General Resources and Reference

Online Libraries:

• WWW Virtual Library Excellent resources and links; distributed subject catalog, arranged alphabetically by subject.
  
• Library of Congress Government and other resources provided by U.S. Library of Congress.
  
• Internet Public Library
  

Dictionaries:

• General Dictionary and Thesaurus Merriam-Webster dictionary on-line.
  
• Roget's Thesaurus From the University of Chicago's ARTFL project, this is Roget's original thesaurus.
  
• Bartlett's Quotations Bartlett's Dictionary of Familiar Quotations on-line.
  
• Acronyms WWW Dictionary of Acronyms and Abbreviations.
  
• Rhyming Dictionary If you enter a word, the server will return a list of rhyming words.
  

Encyclopedias and Biographical References

• Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia 15,000 entries with searchable text.
  

 Other Reference Tools:

• U. S. Zip Codes from the United States Postal Service.
  
• The National Address Server Provides adresses in proper format along with the Zip +4 code. Can also view a street map of the address.
  

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