E-Reference

Online Reference Material

There is something for everyone when it comes to online reference materials. Below we have listed the ones we have found to be very useful.

Librarian Picks

• Librarians’ Internet Index
• refdesk.com
• Internet Public Library
• LibrarySpot 

Abbreviations and Acronyms

• AbbreviationZ
• Acronym Finder 

Almanac

• The Old Farmer’s Almanac 

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Business and Finance

• Yellow Book
• Yahoo! Finance
• CNNMoney.com
• Hoovers
• NAICS Codes 

Calendars, World Time and Currency Converter

• Official U.S. Time
• New World Clock
• Virtual Perpetual Calendars
• Holidays and Observances 
• Currency Converter

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Colleges and Universities

• CollegeSource Online
• U.S. Two-Year Colleges
• American Universities
• students.gov
• Braintrack University Index
• FAFSA-Application for Federal Student Aid 

Dictionaries

• Merriam-Webster OnLine
• Dictionary of Slang
• The Free Dictionary
• Tech Terms
• DOD Dictionary of Military Terms

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Encyclopedias

• Webopedia
• Bartleby.com
• The Literary Encyclopedia
• WIKIPEDIA

Entertainment

• allmusic
• E! Online
• movies.com
• Internet Broadway Database
• radio-locator
• WEB-RADIO 

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Genealogy

• ESPL Genealogy Collection
• Census Finder
• FamilySearch
• The National Archives
• UVA Library Genealogical Resources 

Government

• IRS Forms and Publications
• U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal
• GPO Access
• Commonwealth of Virginia 

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Grammar

• AskOxford.com 

Health

• Centers for Disease Control
• WebMD
• Merck Manual of Medical Information
• MedlinePlus
• Healthopedia.com 

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Images

• AlltheWeb
• AltaVista Image Search
• Google Image Search 

Internet and Computers

• iTools
• world66
• ZDNet
• SearchEngineWatch 

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Jobs

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• America’s JobBank 
• Virginia Employment Commission
• Virginia Career VIEW

Libraries

• ESCC Learning Resources Center
• Eastern Shore Public Library 
• Virtual Library of Virginia
• LIBWEB
• The Library of Virginia
• The Library of Congress 

Maps and Travel

• MapQuest
• Yahoo! Maps
• Live Local
• Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
• Airlines of the Web
• all-hotels 

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News

• Eastern Shore News
• Eastern Shore Post
• PilotOnline.com
• CNN.com
• BBC News 

Phone Directories

• superpages.com
• WhitePages.com
• AnyWho Online Directory
• infobel.com 

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Quotations

• Bartleby.com
• The Quotation Page
• Quoteland.com 

Statistics

• National Center for Health Statistics
• U.S. Census Bureau
• FedStats
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Statistical Abstract of the United States 

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Style Guides

• ESCC's APA Citation Guide
• ESCC's MLA Citation Guide
• APA Style Guide
• Chicago Manual of Style
• MLA Style Guide
• OWL Formatting and Style Guides 

Thesauri

• ROGET'S Thesaurus Search Form
• Merriam-Webster OnLine 

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Weather

• Weather Channel Interactive
• National Weather Service
• WeatherHub International Weather 

Postal Information and Zip Codes

• United States Postal Service
• ZIP Code Lookup

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