Monday 3 March 2008

Reference Resources

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REFERENCE RESOURCES

2007 Consumer Action Handbook
http://www.consumeraction.gov/

555-1212.com
http://www.555-1212.com/

5min - Life Videopedia
http://www.5min.com/

AA Independent Press Guide
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dee.rimbaud/aaipg.html

Abbreviations.com - Directory of Acronyms, Abbreviations and Initialisms
http://www.abbreviations.com/

Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government
http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/subjectareas/gov/docs_abbrev.html

About Famous People
http://www.aboutfamouspeople.com/index.html

ABYZ News Links
http://www.abyznewslinks.com/

A Concise Guide to the Major Internet Bodies
http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/v6i5_simoneli.html

Acronym Finder
http://www.acronymfinder.com/

Acronym Search
http://www.acronymsearch.com/

Acronym Server Simplified
http://www.ucc.ie/cgi-bin/acronym

Acronyms Used by Asian / Pacific Studies' Scholars: A Dictionary
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/ACR/Acronyms.html


African Studies Collections
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/

A Growing Dictionary of Old and New Words From the Fringes of English
http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/guide/

ALA - ACRL - Internet Resources Reference Index
http://snipurl.com/6bss

Alpha Dictionary Language Directory
http://www.alphadictionary.com/langdir.html

ALT Codes
http://www.coloryourprofyle.com/phade/alt.html

Alternative Dictionaries
http://www.notam02.no/~hcholm/altlang/

AltWeeklies.com
http://www.altweeklies.com/

Ancient Thespians One-Minute Web Guide
http://www.ancientthespians.com/

Answers.com - Reference Search Engine and Service
http://www.Answers.com/

ANU - Coombsweb Social Sciences Server
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/

Archival Meta Index
http://www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/ArchivesResources.html

Archives Canada
http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/index.html

Argali White & Yellow - Phone Directories Search
http://www.argali.com/default.asp

Article Destination
http://www.articledestination.com/

ArtLex - Art Directory
http://www.artlex.com/

ArtNodes
http://www.uoc.edu/artnodes/eng/

Arts and Humanities Internet Resources
http://snipurl.com/bq7g

A Simple Book Repair Manual
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~preserve/repair/repairindex.htm

Ask a Librarian - An Online Reference Service from the Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/

AskAsia.org
http://www.askasia.org/

Associated Content
http://www.AssociatedContent.com/

Associations on the Internet
http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/

Audio Word
http://www.podictionary.com/

Avano - Marine and Aquactic Sciences OAI Harvester
http://www.ifremer.fr/avano/

BABEL: A Glossary of Computer Related Abbreviations and Acronyms
http://www.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de/kopien/babel.html

Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music
http://www.enotes.com/music-encyclopedia/

Bar Code Number Source - Subdivisions
http://www.buyabarcode.com/

BBC Internet Radio Player
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/

Best Free Reference Sites 1999-2006
http://snipurl.com/18flt

Best Free Reference Web Sites
http://snipurl.com/6bj1

Best of History Web Sites
http://www.besthistorysites.net/

Best Online Reference Sites
http://ansernet.rcls.org/deskref/

Best Search Tools Chart
http://www.infopeople.org/search/chart.html

BetterHumans
http://www.BetterHumans.com/

Biography
http://www.Biography.com/

Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/biography/

Biomass Document Database
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/document_database.html

Bloomsbury Research Centre
http://www.bloomsburymagazine.com/arc/arc_home.asp

boardnetUSA
http://www.boardnetusa.org/public/home.asp

BookCrossing
http://www.bookcrossing.com/

BookTour - Where Authors and Audiences Meet
http://www.booktour.com/

Boxes and Arrows Journal
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/

BRAINTRACK - University Index
http://www.braintrack.com/

BUBL LINK - 5:15 - General Reference: Internet Resources by Type
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/types.html

Business Dictionary
http://www.BusinessDictionary.com/

Business History Books
http://www.businesshistorybooks.com/

Business Reference on the Net
http://marylaine.com/busref2.html

Business Reference Services - Indexes, Bibliographies, and Guides
http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/

Business Technology Enterprise Best Practices Research
http://www.brint.com/interest.html

Business Wire
http://www.BusinessWire.com/

BuzzWhack
http://www.buzzwhack.com/

Canadian Atlas Online
http://canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/intro.aspx?lang=En

CEO Express
http://www.ceoexpress.com/

Cetus Links:18,193 Links on Objects and Components
http://www.cetus-links.org/

Chicago Public Library Reference Shelf
http://cpl.lib.uic.edu/008subject/005genref/readyref.html

