Research Guides

General Reference

Library Databases:  |  Oxford Reference
Web Sites:   MEL Reference Desk |  IPL Ready Reference |  Bartlett's Familiar Quotations | RefDesk

Almanacs

Library Database:  Country Watch
Web Sites:    CIA World Factbook  | IPL Almanacs   |  INFOPlease

Biography

Library Databases:  American National Biography  
Web Sites:  IPL Biographies  |  Lives, the Biography Resource | Biography Resources (ACRL)
Biography Center

Book Reviews

Web Sites:  Book Page:America's Book Review |  Booklist

Dictionaries

Library Databases:  Oxford English Dictionary
Web Sites:   Cambridge Dictionaries Online  | Merriam Webster Online  |  Roget's Thesaurus

Directories

Web Sites:  Publishers and Vendors | Publist

Encyclopedias

Library Databases:  Encyclopedia Americana  |  Encyclopedia Britannica  |  Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

Maps

Library Database:  Country Watch
Web Sites:   National Atlas | Geography and Maps- Library of Congress