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Electronic Online Books
netLibrary
ebooks
A collection of online books (ebooks) brought to you by the Boston Public
Library Statewide Reference and Referral Center, funded by the Massachusetts
Board of Library Commissioners. Quick Start: Just enter your
Massachusetts local library card number in the box to netLibraryŽ and read
electronic books online from cover-to-cover, including tables and illustrations.
Grolier Online - In school access only
Encarta Online Encyclopedia
Info Please: almanacs,
atlas, dictionary, encyclopedias etc.
KidsClick Reference for fast
facts
Issues and Controversies On File
Dictionary.Com
Welcome to Merriam-Webster- Dictionary
Online
OneLook Dictionaries
A Web of
Online Dictionaries - specialized dictionaries, and foreign
language.
Discovery Schools
Dictionary Plus - dictionary, thesaurus and more
Rhyming Dictionary
Dictionaries -Biographies
Biography Resource Center Remote Access from outside
your library http://galenet.gale.com/a/acp/rpa/mlin_c_remote
Enter your public library card number in the password field.
The Quotation
Guidets
Quoteworld - search by
title, author, quote, or exact words.
The Quotations Page
Poetry
Poetry Archives - over 3600 full-text, non-copyrighted poems, searchable by author, title and first line.
Fact Monster
Fast Facts:
Almanacs/Factbooks/Statistical Reports etc.
Guinness
World Records
FunTrivia.com - The Archive of Fun
Facts
Info Please: almanacs,
atlas, dictionary, encyclopedias etc.
The Old Farmer's Almanac
MegaConverter2 - converts area, weights, measures, temperature, financial interest, time, volume and more
MapQuest - enter your starting point and destination and get the directions.
Yahoo Maps - more maps and driving directions
Area Codes
Government Sites
Write to
Congress - contact your government officials
Federal Statistics
- kids pages from government agencies such as the CIA, EPA, FBI, NASA and more
General Reference Information
IPL Reference Center (Internet Public Library Reference Center)
Electronic Reference Desk (Scholes Electronic Reference Desk)
Refdesk.com - great source for reference materials
Internet School Library Media Center
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