MASSENA PUBLIC LIBRARY
REFERENCE RESOURCE LINKS
BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS: Passages, Phrases and
Proverbs traced to their sources.
BRITANNICA ENCYCLOPEDIA:
BUTTERFLIES ON THE WEB:
CONVERT IT: Simple, easy-to-use interface for figuring out
how many feet are in a meter, the Celsius equivalent for
degrees Fahrenheit, and just about every other metric
conversion that you can think of.
eHOW: Step-by-step tips on just about everything at this
comprehensive site. Examples: How to remove a
mustard stain, wedding planning, troubleshoot your
clothes dryer, etc.
The ELEMENTS OF STYLE: The Bible of correct grammar and
usage. Also includes the following: Words and expressions
commonly misused AND Words commonly misspelled.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD: Scorecard is an environmental
information service provided by the environmental defense
fund. Search the site or simply type in the zip code for
the area you would like to view.
EXPLORERS: Explorers of the land, ideas, sky, and art.
FLAG ETIQUETTE:
HOW STUFF WORKS: Have you ever wondered how something
works? Do you want to know all about chocolate? What
makes the inside of your refridgerator cold? This site
has many categories to choose from.
INFORMATION PLEASE ALMANAC:
INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY:
LANGUAGE HELP: This well organized language dictionary site
includes an index of on line dictionaries, where each index
entry is a link to one or more on line dictionaries in that
language. This site resides at Bucknell University.
LIBRARY SPOT: This site features a wealth of reference resources.
Virtually everything you want or need to know.
LITERATURE.ORG: Free classic literature that you can access for free.
Great fiction for free by authors like Lewis Carroll, The Bronte
sisters, Jack London, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and many
others.
MAP QUEST: City maps of the United States. Zoom in on
sections or the street of a particular town or city or
even the street.
MAPS OF THE WORLD: The Perry-Castaneda Map Collection at
the University of Texas in Austin has a collection of more
than 200,000 maps, many of which were created by
government agencies like the CIA. The Current Interest
section helps you keep up with the geography of areas in
the news, and there are collections of topical maps that
cover the demographics of different parts of the world.
Due to the quality, maps are quite slow but worth the wait.
MIRRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE: Searchable Dictionary & Thesaurus.
Also contains language information, bookstore, slang,
word-for-the-day.
REFERENCE DESK: Has just about any reference source needed.
Many links to useful reference including Bartlet's Familiar
Quotations, currency exchange, Dictionary & Thesaurus,
Tax Forms & Publications, CIA world factbook, and lots
of other interesting references.
UNITED STATES HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY: Compiled by the United
States Department of State.
UNITED STATES VITAL RECORDS: Find out where to obtain vital
records information for each state.
VIRTUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA: Search just about any topic including
but not limited to: Automotive, Education, Geography,
US Government, History, Magazines, Military, Politics,
Science, and Weather.
VIRTUAL REFERENCE DESK: One of the best reference resources
on the web. Includes news, sports scores, stock quotes,
maps, people search, yellow pages, dictionary, thesaurus,
encyclopedia, search engines, homework helper, calendars,
comic strips, and many more options too numerous to list.
FAST FACT section has a multitude of information for
virtually everything, including the Old Farmer's
Almanac, Maps, Top Physicians, etc.
