GENERAL
WORKS
Almanacs, Dictionaries, and Encyclopedias
| INFOPLEASE
- http://www.infoplease.com/ Almanac information on a wide variety of subjects. |
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MERRIAM-WEBSTER
ONLINE - http://www.m-w.com Merriam-Webster’s
online dictionary and thesaurus. |
| COLUMBIA ENCYCLOPEDIA - http://www.bartleby.com/65/ Provides access to
the Columbia Encyclopedia, as well as a dictionary, thesaurus, and
source of quotations. |
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YAHOO
RESEARCH - http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference
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| AskA+ Locator- http://www.vrd.org/locator/ Find links to experts in the area for which you are seeking information. |
| Librarians' Internet Index - http://lii.org/ Find information on nearly any topic imaginable. Search by the numerous categories provided or type your own into the search textbox. |
Phone Directories, Maps, and Search Engines, Oh My!
| AnyWho - http://www.anywho.com A searchable online phone directory for both people and businesses. |
| Google Maps - http://maps.google.com/ Need a map to get somewhere? This site provides aerial and satellite views of your destination. |
| Ask Jeeves - http://www.askjeeves.com Enter questions or keywords and find related sites and information from all over the web. |
| P.O.W.E.R. Library - http://www.erielibrary.org/ Search the P.O.W.E.R. (Pennsylvania Online World of Electronic Resources) Library containing over 30 databases on subjects such as art, music, health, science, history, and more. |
| Foundation Center - http://www.erielibrary.org/magnewdata.html The Erie County Public Library is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center. As a member of this nationwide network of libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit agencies, the Erie County Public Library provides visitors with free public access to grantmaker directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management, and the Foundation Center’s electronic database, FC Search: The Foundation Center's Database on CD-ROM. The fully searchable database includes detailed profiles of all active U.S. foundations, as well as an extensive file of recent grants awarded by the nation’s top funders. This database is accessible at Blasco Library. |
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