Reference Desk

REFERENCE DESK

AF: Acronym Finder dictionary of acronyms, initialisms, and abbreviations, search by subject or acronym	Official USPS Abbreviations state, street and other postal abbreviations
AIER Cost-of-Living Calculator enter a dollar amount and select years to convert from and to--from the American Institute for Economic Research	The Old Farmer's Almanac online version of the classic almanac
AnyWho online directory from AT&T, yellow and white pages, toll free numbers, reverse lookup	Open Secrets follows the money trail in politics and its effects on elections and public policy.
Bartleby.com searchable database of over twenty standard reference works	Outline Maps world outline maps from Houghton Mifflin
Calendars from the Sky history, explanations of various types of calendars	Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection from the University of Texas at Austin, current interest, world, and historic maps
CEO Express provides links to news, financial, legal, and statistical sources.	Places in the News geographical information, maps of places currently in the news--from the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Conversion Maestro convert length, area, mass, volume and temperature	PLGDB Public Library Geographic Database locations of 16,000 public libraries and population characteristics from the US census, library use statistics from Florida State University's GeoLib program
E-how easy to understand and follow instructions on how to do "just about anything"	The Pulitzer Prizes searchable database of winners and finalists 1917 to present, history of the prize
EH.Net How Much Is That? information on comparative value concerning purchasing power between the past and today from the Economic History Association	Purdue Online Writing Guide assists in citation styles and many other aspects of paper presentation.
FactCheck is a non-partisan, nonprofit site whose purpose is to monitor the accuracy of politicians' statements.	The Quotations Page browse quotes by author or subject
GO Toll Free a directory of 800 numbers	refdesk.com a searchable collection of links to ready reference sites
How Products Are Made counterpart to the seven-volume print set from Thomson Gale, search by keyword or browse an alphabetical list, entries include history, background, diagrams, manufacturing process, etc.	Saving Time, Saving Energy: Daylight Saving Time, Its History and Why We Use It information, history and schedule of daylight saving time
Internet Public Library provides library services to Internet users. Activities include: finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating information resources.	SMARTpages.com yellow and white pages, reverse directory, city guides, etc. from SBC
Infobel World--Telephone Directories information and services for over 180 countries	topozone topographical maps by place name or location, a fee for some features
InfoSpace yellow and white pages, search people and businesses, search by phone number	Universal Currency Converter foreign exchange rate calculations
Librarians' Internet Index - can't find a reliable source on the internet? Here's the place to start your search.	US and World Population Clocks population estimates from the US Census Bureau
Library of Congress exhibits, catalogs, history, copyright information--information for teachers, librarians, families, researchers	Useful Expressions and Greetings in 26 Languages from the New York Public Library
MAGIC: Map and Geographic Information Center historic, topographic, state, county and town level maps--from the University of Connecticut Libraries	USGS--US Geological Survey maps, maps, and more maps
Merriam-Webster Online searchable, browseable online dictionary	Virtual Reference Shelf extensive list of web resources selected by the Library of Congress
nationalatlas.gov online National Atlas of the United States, customize your own map or print pre-formatted topical maps	Who's Alive and Who's Dead keeps track of which famous people have died and which are still alive
nationalatlas.gov printable maps reference and outline maps of the United States that you can print or use online	World Newspapers.com opens the door to thousands of magazines and newspapers available all over the world.
NewsEngin's Percent Change Calculator fill in two boxes to calculate percent change	Zip Code Lookup find a zip code by address or by city, or find a city by zip code