General Reference
Statistics
Archived Web Pages
General
Reference
refdesk.com
Contains hundreds of links to
sites
for basic reference materials plus newspapers from around the world,
editorials,
maps, statistics, etc.
http://www.refdesk.com
Librarians' Internet Index:
Ready Reference and Quick Facts
http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?more=SubTopic10
New American Bible, Revised Edition
http://www.usccb.org/bible
Catholic Encyclopedia
The 1913 edition of the Catholic
Encyclopedia transcribed by volunteers. An excellent source for
background
information on any topic but especially that of a religious nature.
http://newadvent.org/cathen/
yourDictionary.com
English language dictionary and
thesaurus
as well as other language dictionaries and speciality dictionaries.
http://www.yourdictionary.com
Merriam-Webster Online
English language dictionary and thesaurus, Spanish-English dictionary,
medical dictionary and word games.
http://www.m-w.com
Visuwords
"online graphical dictionary and thesaurus"
http://www.visuwords.com
VerbWheel (Spanish)
http://www.vistasonline.com/media/shockwave/inv_VerbWheel.htm
John Bartlett's Familiar
Quotations
http://bartleby.com/100
BrainyQuote
http://www.brainyquote.com/
World Factbook
- from the C.I.A.
Presents facts about various
countries
in the following sections: geography, people, government,
economy,
communications, transportation, military and transnational
issues.
Also displays the flag and map for each country.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
timeanddate.com
http://www.timeanddate.com
National Geographic Society
Publications Index
Indexes publications from the
National
Geographic Society, including National
Geographic magazine.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/publications/explore.html
Shakespeare Searched
Concordance of Shakespeare's works.
http://shakespeare.yippy.com/
Associations on the Net - ipl2
http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=13&cid=7&tid=0&parent=0
TECHtionary - from the
National
Association of Communication Systems Engineers
Visual dictionary of technical
terms.
http://www.techtionary.com
Glossary of Common Library
Terms
http://www.lib.utah.edu/science/glossary.html
Sports Rules
http://sportsrules.50g.com/
How Much Is That Worth
Today?
Compare the buying power of the
U.S.
(or colonial) dollar from 1720 to the present.
http://www.eh.net/ehresources/howmuch/dollarq.php
The Inflation Calculator
Compare the buying power of the U.S. dollar from 1800 to the present.
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
Measuring Worth
http://measuringworth.com/
The Pictorial Periodic
Table
http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html
Chemicool Periodic Table
http://www.chemicool.com
Earth Calendar
Holidays by date, religion and country. Also includes lunar
phases and eclipses.
http://www.earthcalendar.net//index.php
English country names and code
elements - ISO (International Organization for Standarization)
http://www.iso.org/iso/english_country_names_and_code_elements
USA.gov
http://www.usa.gov
RhymeBrain
http://www.rhymebrain.com
Rhyming dictionary.
Regional Knowledge Network - The
Regional Institute, University at Buffalo Law School
Information about the Buffalo Niagara region.
http://www.rkn.buffalo.edu/
Statistics
University of Michigan
Document
Center: Statistical Resources on the Web
by Grace York,
Coordinator,
Documents Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
Statistical Abstract – U.S. Census
Bureau
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
National Center for Health
Statistics
Quick statistics for diseases and
public health issues.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm
Global Health Observatory - World
Health Organization
http://www.who.int/gho/en/
InfoNation - from the
United Nations
Easily compare statistics from several countries at a
time. Choose statistics from four
areas:
geography, economy, population and/or social indicators. http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
International Database
from the U.S. Census Bureau
Statistical graphs and tables of
demographic and socioeconomic facts for over 200 countries.
Contains
statistics from 1950 to the present as well as projected population
growth.
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
Finding Data for Research - Heard
Library
Many links to statistical data and a custom search engine for
trustworthy data sites.
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/datasets/findingdata.html
USA.gov
http://www.usa.gov
USA.gov: Statistics
at the State and Local Levels
http://www.usa.gov/Government/State_Local/Statistics.shtml
NationMaster.com
http://www.nationmaster.com
WolframAlpha
http://www.wolframalpha.com
Archived Web Pages
Internet Archive
View old versions of web sites - some going back to 1996 - in
the Wayback Machine.
http://www.archive.org/index.php