Reference Resources on the Internet Almanacs

Information Please Almanac (http://www.infoplease.com/)

The Old Farmer's Almanac (http://www.almanac.com/)

Scope Systems Historic Events & Birth Dates (http://www.scopesys.com/today/)

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Biographical Sources

Biography.com - A&E (http://www.biography.com/) Covers over 25,000 notable men and women from ancient times to the present day. See who was born on your birthday.

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Conversion and Translation Resources

Babel Fish (http://babelfish.altavista.com) Translate blocks of text and websites from French, German, Dutch, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Korean, and other languages to English.

Conversion of Units
http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/general/units_en.html
This tool will automatically convert units of temperature, length, weight, volume, and power.

Currency Converter (http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic)
Nova Roma – On Roman Numerals http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html Convert a standard number to a Roman numeral, and convert a Roman numeral to a standard number.

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Dates and Times

The Official Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/
This is the place from which all time zones are measured.The official U.S. time (http://www.time.gov)

Time and Date.com
http://www.timeanddate.com/ Provides monthly and yearly calendars along with the correct time for cities worldwide.

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Dictionaries for Acronyms and Words

Acronym Finder (http://www.acronymfinder.com/) Find the meanings for abbreviations and acronyms.

Dictionary.com (http://dictionary.reference.com/) Searches many different dictionaries to provide you with several definitions.

Dictionary of Symbols (http://www.symbols.com/) Contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into groups by their graphic characteristics.

Merriam-Webster OnLine (http://www.m-w.com/) Includes a dictionary and thesaurus. Includes an audio glossary.

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Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com/) Includes more than 50,000 articles on a wide variety of topics.

Encyclopaedia Brittanica (http://www.britannica.com/) Allows you to search the Encyclopaedia in addition to news, magazines, and the Internet's best sites.

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Geographic Sources

CIA World Factbook (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/) Provides maps and detailed geographical information for countries.

Rand McNally (http://www.randmcnally.com/) See maps, driving directions, and road trip planners.

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Government Sources and Statistics

See the legal section for additional government sources. Fedstats (http://www.fedstats.gov) Find a variety of government statistics here.

FedWorld (http://www.fedworld.gov) Helps you locate top government web sites and key government science and technology web resource sites.

FirstGov (http://www.firstgov.gov) This is a great first place to look for government information.

G.P.O. Access Databases (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/databases.html)
Helps you locate government publications.

I.R.S. forms and publications (http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/)

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) (http://www.ncjrs.gov/) Provides information, publications, and statistics on criminal justice agencies and issues. Tennessee Anytime:

The Official Site of the State of Tennessee (http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/)

U.S. Bureau of the Census (http://www.census.gov) Includes the Statistical Abstracts of the United States.

U.S. Department of Energy (http://www.energy.gov/)

U.S. Department of Transportation (http://www.dot.gov/)

Uniform Crime Reports – F.B.I. (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm)

Provides statistics on crime in the United States.

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Job Resources

If you are an allied health student, also see these resources.

CareerBuilder (http://www.careerbuilder.com/) Search for a job in a particular city or state and read helpful tips for finding a job, interviewing for jobs, and writing a resume.

College Grad Job Hunter
http://www.collegegra.com/
This is an entry-level job search for recent graduates and college students.

FedWorld.gov (http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html) Find a government job in a particular area or state.

Job-Hunt.Org (http://www.job-hunt.org)

Jobs.com (http://www.jobs.com)

Knox Careers.com - Advanced Search
http://267.careersite.com/candidate/candadvancedsearch.html

Monster (http://www.monster.com/) Browse helpful job-finding resources, network with peers and experts, post your resume, and search for a job in a particular city.

Occupational Outlook Handbook Online (http://www.bls.gov/oco/) Browse statistics on employment and earnings and read the job outlook for your profession.

Tennessee's JobBank (http://www.ajb.org/tn/) Select a job category, supply a zip code, and select a mile radius to find job listings.

USAJOBS (http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/)
This is the official job site of the United States Federal Government.

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News & Newspapers

BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/)

CNN (http://www.cnn.com)

Google News (http://news.google.com/)

The Knoxville News-Sentinel (see librarian for password)
(http://www.knoxnews.com)

MSNBC (http://msnbc.msn.com/)

NewsDirectory.com (http://www.newsdirectory.com)

NewspaperLinks.com (http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm)

The New York Times (see librarian for password) (http://www.nytimes.com/)

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Phone Books, Area, & ZIP Codes

555-1212.com (http://www.555-1212.com/mindex.jsp) Look up area and country codes.

AT&T Directories (http://www.att.com/directory/) Switchboard.com (http://www.switchboard.com/)

United States Postal Service ZIP Code Look-Up (http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp)

Verizon SuperPages.com (http://www.superpages.com/)

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Quotations

Bartleby.com (http://www.bartleby.com/100/) Search for a particular quotation or quotations containing a particular word.

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Thesaurus

Thesaurus.com (http://thesaurus.reference.com/) Browse within a certain headword or a certain category and search for synonyms and antonyms.

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Weather

AccuWeather.com (http://www.accuweather.com)

Weather.com - Knoxville forecast
http://www.weather.com/weather/local/37919?lswe=37919&lwsa=WeatherLocalUndeclared

Yahoo! Weather - Knoxville forecast
http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USTN0268_f.html

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Page last updated on 02/19/2007