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ACRONYM FINDER
A database containing more than 4 million human-edited definitions, Acronym Finder is the world's largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.
DICTIONARIES AND THESAURI
MIRIAM WEBSTER ONLINE
The original American English dictionary is now online! Also available is an online thesaurus.
THE FREE DICTIONARY
The world's most comprehensive dictionary: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Greek, Arabic, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Medical, Legal, and Financial Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Acronyms and Abbreviations, Idioms, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library in one search engine.
DIRECTORIES | Phone, Email, and Zip Codes
BIGFOOT DIRECTORIES
A resource for searching for email addresses, people and businesses. Find business, yellow pages, white pages, phone numbers, email address, area codes, maps and public records conveniently with Bigfoot's free online directory service.
ESCAPE ARTIST POSTAL CODE LOOKUP
Is an inclusive international resource for postal codes around the world.
INFOBEL
A comprehensive international residential and business telephone directory featuring most countries in the world.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Is the primary govenment agency for providing postal services in the United States. Get shipping rates, stamps, print postage, track packages and look up a zip code.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
COLUMBIA ENCYCLOPEDIA
The sixth edition of the Columbia Encyclopedia is updated on a quarterly basis and contains entries on more than 57,000 topics with 84,000 hyperlinked cross-references.
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
The "standard" for encyclopeadic reference with 55 million words and just over 100,000 articles, Encyclopedia Britannica provides access to some of their content and material for free through this site.
USA.GOV
As the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web. USA.gov also serves as the catalyst for a growing electronic government.
MAPS AND ATLASES
CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
This online resource from the Central Intelligence Agency provides country profiles and maps of countries from around the world.
GOOGLE MAPS
A web mapping service application and technology provided by Google for free which offers street maps, a route planner for traveling by foot, car, or public transport and an urban business locator for numerous countries around the world.
PERRY–CASTANEDA LIBRARY MAP COLLECTION
A map collection from the University of Texas that represents one of the largest compilations of online maps in the world. Includes historical maps as well as present-day info.
STATISTICS
FEDSTATS
FedStats provides access to statistical information collected by U.S. Government agencies on an astounding array of topics (from alcohol consumption by state to unemployment to income to transportation and on and on!).
NATIONMASTER
NationMaster has stats on a wide range of topics from countries around the world. Even better, the site allows you to quickly compare, through graphs and numbers, the statisitc of your choice across many different countries.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
The mission of the Government Printing Office (GPO)is to keep America informed by making the information from the three branches of Government available to all Americans. The GPO provides publishing and dissemination services for the official and authentic government publications to Congress, Federal agencies, Federal depository libraries and the American public.
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
The U.S. Census Bureau is the government agency responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data.
WEIGHTS, DATES, MEASURES AND CURRENCY
CONERSIONS FOR UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
A conversion tool for changing metric units into English equivalents and vice-versa created and hosted by the Department of Chemistry at the University of Berlin.
LOCAL TIMES AROUND THE WORLD
NationMaster provides stats on a wide range of topics on countries from around the world. The site allows the user to quickly compare information via customizable graphs and charts.
UNIVERSAL CURRENCY CONVERTER
Perform currency and foreign exchange calculations using live, mid-market rates. The Universal Currency Converter contains the top 85 currencies listing the top 10 first. Special units and precious metals are listed alphabetically and at the end.