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General Reference and Information Resources

Acronyms

The Library Spot

Almanacs

Fast Facts: Almanacs/Factbooks/Statistical Reports& Related Reference Tools
Information Please Almanac


Associations

Associations on the Net (Internet Public Library)


Biographies

Biography Resources (Internet Public Library)


Books – For Sale and in Libraries

Amazon Books
* Brown University (Josiah)
* HELIN (Rhode Island Higher Education Library Information Network)
* Massachusetts Libraries 
* Public Libraries, Rhode Island 
* Interlibrary Loan Service available from the OLIS Library


Business Directories and Information Resources

Business Resources of the Providence Public Library
Hoover's Online -- database of over 10,000 companies
Thomas Register 
Wall Street Research Net -- 14,000 companies plus additional business and economic information


Calculation and Conversion Tools

Common Weights And Measures 
The Inflation Calculator 
USA Today Calculators 


Census

American FactFinder 
Population Reference Bureau (PRB) 
RI Census 2000
Statistical Abstract of the United States 


Computers & the Internet

Cnet.com: the source for computers and technology
Computer Currents High-Tech Dictionary 
The Computer Information Center 
Computer Magazines
Computer & Internet Resources
(Internet Public Library)
Refdesk, index of quality Internet sites 
Web Search Engines


Copyright

United State Copyright Office


Countries of the World

CIA World Factbook 
Library of Congress Country Studies 
U.S. Department of State Background Notes 


Dictionaries

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3rd ed 
Dictionary Resources (Internet Public Library)
Dictionary.com 
Roget's Thesaurus 


Disabilities

ABLEDATA: Assistive Technology for the Disabled
ADA Homepage
Disability Resources on the Internet


Document Conservation and Preservation 

Northeast Document Conservation Center


Education

AskERIC Home Page
Department of Education
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 


Encyclopedias

The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition
Encyclopedia Resources (Internet Public Library)
Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia


Grants/Grantsmanship

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The Foundation Center
Getting Grants- Help for Grant Writers
Grant Proposal.com
Providence Public Library Foundation Collection


Health and Medicine

Health and Medical Sciences Resources(Internet Public Library)
Medline -- medical information provided by the community of science


Libraries

Library of Congress
Providence Public Library
Rhode Island Libraries
Rhode Island State Library
Rhode Island State Law Library


Magazine/Journal Articles

FindArticles.com
Ingenta  -- periodical index and table of contents database 
              -- includes document delivery for a fee 
PubMed


Management

ManagementFirst


Maps and Atlases

Maps & Atlas Resources (Internet Public Library)


Newspapers

Boston Globe Online
New York Times
Providence Journal
Online Newspapers (Internet Public Library)


Parliamentary Procedure

Cagle's Parliamentary Procedure


Phone Books

The Library Spot


Quotations

Quotations Resources (Internet Public Library)


Style and Writing Guides

Citing Electronic Resources
Grammar and Style Notes
Writer's Handbook

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