GENERAL REFERENCE SITES
Biography.com will help with any biographical sketches you are asked to create.
Britannica will give some good information for general reference.
Need to know how to document the resources you use for research?
Check the Iowa State University Writing Center for different types of citing you might need. Just scroll down to Quoting and Citing Sources.
Check the APA format from their website to find current information on how to cite electronic text.
Classroom Connect's Citing Internet Sources is another place that will help you find the correct way to cite the references you find on the web.
Country Studies has a listing of countries and links to information sites for each one. World Facts gives good information in very concise manner.
High School Hub is a full listing of links for all high school subject areas.
Info Please provides an almanac, dictionary, biography, and encyclopedia search engines within the site's server.
The Internet Public Library(IPL) is just what the name implies and more! There is a wealth of information to be found here.
The Internet Public Library: Reference Center is a direct link to just the reference section of the above library.
I-Tools has replaced Research-It and Find-It with a site that has several search functions.
Library of Congress is more than just a library! It has everything needed for serious information gatherers.
Magazine Directory is just what it says - a listing of all the magazines online.
Measure4Measure This site is a collection of measurement, estimation, conversion, and translation tools on the web; tools cover categories of science, math, health, finance and "everything else."
Noodletools is a site that has MLA style bibliographic help, and how to choose the best search engine. It includes a form on which students enter their bibliographic information. When you click "Submit", it puts everything in proper format for you! There are great resources here!
Onelook Dictionaries provides the results of 800 dictionaries in this one spot.
Roget's Thesaurus will help you make your research papers sound better than average.
Student Resources-America Taking Action Study Hall is separated according to school subject areas.
TEL Database: Tennessee Electronic Library is a collection of online databases including over 5000 magazines. Use password from home: elvis
The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History & Culture will give you all the information you need to learn about our state with an online search engine.
The Virtual Reference Desk provides dictionary, thesaurus, and general search engines.
Webster's Dictionary let's the internet search the pages of the dictionary.
World Wide Web Virtual Library is categorized for easier searching.