Reference Websites
Art & Music
IMSLP (International Music Score Library Project)
Virtual library containing all public domain music scores
Museum Directory
A directory of art museums worldwide developed by the University of Michigan.
Virtual library containing all public domain music scores
Museum Directory
A directory of art museums worldwide developed by the University of Michigan.
Business
Fortune500 List
The classic list of America's top corporations.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturer
Find company information by company name, product category or brand name.
United States Bankruptcy Court
Information for the Western District of Michigan.
The classic list of America's top corporations.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturer
Find company information by company name, product category or brand name.
United States Bankruptcy Court
Information for the Western District of Michigan.
Criminal Justice/Law
Law Library (Library of Michigan)
An ambitious guide to the Library of Michigan's Law Library and
a set of Michigan law resources available online.
Michiganlegalaid.org
MichiganLegalAid.org provides help with legal problems to low income residents of Michigan. On this site you will find information about the law and about places to go for help with legal and related problems.
State Bar of Michigan
Has information for lawyers and the public. Under public resources, there is a lawyer referral service link.
THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the Internet
Wide variety of resources concerning the national legislature.
An ambitious guide to the Library of Michigan's Law Library and
a set of Michigan law resources available online.
Michiganlegalaid.org
MichiganLegalAid.org provides help with legal problems to low income residents of Michigan. On this site you will find information about the law and about places to go for help with legal and related problems.
State Bar of Michigan
Has information for lawyers and the public. Under public resources, there is a lawyer referral service link.
THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the Internet
Wide variety of resources concerning the national legislature.
English
Omniglot: A Guide to Writing Systems
"... a guide to over 200 different alphabets, syllabaries and other writing systems, including a few you will find nowhere else."
OWL: Online Writing Lab (Purdue University), APA Guide
Provides guidance on how to cite materials and prepare reference lists and bibliographies using APA (American Psychological Association) Style; includes examples.
OWL: Online Writing Lab (Purdue University), MLA Guide
Provides guidance on how to cite materials and prepare reference lists and bibliographies using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style; includes examples.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks established by Michael Hart.
Research Paper Topics (Contra Costa CC, San Pablo, CA)
Suggestions for paper topics organized by category.
Word Spy
"... devoted to recently coined words and phrases, old words that are being used in new ways, and existing words that have enjoyed a recent renaissance."
"... a guide to over 200 different alphabets, syllabaries and other writing systems, including a few you will find nowhere else."
OWL: Online Writing Lab (Purdue University), APA Guide
Provides guidance on how to cite materials and prepare reference lists and bibliographies using APA (American Psychological Association) Style; includes examples.
OWL: Online Writing Lab (Purdue University), MLA Guide
Provides guidance on how to cite materials and prepare reference lists and bibliographies using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style; includes examples.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks established by Michael Hart.
Research Paper Topics (Contra Costa CC, San Pablo, CA)
Suggestions for paper topics organized by category.
Word Spy
"... devoted to recently coined words and phrases, old words that are being used in new ways, and existing words that have enjoyed a recent renaissance."
General
Information Please Almanac On-Line
Provides an easy-to-use index to the contents of the almanac and more!
Internet Public Library Search Engines
Short descriptions, pros and cons for using various search engines.
Internet Public Library
An electronic public library housed at the University of Michigan. Includes resources for adults, young adults and children.
LibDex A worldwide directory of library homepages,
web-based OPACs, Friends of the Library pages, and library e-commerce affiliate links.
MapQuest : Driving Directions, Maps
Find your locations the easy way!
NewYork Times Best Seller Lists
Weekly update of current best selling books from paperbacks to children's titles.
Occupational Outlook Handbook, current edition
The classic vocational guidance resource from the U.S. Department of Labor in electronic form.
Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources
Thorough overview of how to evaluate web resources.
Developed by UCLA Librarian.
Yellow Page Directory Online
ZIP + 4 Lookup - United States Postal Service
Find a 9-digit ZIP code for your address.
Provides an easy-to-use index to the contents of the almanac and more!
Internet Public Library Search Engines
Short descriptions, pros and cons for using various search engines.
Internet Public Library
An electronic public library housed at the University of Michigan. Includes resources for adults, young adults and children.
LibDex A worldwide directory of library homepages,
web-based OPACs, Friends of the Library pages, and library e-commerce affiliate links.
MapQuest : Driving Directions, Maps
Find your locations the easy way!
NewYork Times Best Seller Lists
Weekly update of current best selling books from paperbacks to children's titles.
Occupational Outlook Handbook, current edition
The classic vocational guidance resource from the U.S. Department of Labor in electronic form.
Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources
Thorough overview of how to evaluate web resources.
Developed by UCLA Librarian.
Yellow Page Directory Online
ZIP + 4 Lookup - United States Postal Service
Find a 9-digit ZIP code for your address.
Government
Census Bureau Home Page
Includes various types of census information grouped under various subjects of interest.
CIA World Factbook
A standard authoritative reference source, data is available for over 250 countries.
FirstGov.gov - Official U.S. Government Homepage
A new web portal to the Federal government's Internet resources.
Global Statistics
From the United Nations Statistics Division.
Globastat
“Our data tables show how over 190 countries compare to each other in more than 140 categories, ranging from population size to electricity consumption per person. ”
Google U.S. Government Search
Use Google to search for government information.
GovEngine.com
"The premiere federal, state & local government site on the Internet."
Michigan Courts
Access to information on Michigan Courts. This site has a self-help center linked from the state court administrative offices.