China and Eurasia Forum
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/inside/publications/CEF_home.htm

Chipwrapper - Search UK Newspapers
http://www.chipwrapper.co.uk/

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (BETA)
http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/

CIA FOIA - Electronic Reading Room
http://www.foia.cia.gov/search_options.asp

CIA - World Fact Book
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

CIOZone™ - Professional Social Network for CIOs and IP Professionals
http://www.ciozone.com/

Cliche Finder
http://www.westegg.com/cliche/

Clinton Presidential Materials Project
http://clinton.archives.gov/

ClipShack - Sharing and Playing Videos
http://www.clipshack.com/

Collaborative Live Reference Services
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/collab.htm

Collections and Internet Resources in the Humanities and Social Sciences
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/colls/

Comic Book Database
http://www.ComicBookDB.com/

CommomBits
http://www.commonbits.org/index.php

Company and Telephone Directories
http://www.rba.co.uk/sources/directs.htm

Computers in Libraries 2005: Presentation Links
http://www.infotoday.com/cil2005/presentations/

Congressional Directory
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html

Country Reports
http://www.countryreports.org/

Crazy Fads
http://www.crazyfads.com/

CyberStacks(sm)
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/

CyberTimes Navigator
http://snipurl.com/6bvj

DailyLit
http://www.dailylit.com/

d'ART - Fine Art Marketplace and Community
http://www.fine-art.com/

Database of Virtual Art
http://www.virtualart.at/

DateDex - The Calendar Directory of Days, Dates and Events Worldwide
http://www.datedex.com/

DELOS - Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries
http://www.delos.info/

Designing Webliographies In an Effective and Simple Manner: A Step by Step Process
http://www.webology.itgo.com/2004/v1n1/a2.html

DeskRef: Sources for Quick Answers
http://ansernet.rcls.org/deskref

Desk Set: Ready Reference on the Web
http://archive.ala.org/acrl/choice/sampess.html

Dictionary.com
http://www.Dictionary.com/

Digital Reference Education Initiative (DREI)
http://drei.vrd.org/

Digital Reference Services Bibliography
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/digiref.html

Dictionary Of Occupational Titles Index
http://www.theodora.com/dot_index.html

Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences
http://www.kovacs.com/directory/index.html

Directory Resources
http://www.DirectoryResources.info/

Directory Search - World - Professional Business Directory
http://www.biz-directory.org/

Dictionary Server Protocol (DICT)
http://www.dict.org/

Digital Artists Handbook
http://www.digitalartistshandbook.org/

Disability INFormation Resources (DINF)
http://www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/english/index_e.html

dMarie Time Capsule
http://dmarie.com/timecap/

Eternal Sunset
http://www.eternalsunset.net/

Double-Tongued Word Wrester
http://www.doubletongued.org/

DoWire - Democracies Online
http://dowire.org/

DREI - Digital Reference Education Initiative
http://128.230.185.43/

Early Americas Digital Archive (EADA)
http://www.mith2.umd.edu:8080/eada/index.jsp

Earth Science Picture of the Day
http://epod.usra.edu/

Earth Tools
http://www.earthtools.org/

EarthTrends - Online Environmental, Social, and Economic Trends Database
http://earthtrends.wri.org/

eBlast!
http://www.eblast.com/

eBook Information and Resources
http://12.108.175.91/ebookweb/links

Education Atlas®
http://www.EducationAtlas.com/

Educator's Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org/

eHow - How Things Get Done
http://www.eHow.com/

Electronic Publishing Reference Resources on the Internet
http://library.usask.ca/~dworacze/ESOURC.HTM

eMail Etiquette
http://www.emailreplies.com/

Encarta by MSN - Online Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Atlas and Homework
http://encarta.msn.com/

Encyclopaedia Romana
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana

Encyclopedia.com - Reference Desk
http://www.encyclopedia.com/

Encyclopedias for Business Reference
http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/

Enformatika
http://www.enformatika.org/journals/1305-5313/index.htm

Enterprise IA Roadmap
http://louisrosenfeld.com/home/bloug_archive/000359.html

Environment News Service (ENS)
http://www.ens-newswire.com/

Enviropedia
http://www.enviropedia.org.uk/

EPoCH - Excellence in Processing Open Cultural Heritage
http://www.epoch-net.org/

ePodunk
http://www.epodunk.com/

Ersys - Comprehensive Destination Information
http://www.ersys.com/

EServer - Arts and Humanities Accessible Writings
http://www.eserver.org/

eServiceInfo - Service Manuals, Electronic Components Datasheets and Equipment Schematics Database
http://www.eserviceinfo.com/

