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Best Free Reference Web Sites From the Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library Association (ALA). |
| Biography.com Twenty thousand entries from The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia (1994). (advertisements) |
| Census
Bureau Information on people, businesses, and geography in the U.S. |
| Choice
Reviews Online For library employees, password required. |
Date
(advertisements) and Time |
| Glossaries Listing of Internet glossaries on many subjects. (advertisements) |
| Information
Please Almanac Full text almanac and other sources. (advertisements) |
| OneLook Searches many web dictionaries simultaneously. (advertisements) |
| LibrarySpot.com
Pointers to various Internet reference sources. (advertisements) |
| Occupational
Outlook Handbook Information on jobs and professions from the U.S. Department of Labor. |
| Oxford
English Dictionary (OED) Full updated text of the OED. (Loyola University New Orleans only) |
| Perry-Castañeda
Library Map Collection Over 4000 maps of the entire world, mostly 19th and 20th century, copyright free. |
| STAT-USA Business and economic statistics and demographics. (Loyola University New Orleans only) |
| Statistical
Abstract of the United States Massive annual compilation of statistics (requires Adobe Acrobat plug-in). |
| Statistical
Resources on the Web University of Michigan Documents Center. (frames) |
| World
Factbook Country information from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. |
| Yahoo!
Reference category Pointers to various Internet reference sources. |
| Zip
Code lookup Look for Zip codes for U.S. mailing addresses. |
| E-reserves: course number as given on page (without hyphen)+ first three letters of instructor's last name |
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