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Biography

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 to present
Biography.com over 25,000 biographies
Biography Resource Center biography resources from GaleNet
The Complete List of Popes
Michigan Electronic Library's Biography Page
Presidents of the United States from the Internet Public Library

Pulitzer Prize Winners

Dictionaries

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language 4th edition
Merriam Webster Online dictionary and thesaurus
One Look Dictionaries includes hundreds of subject dictionaries
Roget's Thesaurus Roget's II, 3rd ed.
Say How? pronunciation guide to names of public figures 
WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server

Directories

AnyWho (ATT) Toll Free Directory
Canadian Postal Codes
Infospace includes Canada
International Telephone Directories
Smartpages.com business and residential numbers and e-mail addresses
Switchboard business and residential phone numbers
Verizon SuperPages includes mapping feature
Zip Codes
Zip Codes & Postal Codes of the World

Zip+4 Code Look-Up from the U.S. Postal Service

General Reference

Alta Vista Translator translates languages, including web pages
ERIC Database educational journals and documents
Etymology of First Names explanation of first names; list of popular names
Farmer's Almanac
Grolier Online:
         Encyclopedia Americana Online complete encyclopedia
         Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia quick reference

         Lands and Peoples Online resources on countries and cultures
         New Book of Knowledge Online student reference
         New Book of Popular Science
         America the Beautiful comprehensive resource on states and territories
Librarians' Index to the Internet searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 7,000 Internet resources
Metric Conversions from Science Made Simple, Inc.
Ninjasuit.com calculators and other tools
Online Conversions metric system conversions
Refdesk.com
links to hundreds of information sources
Reference Suite@Facts.com includes World Almanac and World News Digest
Perpetual Calendar
calendars from 0001-9999
Timeanddate.com time in over 130 worldwide cities
Think! Baby Names meanings and origins of thousands of first names
World Time Server find current time by country or city

Libraries

American Library Association
Detroit Public Library
Internet Public Library at the University of Michigan
LibDex searchable index of library web pages and online catalogs
Library of Congress
Library of Michigan
Metro Net Library Consortium and Metro Net Library Online Catalogs
Michigan Electronic Library
Michigan Library Association
Michigan Library Consortium
Oakland University
Suburban Library Cooperative
TLN: The Library Network
Wayne State University Library System

Statistics

American Fact Finder U.S. Census statistics by city, county, and state
Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer prices, unemployment rates
Community Information by Zip Code from California State University     
Census 2000: Rankings, Comparisons, and Summaries
Census Street Address Locator data for census tracts, blocks & other geographic areas
Consumer Price Index
Demographic Profiles: Census 2000 state, county, and city profiles
Fedstats
 gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies
Gallup Poll
Historical United States Census Data Browser
Information Please Almanac
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments metropolitan Detroit
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Statistics Canada
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics

 


Updated 01/03/07. Please direct comments to Steve Philips at philipss@rhpl.org.