org - Librarians' Index to the Internet. Annotated Subject Directory 10,000 resources.
• Martindale's 'The Reference Desk' - Guide to many resources.
• Redesk.com, "The single best source for facts on the Net"
• WWW Virtual Library - Subject Guide to Internet Resources

Handbooks

• 1997 Agricultural Atlas of the United State, US Census Bureau
• Agriculture Fact Book 2001-2002, USDA, pdf file
• Agricultural Charts and maps, USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service
• Country Studies/Area Handbooks - Describes and analyzes political, economic and social systems of more than 100 countries. Library of Congress.
• Eldis, The Gateway to Development Information
  • Eldis Country Profiles
  • Eldis Search
• Information Please: On-Line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia & Almanac Reference Data from 1998-date.
• Nobel Prize
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• The Merck Manual Home Edition, Medical Information Online
• World Factbook, CIA

Laws/Legislation

• Administrative Code and Registers, National Association of Secretaries of State. Internet access to State Administrative Codes and Rules.
• National Archives and Records Administration - Office of the Federal Register
  • Code of Federal Regulation
  • Federal Register, 1994- date, full text.
  • Multi-Database Search
  • Privacy Act Issuances, 1995, 97, 99.
  • Public and Private Laws, 104th Congress (1995-96) - to date.
  • Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
  • United States Government Manual, 1995/96 - to date.
  • Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1993 - to date.

Maps/Atlas

• Atlas of Minnesota
• Color Landform Atlas of the United State
• Geographic Nameserver, MIT - Query Form For The United States And Its Territories
• Map Collection, Northwestern University Library Guide to Interent Records
• MapQuest.com
• National Atlas of the United States, US Geological Survey
• United Nations Cartographic Section , Maps and Geographic Information Resources
• U.S. Gazetteer
• World Atlas: Maps and Geography of the World
• Yahoo! Maps and Driving Directions

Miscellaneous

• Public Record Databases!, 16,299 Free Searchable Public Records Databases, Search Systems, US and Canada

Phone Books/Zipcode/E-mail

• Federal Telephone Directories
• internet @ddress.finder
• JCS ZIP Code, Area Code, and City Search
• Switchboard, Phone Books
• Telephone directories on the Web, Worldwide
• ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information

Style Guides

• AAEA Online - References and Citation for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics
• Bartleby.com, English Usage, Style & Composition
• Citations & Style Manuals Florida State University Libraries
• Citation Styles, MLA-Style, APA-Style, Chicago-Style, CBE-Style

 

Weather

• Agricultural Weather & Climate
• Crop Weather
• Joint Agricultural Weather Facility
• Midwestern Regional Climate Center
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Climatic Data Center. World's Largest Archive of Weather Data
• United States Weather Pages
• U.S. National Climatic Data Center
• U.S. Naval Observatory
• The Weather Channel
• Weather in U.S. Agriculture
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• World Meteorological Organization

Tax Information

• IRS Forms and Publications
• Roth IRA Web Site Home Page
• State Tax Forms, Links to state tax forms on the web
• Federation of Tax Administrators, State comparisons of tax rates, revenues, etc.

 

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