Online Reference Sources

Acronyms

• Acronym Finder - This website contains definitions of over 2,000,000 acronyms, or words formed from the initials of a name or phrase.

Dictionaries

• Bartleby.com - Includes an electronic version of the American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed.
• Dictionary.com - Definitions from several different dictionaries, including American Heritage Dicationary, 4th ed., Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary and others.
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online - An online version of the print edition of the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
• Your dictionary - English dictionaries (including Webster's) and hundreds of foreign language dictionaries. Links to language learning tools, glossaries, and other linguistic tools.

Encyclopedias

• Bartleby.com - Contains an electronic version of the Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.

Handbooks and Almanacs

• CIA World Factbook - Profiles of nations prepared by the CIA.
• InfoNation - Published by the United Nations, this site allows you to compare countries based socio-economic, governmental and geographic factors.
• Old Farmer's Almanac - contains folk wisdom and predictions on various topics, such as weather, food, astronomy and gardening
• State and County Quick Facts - Provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Quotations

• Bartleby.com - Contains quotations from a number of different reference sources, including Simpson's Quotations, Bartlett's Quotations, Respectfully Quoted, and more.

Thesaurus

• Merriam-Webster Online - Online version of the print Merriam-Webster thesaurus.
• Thesaurus.com - Synonyms from Roget's New Millenium Thesaurus.
• Your dictionary - English dictionaries (including Webster's) and hundreds of foreign language dictionaries. Links to language learning tools, glossaries, and other linguistic tools.