E-STREAMS
http://www.e-streams.com/

Eternal Egypt
http://www.eternalegypt.org/

Ethics Updates
http://ethics.acusd.edu/

EthicsWeb - Ethics Resources on the World Wide Web
http://www.ethicsweb.ca/

EveryStockPhoto.com
http://www.everystockphoto.com/

EXPLORATOR
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Explorator/

Facster™ - The Facts At Your Fingertips
http://www.facster.com/

Factiva Toolbar
http://global.factiva.com/toolbar

Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
http://www.factmonster.com/

Facts on Files News Services
http://www.facts.com/index.htm

Federal Government's Financial Health: A Citizen’s Guide 2008
http://www.gao.gov/financial/citizensguide2008.pdf

Federal News Radio
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/

FedStats: A to Z
http://www.fedstats.gov/key.html

FedWorld
http://www.fedworld.gov/

Financial Sources
http://www.FinancialSources.info/

Findout
http://www.findout.com/

Fixya - Technical Support, User Guides and Repair Service
http://www.fixya.com/

FLOSS Manuals - Free How To Use Free Software Manuals
http://flossmanuals.net/

Fone Finder Query
http://www.fonefinder.net/index.php

Forbes Best of the Web
http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/main.jhtml

Foreign Government Resources on the Web
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html

Free Online-Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC)
http://www.foldoc.org/

Freedom of Information Center
http://www.missouri.edu/~foiwww/

Free Full Text - A Supplement To Every Library Catalogue On the Planet!
http://www.FreeFullText.com/

Free Software Foundation (FSF)
http://www.fsf.org/

Fugitive Fact File
http://www.hclib.org/pub/search/fff_details.cfm

Gas-Buddy - Local Real Time Gas Price Information Portal
http://www.gasbuddy.com/

GDP Inflation Calculator
http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/bu2/inflateGDP.html

GetHuman Project
http://gethuman.com/

Global E-Government Survey 2008
http://www.unpan.org/egovkb/global_reports/08report.htm

Global Reference Network
http://www.loc.gov/rr/digiref/

Glossary of Internet Terms
http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html

gMapTrack: Your Locations, Trips and Trackers with Google Maps
http://www.gmaptrack.com/

"Good Morning" In Over 250 Languages
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/gmorning.htm

Google™ Directory - Reference
http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/

Google™ Help: Cheat Sheet
http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html

Google™ Maps
http://maps.google.com/

Google™ U.S. Government Search
http://www.google.com/ig/usgov

Governing: Sourcebook Online Supplement
http://www.governing.com/source.htm

Government Information Online (GIO)
http://govtinfo.org/

GreatBuildings.com
http://www.greatbuildings.com/

Groowe.com Toolbar
http://www.groowe.com/

GuideStar - The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
http://www.guidestar.com/

Guide to Grammar and Style
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/

Guide to Punctuation
http://www.informatics.susx.ac.uk/doc/punctuation/node00.html

Guide to the Canadian House of Commons
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/guide/index-e.asp

Health & Safety Information on Household Products
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/


Historical Statistics of the United States
http://www.csep.ucr.edu/HSUS/HSUS.html

History Guide/InformationsWeiser Geschichte
http://www.historyguide.de/

Home Economics Archive: Research, Tradition and History (HEARTH)
http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/

Hoover's Online - The Business Information Authority
http://www.hoovers.com/free/

HotSheet - Web Quick Reference
http://www.hotsheet.com/

Hottest Journals of the Millennium (so far)
http://www.sciencewatch.com/jan-feb2005/sw_jan-feb2005_page1.htm

How Far Is It
http://www.indo.com/distance/

Human-Computer Interaction
http://www.berkshirepublishing.com/brw/BerkProd.asp?projID=29

Human Rights Library - University of Minnesota
http://snipurl.com/6c0f

Humbul Humanities Hub
http://www.humbul.ac.uk/

iberry.com - The Academic Portal
http://iberry.widged.com/cms/

Ibiblio.org - Reference
http://snipurl.com/6cb7

IBM RedBooks
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/

IFLA (The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
http://www.ifla.org/

iHeard - Find Your Favorite Music, Sports and Talk Radio Stations
http://www.iHeard.com/

Image*After
http://www.imageafter.com/

Imaging Resource - Digital Camera Reviews
http://www.imaging-resource.com/

Index of Economic Freedom 2008
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/index.cfm

