Reference Materials (Dictionaries, etc.)
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Types of Reference Materials On This Page Include the Following
- Acronym and Jargon Finders
- Dictionaries
- E-Mail Address Books
- Encyclopedias
- Internet Searches
- Glossaries
- Language Translators
- Libraries
- Manual of Styles (APA, Chicago, etc.)
- Phone Books
- Quotations
- Reference “Desks” (sites with multiple types of reference information)
- Thesaurus
Also consider
Acronym and Jargon Finders
Dictionaries
- Accounting, Business Studies and Economics Dictionary for Students
- American Heritage Dictionary
- Britannica
- Dictionary.com
- Online Dictionaries
- Online specialized dictionaries
- Oxford English Dictionary
E-mail Address Books
Encyclopedias
- An I.T. encyclopedia
- Answers.com
- Canadian Encyclopedia
- Columbia Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Encyclopedia of Symbols
- How Stuff Works
- RefSeek – Directory of the Best Online Encyclopedias
- ScholarPedia
- Wikipedia
- World Book
- World Digital Library
Glossaries
Language Translation
- Google Translate
- Free Online Language Translator
- Free Translation Online
Library
On-Line Sources to Get Up-to-Date National and International News
Media “Watchdogs”
- Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
- Media Matters for American
- Media Research Center
- News from around the World
Business News
- CNN Money
- Bloomberg News
- Business Week
- Business Wire
- Forbes Financial
- Financial Times
- Investor’s Business Daily
- New York Times Business News
- Wall Street Journal
World News
- BBC World News
- CNN World News
- London Times
- MSNBC World News
- New York Times World News
- World Press Review
USA, including international focus
- ABC News
- CBS News
- CNN
- Google News
- NSNBC News
- Reuters (with focus on financial and business news)
- USA Today
Phone Books
- International Telephone Directory
- Switchboard for US and Canada
- Telephone Directories on the Web, Phone Books, White Pages, Yellow Pages
Quotations (general)
Reference “Desks” (sites with multiple types of reference information)
Thesaurus
Internet Searches
- Base Bones 101 — Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web
- Bing
- Google
- DogPile
- DuckDuckGo
- International Directory of Search Engines
- Internet Archive: Wayback Machine
- MagPortal
- Search Engine Watch
- Search Engines to Find Anyone
- WebCrawler
- Yahoo