Reference Weblinks & Cite Guides
Reference
- Over 500 reference titles that include images, sound and video. Constructs bibliographies in MLA, APA and other styles.
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Dictionaries
Acronym Finder
A database of acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms.
Merriam-Webster Online
Provides a free, searchable on-line dictionary and thesaurus, word games, a word of the day, and many other English language and vocabulary reference tools and resources.
On-line Dictionary Search
More than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries are indexed by the OneLook® search engine.
Almanacs & Factual Reference
CIA World Factbook
A wealth of basic information about most of the countries in the world.
Information Please Almanac
Facts on thousands of subjects including sports, entertainment, technology, business, education, and health.
Statistical Abstracts
Presents data from the most recent edition of the U.S. Statistical Abstract back to historical abstracts.
Statistical Resources on the Web
Provides statistics for categories from Agriculture through Weather. Includes up-to-date coverage of issues under "What's New".
Bartlett's Quotations
Bartlett's Quotations
A collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature.
Cite Guides
MLA Style Guide (OWL)
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides MLA style guide parenthetical citation examples, as well as examples for the Works Cited page of a research paper.
APA Style Guide (OWL)
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides APA style guide in-text citation examples, as well as examples for the References page of a research paper.
Citation Machine
Landmark Project's fill-in-the-blank form generates MLA, APA, Turabian, & Chicago bibliographic and in-text citations that can be copied & pasted into your research paper.
Citation Styles for Research Papers
This easy to use color coded guide gives citation examples for APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago and AMA. It was created by the Long Island University (C.W. Post Campus).
Calendars & Time
Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset, and Twilight
Provides data on the sun, the moon, time, solar and lunar calendars and historical events, computation of astronomical phenomena, and other topics.
Time and Date
A guide to time zones, calendars, world clocks, and more.
Virtual Perpetual Calendars
A link to virtual perpetual calendars, millenniums and centuries, and holidays in the U.S. and Canada.
Calculators & Converters
Calculator.com
You have free access to online calculators to help you solve problems and answer questions in the home, office, and school. There are calculators for finance, business, and science. There are ones for cooking, hobbies, and health. Some solve problems, some satisfy curiosity, and some just for fun. All put the answer easily within your reach.
Online Conversion
Over 8,100 Conversions and Calculators.
Universal Currency Converter
Perform exchange rate conversion on the Internet.
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Display Case | Prescott Campus A collection of baskets on loan to us by staff member Patsy Jackson. Included are handmade baskets (all of them) from contemporary to the very old Chinese burden basket.