Infobel World - Telephone Directories
http://www.infobel.com/teldir/default.asp

InfoLibrarian
http://www.infolibrarian.com/

Information Literacy Weblog
http://ciquest.shef.ac.uk/infolit/

Information Quality Resources
http://www.InformationQualityResources.info/

Infomercial Index - Find Infomercial Info Fast
http://www.magickeys.com/infomercials/

INFOMINE - General Reference Resources
http://infomine.ucr.edu/?view=reference

Information Please: On-Line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, Atlas, & Almanac Reference
http://www.infoplease.com/

Information Technology and Management
http://www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=101768

InfoSpace
http://www.InfoSpace.com/

Instructables - Step-By-Step Collaboration
http://www.instructables.com/

Interactive Architecture
http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/

International Centre of Excellence in Asia-Pacific Studies
http://iceaps.anu.edu.au/

International Children's Digital Library (ICDL)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/

International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science
http://ejournals.wspc.com.sg/ijfcs/ijfcs.shtml

Internet Alerts
http://www.InternetAlerts.info/

Internet Clocks, Counters, and Countdowns
http://www.panaga.com/clocks/clocks.htm

Internet Collegiate Reference Collection
http://icrc.bloomu.edu/

Internet Computing's Guide to Web Resources
http://www.computer.org/internet/links.htm

Internet Demographics
http://www.InternetDemographics.info/

Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine (IEU)
http://encyclopediaofukraine.com/

Internet Experts
http://www.InternetExperts.info/

Internet Living Swahili Dictionary
http://www.yale.edu/swahili/

Internet MiniGuides
http://www.InternetMiniGuides.com/

Internet Prospector Reference Desk - Nonprofit Prospect Research
http://www.internet-prospector.org/

Internet Public Library Reference Center
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref00.00.00

Internet Reference Services Quarterly: A Journal of Innovative Information Practice, Technologies, and Resources
http://www.haworthpress.com/web/IRSQ/

Internet Resources for Nonprofits
http://www.uticapubliclibrary.org/non-profit/directory.html

Internet Resources Newsletter
http://www.hw.ac.uk/libWWW/irn/irn.html

Internet Satirical Newspaper Association (ISNA)
http://glossynews.com/isna/

Internet Scout Project
http://scout.wisc.edu/

Internet Slang Dictionary and Translator
http://www.noslang.com/index.php

IPL Ready Reference Collection: Reference
http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/ref0000.html

ISO Online
http://www.iso.ch/

iTools (formerly ResearchIt!)
http://www.itools.com/

James Madison Papers
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/madison_papers/

Jane's Information Group
http://www.janes.com/index.shtml

Jargon File Resources
http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/

Journal of Digital Information Management
http://www.dirf.org/jdim/default.asp

Journal of Maps
http://www.journalofmaps.com/

Just One More Book Podcast - Books for Children
http://www.justonemorebook.com/

Kellscraft Studio's Web Text-ures: Public Domain Books On-Line
http://www.kellscraft.com/textcontents.html

Kid's Search Tools
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm

Krislyn's Strictly Business Sites
http://www.krislyn.com/sites.html

Languages of the World
http://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/

Law Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/law/

Lexonomy - A Taxonomy Primer
http://www.lexonomy.com/publications/aTaxonomyPrimer.html

Library of Congress: Research and Reference
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/

Library of Congress Virtual Reference Shelf
http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html

Library-Oriented Lists & Electronic Serials
http://liblists.wrlc.org/

LibrarySpot
http://www.libraryspot.com/

Library Support Staff Reference Resources
http://librarysupportstaff.com/librefpg.html

LibraryThing - Catalog Books
http://www.librarything.com/

Library Web Manager's Reference Center
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/RefCenter/

Librarians' Index to the Internet
http://lii.org/

Librarians' Resource Centre
http://snipurl.com/6c2b

LibriVox - Accoustical Liberation of Books in the Public Domain
http://www.librivox.org/

LibWeb - Library Servers via WWW
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/

Linux - Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition by Paul Sheer
http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz

List of Lists
http://www.specialissues.com/lol/

Literary Index
http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex

Litsum - Free Literature Summaries and Study Guides
http://litsum.com/

LLRX - Creating a Personal Online Reference Desk for Beginners
http://www.llrx.com/features/onlinerefdesk.htm

LOUIS - the Library Of Unified Information Sources
http://www.louisdb.org/

manybooks.net - Free eBooks for your PDA
http://www.manybooks.net/

Martindale's Calculators On-Line Center
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html

