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General and Multi-purpose Reference Tools
- Answers.com. Returns information from multiple reference works, or Google results if nothing is found
- Bartleby.com Reference. Provides a number of standard reference works (e.g. Columbia Encyclopedia, Roget's Thesaurus and several dictionaries of quotations) which can be browsed, or searched either individually or together
- iTools. Online search of a large number of reference resources individually but from a single page; also links to the resources
English Dictionaries and Thesauri
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online. Searchable online versions of the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, and several other Cambridge dictionaries
- Merriam-Webster Online - dictionary and thesaurus
- Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus
- Dict Development Group
- Dictionary.com
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable from the 1894 edition of the work by Brewer
- Quoteland Search form for finding or identifying quotations, and various quotation-related resources
- Library Spot: Quotations. Links to various quotation resources
- Internet Acronym Server From Cork
- Rhymezone. Rhyming dictionary and thesaurus
Foreign Language Dictionaries and Translation Services
Multilingual
- freedict.com dictionaries for 16 languages
- LOGOS Multilingual Tanslation Portal
- IATE Inter Active Terminology for Europe - multilingual dictionary of official and technical terms
- Babel Fish Translation - will attempt to translate typed or pasted text, or web documents
- XEROX Language identifier - does not give definitions but will attempt to identify the language of text you enter
- ACRONYMA - multi-lingual acronym dictiona.ry
French
- French-English dictionary Ca. 75,000 words, from the ARTFL Project
German
- LEO Dictionary - German-English, English-German; over 180,000 entries
- English-German, German-English dictionary from Chemnitz; about 115,000 entries
Encyclopaedias and Subject Dictionaries
General
- OneLook Dictionaries. Search over 300 dictionaries in a range of fields
- Encyclopedia.com from Electric Library. Over 17,000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 3rd ed.
Astronomy and astrophysics
- Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics - comprehensive reference which includes a database of 2,500 specially commissioned, peer-reviewed and continually updated articles
Biography
- Biography.com. Search 25,000 personalities
- The Notable Citizens of Planet Earth Biographical dictionary - information on over 25,000 people from ancient times to the present
Biology and biotechnology
Computing
- The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing from Imperial College, London
- Webopaedia. Hyperlinked dictionary of PC- and Internet-related terms
Law
- Duhaime's Law Dictionary, from the World-Wide Legal Information Association
- A to Z guide to legal phrases, from the Plain English Campaign
Medicine
Mythology
- Encyclopaedia mythica; an encyclopaedia on mythology, folklore and mysticism
Telephone Directories
- Keele online internal telephone directory. A name search displays email address as well as phone number
- BT Directory Enquiries UK telephone numbers: people, businesses and other organisations
- Infobel. Access to white, yellow and business directories for more than 184 countries
- EYP. The Electronic Yellow Pages. Search by location and either business type or company name
- UK Telephone Code Locator
Travel Information
- Stoke-on-Trent journey planner will give times of buses to and from Keele and throught the local area, also printable timetables
- National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner - U.K. railway timetables in the form of an interactive journey planner
- TheTrainLine. Find out times, availability and conditions, book tickets and reserve seats for any train operator in mainland UK
- Transport Direct - government-funded site providing information for door-to-door travel for both public transport and car journeys around Britain
- traveline - a service providing impartial journey planning information about public transport services throughout England, Wales and Scotland
- GoByCoach.com. National Express coach information and booking service
- Subway navigator. Allows you to find routes in subway systems in various cities around the world
- UK Hotel & Guest House Directory
- Hotel Net. International hotel finder service
Maps
- Google Maps
- Maporama - Maps and itineraries worldwide, including UK street maps, with links to local information
- Multimap - Street maps and travel directions for the UK and Europe, detailed maps of the world, aerial photos of London other cities, and other information
- The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - European mirror site
Other Reference Works
- Gazetteer of British Place Names
- Infonation - statistical data for UN member states
- CIA World Factbook
- WebElements - web periodic table from Sheffield University
- Math2.org
Reference Collections
- The Internet Public Library Ready Reference Collection from the University of Michigan
- refdesk.com FastFacts section
- yourDictionary.com Extensive collection of dictionaries for many languages, including obscure ones
- lexicool.com Directory of bilingual and muiltilingual dictionaries, listed both by language and by subject
