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Subscription Resources
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index
- Books in Print
- Credo Reference Trial Access ends Dec. 9, 2009 Full-text, aggregated content from over 450 reference books
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition
- Serials Directory
- World Almanacs
- WorldCat
Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols
- Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government
- The Acronym Finder
- Acronym Search
- All that JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources
Almanacs
- Guinness World Records
- How Stuff Works
- Information Please
- Old Farmer's Almanac
- Online Calculators, Conversion Tools, Measurements & Weights
Awards
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- AwardWeb: Collections of Literary Award Information
- The Booklist Center Lists of award winning books.
- Emmy Awards Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- Grammy Awards The Recording Industry
- National Book Awards National Book Foundation
- National Magazine Awards American Society of Magazine Editors
- Nobel Prizes Nobel Foundation
- Peabody Award
- The Pulitzer Prizes
- Tony Awards American Theatre Wings
Biographical Resources
- Biographical Dictionary
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index VSU access only.
- Biography-center 5,343 english language biographies from 136 different websites.
- Biography.com A & E's Biography site.
- National Obituary Archive
Calendars & Clocks
Careers & Job Searching
- About.com: Career Planning
- Georgia Career Information System (GCIS)
- Georgia Hire
- Job Searching About.com
- LifeWorks: explore health and medical science careers
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Quintessential Careers
Country Information
- Country Reports
- al-bab (Arab Gateway)
- Background Notes
- CIA World Factbook
- Country Studies/Area Handbook Series
- Cultural Profile Project
- MSU Global Access
- NationMaster.com A massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations.
- Portals to the World Library of Congress
Dictionaries & Thesauri
Dictionary Collections
- The FreeDictionary.com English, Medical, Legal, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine all in one!
- The Glossarist
- OneLook Dictionaries Indexes 647 dictionaries. Multilanguage.
- yourDictionary.com Includes an index of specialty dictionaries.
English Language Dictionaries
General
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language 4th ed., 2000.
- The CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
- HyperDictionary.com
- Hypertext Webster Gateway
- Merriam-Webster OnLine
- Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition
Britishisms
Etymology
Slang
- Australian Slang Dictionary
- Dictionary of English Slang and Colloquialisms of the UK
- The Online Slang Dictionary A Collaborative Project
Thesauri
- Lexical FreeNet
- One Look Reverse Dictionary
- Roget's Thesaurus 1911.
- Roget's II: The New Thesaurus (3rd ed., 1995).
Foreign Language Dictionaries
- Altavista Translations
- Dictionaries
- Foreign Languages for Travelers
- Languages German (University of Oregon) German <-> English Dictionary
Directories
- Lookup Directory Melissa Data
- Internet Address Finder
- Yahoo! People Search Formerly Four 11.
Postal Codes
- Links: International Postal Codes and Address Formats
- Postcodes On-line United Kingdom
- Zip Code Look up United States Postal Service
Telephone
- Any Who
- AreaCode-Info.com
- BellSouth Real Yellow Pages
- BT PhoneNetUK (United Kingdom)
- Escape Artist: Dialing Codes & Directories Worldwide
- Go Toll Free: The Internet 800 Directory
- InfoSpace
- Telephone Directories on the Web
Government
- U.S. Blue Pages
- Federal Telephone Directories
- Georgia State Telephone Directory
- Valdosta City Numbers for Mayor/City Council and City Departments.
Dissertations and Theses
- Dissertation Abstracts (at ProQuest)
- Georgia State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations Database
- Georgia Tech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection
- Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
- OhioLINK ETD
- University of Georgia Electronic Theses and Dissertations
E-Journals
- Digital Libraries : Electronic Journal and Text Archives : IFLA
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
- Highwire Press
- New Jour New journals and newsletters available on the internet.
- Scholarly Journals Distributed Via the World Wide Web
Encyclopedias
- Assorted Encyclopedias on the Web Strong in the sciences.
- Britannica.com
- Columbia Encyclopedia 6th ed. (Published 2000).
Etiquette
- Disability Etiquette Handbook City of San Antonio Planning Department
- Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home Emily Post, 1922.
- Flag Etiquette
- Miss Manners washingtonpost.com
- The Original Tipping Page
Government Resources
Public Records
- Search Systems - Largest Free Public Records Database Collection
- Virtual Gumshoe-Investigative Resources on the Web
Quotations
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed., 1901
- BrainyQuote
- First Lines
- Internet Movie Database (IMDb) Movie quotes available in "Word Search."
- Quotations Homepage
- Quoteland.com
- QuoteWorld.org
- RockWisdom.com Over 9,000 song quotes.
- Simpson's Contemporary Quotations 1988.
Sports
- The American soccer history archives
- Baseball Almanac
- Baseball-Reference.com
- CNNSI.com
- ESPN.com
- Information Please Sports Almanac
- NBA.com
- The Sporting News
- FOXSports
- Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
- Sports Illustrated Pictures
Taxes
- Federal
- Florida
- Georgia
- State and Local Tax Sites
- Uncle Fed's Tax Board
- World Wide Web Tax
- Yahoo! Tax Center
Travel
- Air Traffic Control System Command Center Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- American Trails
- Amtrak
- Frommer's Travel Guides
- BedandBreakfast.com
- BootsnAll.com - The Ultimate Resource for the Independent Traveller
- U.S. Bureau of Consular Affairs Travel warnings, passport information etc.
- Diner City
- ERsys - Earth Resource System
- Find a Camp American Camping Association
- Georgia
- Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
- Greyhound Bus Lines Local terminal located at 200 N. Oak St. (242-8575).
- Hidden America Dedicated to "On the Road Americana."
- Ian Histor's Historical Markers Page
- Jacksonville International Airport
- LA Times - Travel
- MapQuest
- Yahoo! Maps
- National Geographic Online
- Recreation.gov Reservation service.
- Rand McNally - Road Construction
- Roller Coaster DataBase
- Shawguides Guides to camps, cultural travel and learning vactions.
- Sperling's Best Places The Ultimate resource for relocation, recreation, retirement.
- Travel Health Online
- Travelocity.com
- United States Local and State Transit Links
- Wilderness Survival Guide
- Women's Travel Club
Valdosta State University
- Calendars
- Course Catalogs
- Directories
- E-mail Lists Campus announcement/discussion lists.
- Factbook Office of Institutional Research. Use menu to access Factbooks.
- New Titles in GIL@VSU Recent library acquisitions
- VSU Notes VSU professor evaluations and more.
Web Guides
- Best Online Reference Sites
- E-Ref A collection of online reference tools appropriate for the undergraduate
- Internet Public Library
- Know Play?
- Refdesk.com
- The Straight Dope Front Page An archive of questions and answers with references.
- Study Guides and Strategies Offered in many languages
- Virtual Reference Shelf Library of Congress
- Yahoo! Reference Includes Dictionaries, an Encyclopedia, World Factbook, and a Conversion Calculator.
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