Martindale's The Reference Desk
http://www.martindalecenter.com/

MATRIX: The Center for Humane, Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online
http://www.matrix.msu.edu/

MatWeb - The Online Materials Information Resource
http://www.matweb.com/

Mechanical Engineering Calculations, Graphics, and Data
http://www.mechengcalculations.com/index.htm

MEDLINEplus Health Information
http://medlineplus.gov/

MegaConvertor 2
http://www.megaconverter.com/Mega2/index.html

MegaSources
http://www.ryerson.ca/~dtudor/megasources.htm

Merck Veterinary Manual
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/

Merriam-Webster Online
http://www.m-w.com/

MetaGlossary
http://www.metaglossary.com/

Metagovernment Project
http://www.metagovernment.org/

Mineral Commodity Summaries
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/

MIT Virtual Reference Collection
http://libraries.mit.edu/research/virtualref.html

MorgueFile - Public Image Reference Archive by MConnors.com
http://www.morguefile.com/

Morse Code Translator
http://snipurl.com/6c36

Mozart Institute - Digital Mozart Edition
http://nma.redhost24-001.com/mambo/index.php

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
http://www.moma.org/

Museums of the World
http://www.museum.com

MusicBrainz
http://www.musicbrainz.org/

My Virtual Reference Desk - My Facts Page - Internet Resources
http://www.refdesk.com/factnet.html

My Virtual Reference Desk - Quick Reference / Research
http://www.refdesk.com/instant.html

NameVoyager
http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/

National Atlas of the United States
http://nationalatlas.gov/

National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)
http://www.loc.gov/ndnp/

NASA History Division
http://history.nasa.gov/

National Geographic Sustainable Destinations Resource Center
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/sustainable/

National Science Digital Library
http://nsdl.org/

NatureServe Explorer
http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/

NetLingo - The Internet Dictionary
http://netlingo.com/

NewsDirectory
http://www.ecola.com/

Newgie - Finding the Most Interesting News
http://www.newgie.com/

Newsfile.co.uk - UK History Site
http://www.newsfile.co.uk/

NewsLink
http://newslink.org/

NewsPlace.org - Reference
http://www3.niu.edu/newsplace/reference.html

NewsTin - Multilingual News Search
http://www.newstin.com/

News To Watch - Breaking News By the Minute
http://www.newstowatch.com/

Newsvine
http://www.newsvine.com/

New York Public Library Best of the Web
http://www.nypl.org/links/

Nobel Prize Internet Archive
http://www.almaz.com/nobel/

Nolo Law Centers
http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/

NPR Podcasts
http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php

Nutrition Facts & Calorie Counter
http://www.nutritiondata.com/

NYPL Digital Gallery
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm

OA-Journals Comprenhesive List by Jan Szczepanski
http://www.his.se/templates/vanligwebbsida1.aspx?id=20709

Occultopedia: The Occult and Unexplained Encyclopedia
http://www.occultopedia.com/occult.htm

Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
http://www.iobis.org/

Odden's Bookmarks - Maps and Mapping
http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.php

ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science by Joan M. Reitz
http://lu.com/odlis/

Old World Traditional Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project
http://www.ciolek.com/owtrad.html

Omnibiography.com - The Largest Directory of Biographies On the Web
http://www.omnibiography.com/

Omniglot - A Guide To Written Language
http://www.omniglot.com/index.htm

OneLook Dictionary Search
http://www.onelook.com/

OneLook Reverse Dictionary
http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml

Online Chemical Dictionary
http://www.chemnet.com/dict/

Online Conversions
http://www.onlineconversion.com/

Online Etymology Dictionary
http://www.etymonline.com/

Online Newspapers
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/

Online Programming for All Libraries (OPAL)
http://www.opal-online.org/

Open Clip Art Library
http://www.openclipart.org/

OpenCongress
http://www.opencongress.org/

Open Directory Project - Reference
http://www.dmoz.org/Reference/

Open Library
http://demo.openlibrary.org/

Open Source Primer - NonProfit Open Source Initiative (NOSI)
http://www.nosi.net/taxonomy/term/3?PHPSESSID=fd1e74988f8ad719c702419dbddc9fce

Open Text Book
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http://www.worldlibrary.net/

World Wind
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Worldwide Internet Music Resources
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World Public Library - World's Largest Digital Archive of PDF eBooks and Documents
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WWW Virtual Library: General Reference
http://home.istar.ca/~obyrne/

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