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General Reference Webliology

(Note: These sites are recommended, but go outside the control and maintenance of IWU.)

Almanacs
Biographical Information
Car Pricing
Computer Recycling
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Finance
Government & Politics
Grammar/ Study/ Writing

History
Home Improvement
Literature
Mailing Information
Maps
Medical
News & Newspapers
Popular Culture
(Movies, Music, TV)
Quotations

Software/Hardware Reviews
Telephone Directories
Time Zones
Travel
Urban Legends
Weather
Website Development Tools
Other Quick Reference Sites

Almanacs

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Biographical Information

Author Profiles at ChristianBook.com
Biography.com
Biography-Center
Literary Index
Lives, the Biography Resource
Refdesk.com
Colleges and Universities

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Car Pricing

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Computer Recycling

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Dictionaries

Brewer's Phrase and Fable
Cambridge University Press Dictionaries
Focus on MedTerms.com
FOLDOC Free Online Dictionary of Computing
Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesurus
One Look Dictionaries
Thesaurus.com (type word into the search bar on gold banner) Includes access to other kinds of dictionaries and reference works, too.
Webopedia
yourDictionary.com

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Encyclopedias

Britannica Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia.com
MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia

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Finance

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Government & Politics

Embassy World
Federal Web Locator
FedForms.gov
FirstGov
GovSpot
Government Resources from Helmke Library, IPFW, Ind.
United States
Indiana
Other state governments
International governments
Governments on the WWW: Table of contents
National Archives and Records Administration
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Political parties, interest groups, and other special movements
Public record database
State news
Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet
United States Government Manual
United States Historical Documents
U.S. Blue Pages
United Nations

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Grammar/ Study/ Writing Help

Academic Success Center
American Heritage Book of English Usage
AskOxford.com: Better Writing
Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Writing Skills

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History

After the Day of Infamy
American Family Immigration History Center
First World War.com
Freedom: A History of US
Historical Sounds in MP3 Format - from the Free Information Society
HyperHistory.online
Napoleonic Guide
National Security Archive: Sept. 11 Sourcebooks
Speeches from the History Channel.com
World War I: Trenches on the Web

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Home Improvement

Better Homes and Gardens
Cooking and Metric conversion calculator
eHow
Fabric stain removal guide
Home Depot
Home Maintenance and Repair
How Stuff Works
Learn2.com
megaConverter
Repair Clinic
Today's Homeowner

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Literature

AllReaders.com
Bartleby.com
Bibliomania

Cambridge History of English and American Literature

ClassicReader.com

- Full-length classic stories, poetry, Shakespearean works, and reference works are made available.

LitLinks - Info About great stories, poems,plays, essays, and critical

articles. Organized alphabetically by author within five genres.

MasterTexts

- The texts of masterpieces.

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Mailing Information

National Address Server
Zipcodes

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Maps

Geography and Map Reading Room
Mapquest
Rand McNally: The Travel Site
National Atlas
National Geographic Map Machine
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Perpetual Calendar
refdesk.com

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Medical

American Medical Association Online Doctor Finder
Anthrax: The Facts You Need
Calculate your Body Mass Index
CBS Healthwatch
Complete Home Medical Guide
DisabilityInfo.com
Emergency First Aid Index
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
Health Topics A - Z
HealthLink Plus
Healthfinder
HerbMed
Learn CPR
National Center for Infectious Diseases Travelers' Health
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis Library
Medicare: Nursing Home Compare
Merck Manual
Partnership for Healthy Weight Management
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Quackwatch
YourSurgery.com

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News & Newspapers

Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor

PALNI SiteSearch

Indianapolis Star/News
International Herald Tribune
New York Times
Newspapers, USA. and Worldwide
Television News Archives
United Press International Photo Archives
USA Today
Washington Post

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Popular Culture (Movies, Music, Television, etc.)

Books

Amazon.com
Barnes and Noble
BookBrowse
This site attempts to provide reviews and recommendations from the most recently published books.
Books and Culture
Borders
Fatbrain
FreeBooknotes.com