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UNCA only Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI). Indexes articles about people in reference books and Biography Index. Gale
UNCA only Books in Print.  Extensive bibliographic database with award and bestseller listings and over 500,000 full-text reviews. Searches available are by keyword, author, title, or ISBN.
NC LIVE Britannica.com. See Encyclopędia Britannica Online.
UNCA only CountryWatch. Country-specific data portal, including maps and economic forecasts.
Web Dictionary.com. 600,000 English words. Word of the Day. Lexico LLC
Web Encarta Encyclopedia. Signed articles, maps, and multimedia from Microsoft.
NC LIVE Encyclopędia Britannica Online.
NC LIVE Gale Virtual Reference Library. Collection of online reference tools in multiple subject areas. Includes some K-12 resources. Gale. 
UNCA only Historical Statistics of the United States.  A standard source for the quantitative facts of American history covering topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America.  Download, manipulate and customize data.
Web Merriam-Webster. Dictionary, thesaurus, and word-of-the-day.
Web North Carolina Encyclopedia
UNCA only Oxford English Dictionary. The standard dictionary of the English language. Includes a history of individual words along with their derivation and usage examples. Oxford
UNCA only ReferenceUSADetailed residential, business, healthcare, and technical company listings.
Web Roget's Thesaurus. 1911 ed., with 1991 supplement. University of Chicago
NC LIVE Spanish Reference Center.   Spanish-language encyclopedia.  Includes articles, dictionary entries, photos, atlas and timelines.
Web Thesaurus.com. A Web version of Roget's Thesaurus. Lexico LLC
Web The World Factbook. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
Web The OECD Factbook.  Economic, environmental, and social statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.  Statistical data in downloadable spreadsheets.
UNCA only Who's Who. Profiles of 1.2 million accomplished individuals from 1607 to the present.  Marquis
Web xrefer. More than 50 free online reference sources from reputed publishers Oxford UP, Penguin, Bloomsbury and Macmillan.


Directories

Web BellSouth Yellow Pages. Find Businesses by category or name. To Find People, use the BellSouth White Pages. BellSouth
Web Switchboard. Find phone numbers and e-mail addresses. Both Find a Business and Find a Person offer enhanced results with map links and related information.


Facts and Look-ups

Web Common Weights and Measures. University of California, Berkeley
Web Convert me: Kilometers and Miles.
Web How far is it? Distance calculator for any two points "as the crow flies." Bali Online
Web Kelley Blue Book. Used car and motorcycle values. New car pricing. Kelley
Web N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide. National Association of Automobile Dealers
Web POTUS: Presidents of the United States. Election results, cabinet members, and facts about each president. Links to biographies, historical documents, and other presidential sites. Internet Public LIbrary
Web WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server. Cork University
Web Zip Code Lookup and Address Information. U.S. Postal Service


Maps

Web Atlapedia. Political and physical maps. Some use restrictions; maps are watermarked.
Web CIA World Factbook. Small maps with country profiles and larger reference maps.
Web MapBlast. Maps and driving directions.
Web MapQuest. Maps and driving directions. Special page for National Parks.
Web National Geographic Map Machine. Good for making small maps.
Web Perry-Castenada Map Collection Online. University of Texas at Austin
NC LIVE Sanborn Digital Maps: North Carolina. Chart the growth and development of North Carolina towns and cities, 1867-1970.
Web TerraServer. Search and print USGS topographic maps. MSN
Web The Topozone. Search and print USGS topographic maps.
Web Yahoo! Maps by Country.


Publishing

NC LIVE NoveList. Helps readers find interesting new books. CARL
Web PubList. Directory of periodicals based primarily upon information in Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory. PubList.com
NC LIVE Serials Directory (indexing: current). Publisher information only. Not an index to periodical articles. EBSCOhost
Web More books & publishing resources...


Web Reference Resources

Web The Internet Public Library (IPL). University of Michigan site with many different types of reference resources. Easy to use.
Web Librarians' Index to the Internet. Selected Web sites by subject.
Web Library of Congress World Wide Web Home Page. Access to the library catalog, government agency links, the American Memory project, and more.
Web Quick Reference. The University of Texas at Austin's Quick Reference collection of links.
Web Scholars' Guide to WWW. Organized list of Web resources tailored to the needs of the academic community.

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