Biographies - The National Women's Hall of Fame - Welcome!
- Search this site by the subject's last name. This is a visually appealing, thorough database.
- FRBSF: Great Economists - Contents
- This website "traces the development of major schools of thought through the work of ten important economists."
- Mark Harden's Artchive
- Beautiful site on artists!!
- Biography.com
- Thousands of videos, biographies - a great place for people info.
- The Nobel Prize Internet Archive
- Everything you want to know about the Nobel Peace Prize. Included here are profiles of all the winners in every category from 1901-2000.
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Atlases & Almanacs - SpanishDICT.com - Dictionary of Spanish and English
- Spanish/English dictionary with audio.
- English-French On-line Dictionary
- An online French-English Dictionary.
- Poetic terms
- A glossary of linked poetic terms.
- Atlapedia Online
- "Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world."
- Almanac.com - The Old Farmer's Almanac
- This is the web version of the famous almanac of the same name. Check out this site for weather forecasts, gardening tips, weekly wisdom and more.
- Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian
- This site features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources on subjects from Art to Zoology.
- Encyclopedia.com from Electric Library
- This is a free site with over 50,000 articles. There are also links to millions of articles and pictures.
- Fact Monster: Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
- This site doesn't stop with encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases,, and almanacs! You can also browse the world news, contemporary science issues, sports and more!
- Information Please: On-Line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, Atlas, & Almanac Reference
- This site includes almanacs, a dictionary, an encyclopedia, and atlases with information geared for the K-12 student.
- Stock Prices
- Daily stock prices!! You can get the stock price for businesses no matter what the date!!
- Home Page: American Memory from the Library of Congress
- Bartlett's Quotations
- Bartlett's Quotations - 10th edition.
- MPR's The Writer's Almanac
- A daily dose of poetry and history.
- Library Spot
- Online libraries, quotations, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and more. A ready reference site.
- The Encyclopedia Mythica
- Encyclopedia of myths and mythology.
- States and Capitals
- The 50 states and their capitols.
Countries and Festivals - The Spire Project
- Hundreds of links, maps, country data.
- Infonation: Choose Countries
- Side-to-side comparison of countries. Invaluable.
- World FactBook
- This is a valuable resource if you are planning to do research on a country. Every country of the world is listed with vital information included.
- Festivals.com - Celebrating the World of Festivals and Events
- Lists all festivals anywhere in the world. If you know the date, this site can tell you where the party is.
- On This Day
- Find out what happened today in previous years. This is sponsored by the New York Times.
- Today in History
- A searchable database for any date in history.
Science Facts - Welcome to the PLANTS National Database
- The PLANTS database is a source of standardized information about plants. The database information includes names, checklists, identification, species abstracts, and much much more.
- Periodic Table of Elements
- This is a periodic table of the elements with each element linked! Each link provides basic information on the element.
Research and Writing
- Bib Builder
- Builds citations
NCSU Libraries Citation Builder - Citation builder. You put in the information -- it builds the citation for you.
- Modern Language Association Formatting
- A guide to the MLA.
- Guide to Grammar and Writing
- Grammar and writing site helps with composition.
- Research Papers: A Step-by-Step List
- Have a research paper assignment? Go here first.
- OWL: Handouts: Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation
- Activities and exercises in grammar, writing, and punctuation.
- NoodleTools - Smart Tools, Smart Research
- Great site for students who need help with all aspects of research. Will automatically put you paper in MLA format!
Homework Help - About Homework and Study Tips
- A very rich reference site. Persevere and you'll find a lot here.
- The Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math
- Good site for advanced math questions.
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