Michigan eLibrary
The premier digital library for Michigan residents! Includes thousands of links to the best resources in almost every conceivable subject area.
Michigan.gov
The official State of Michigan portal.
Population Profile of the United States
"The Population Profile of the United States: 2000 (Internet Release) is the first Internet-only version of this U.S. Census Bureau product. It includes data from surveys conducted in 2000 and earlier, as well as some limited Census 2000 data. "
State Health Facts Online
From the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Sections are available for download in PDF format.
Includes various types of census information grouped under various subjects of interest.
CIA World Factbook
A standard authoritative reference source, data is available for over 250 countries.
FirstGov.gov - Official U.S. Government Homepage
A new web portal to the Federal government's Internet resources.
Global Statistics
From the United Nations Statistics Division.
Globastat
“Our data tables show how over 190 countries compare to each other in more than 140 categories, ranging from population size to electricity consumption per person. ”
Google U.S. Government Search
Use Google to search for government information.
GovEngine.com
"The premiere federal, state & local government site on the Internet."
Michigan Courts
Access to information on Michigan Courts. This site has a self-help center linked from the state court administrative offices.
Michigan eLibrary
The premier digital library for Michigan residents! Includes thousands of links to the best resources in almost every conceivable subject area.
Michigan.gov
The official State of Michigan portal.
Population Profile of the United States
"The Population Profile of the United States: 2000 (Internet Release) is the first Internet-only version of this U.S. Census Bureau product. It includes data from surveys conducted in 2000 and earlier, as well as some limited Census 2000 data. "
State Health Facts Online
From the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Sections are available for download in PDF format.
Medicine/Health
USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory
Its mission: "To develop authoritative food composition databases and state of the art methods to acquire, evaluate, compile and disseminate composition data on foods available in the United States."
Its mission: "To develop authoritative food composition databases and state of the art methods to acquire, evaluate, compile and disseminate composition data on foods available in the United States."
News
ABYZ News Links
Links to more than 16,400 newspapers and other news sources from around the world.
Links to more than 16,400 newspapers and other news sources from around the world.
Reference
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Includes definitions and spellings along with audio word pronunciations and color illustrations.
Bartleby: Great Books Online
Provides full-text access to classic book titles, including poetry, reference works, the Bible, Gray's Anatomy and more.
America's Career InfoNet
"Smart career decisions start here! Find wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and the most extensive career resource library online. "
AT&T Help/Search: Directories
Find people, businesses, toll-free numbers, websites. Includes a reverse lookup from phone number.
Dictionary.com (An Ask.com Service)
Provides word spellings, synonyms and audio pronunciations as well as word origins and sample sentences.
Dictionary (Merriam-Webster) OnLine
"Merriam-Webster delivers the most up-to-date dictionary on the Web."
The Invisible Web Directory
"... a directory of some of the best resources the Invisible Web has to offer. The directory includes resources that are informative, of high quality, and contain worthy information from reliable information providers that are not visible to general-purpose search engines."
lexicool.com: Directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries
"... links to over 2000 translation dictionaries and glossaries."
Librarians' Internet Index
Their best of the web contains over 20,000 entries that are maintained by librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.
Pseudodictionary.com
"... a site dedicated to made-up slang words, a site where everyone [will] be able to add and get credit for their own words too. "
PubList
A database of over 150,000 magazines, journals, newsletters, & other periodicals.
refdesk.com
"The single best source for facts on the Net."
Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources
Thorough overview of how to evaluate web resources.
Developed by UCLA Librarian.
Virtual Reference Shelf
"Selected Web resources compiled by the Library of Congress."
Includes definitions and spellings along with audio word pronunciations and color illustrations.
Bartleby: Great Books Online
Provides full-text access to classic book titles, including poetry, reference works, the Bible, Gray's Anatomy and more.
America's Career InfoNet
"Smart career decisions start here! Find wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and the most extensive career resource library online. "
AT&T Help/Search: Directories
Find people, businesses, toll-free numbers, websites. Includes a reverse lookup from phone number.
Dictionary.com (An Ask.com Service)
Provides word spellings, synonyms and audio pronunciations as well as word origins and sample sentences.
Dictionary (Merriam-Webster) OnLine
"Merriam-Webster delivers the most up-to-date dictionary on the Web."
The Invisible Web Directory
"... a directory of some of the best resources the Invisible Web has to offer. The directory includes resources that are informative, of high quality, and contain worthy information from reliable information providers that are not visible to general-purpose search engines."
lexicool.com: Directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries
"... links to over 2000 translation dictionaries and glossaries."
Librarians' Internet Index
Their best of the web contains over 20,000 entries that are maintained by librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.
Pseudodictionary.com
"... a site dedicated to made-up slang words, a site where everyone [will] be able to add and get credit for their own words too. "
PubList
A database of over 150,000 magazines, journals, newsletters, & other periodicals.
refdesk.com
"The single best source for facts on the Net."
Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources
Thorough overview of how to evaluate web resources.
Developed by UCLA Librarian.
Virtual Reference Shelf
"Selected Web resources compiled by the Library of Congress."
Social Science
DSM-IV Mental Disorders
A shortened version (incomplete) of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), published by the American Psychiatric Association.
Heritage Battle Creek
Resources and information on the history of Battle Creek.
Making of America (MOA)
Digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction hosted by the University of Michigan.
A shortened version (incomplete) of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), published by the American Psychiatric Association.
Heritage Battle Creek
Resources and information on the history of Battle Creek.
Making of America (MOA)
Digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction hosted by the University of Michigan.
Sports