Quick Reference

Almanacs

50 States.com
This site offers links to facts about the 50 United States and its commonwealths and territories. Additionally, the site provides yellow and white pages for each state.
http://www.50states.com/

Infoplease.com – Almanac
The Infoplease almanacs are searchable by topics including history, the world, the United States, biography, sports, arts and entertainment, business and finance, society and culture, science and health, and weather.
http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.php

The Old Farmer’s Almanac
The online version of the famous almanac includes weather forecasts, astronomical information, gardening tips, recipes and assorted tidbits.
http://www.almanac.com/index.php

World Factbook
The Factbook, a publication of the CIA, provides profiles and maps of every country.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.php

Biographies

Biographical Dictionary
This online dictionary features short biographies of people from ancient times to the present. Search by names, birth or death dates, or keywords.
http://www.s9.com/biography/

Biography.com
This Web site draws on a variety of respected sources to provide biographies of people from throughout the ages. You may search by name only. More recent entries may include photographs, video and related Web links.
http://www.biography.com/

Lives, the Biography Resource
Here you will find a large collection of links to biographical information about individuals and groups of people. Some of these links include primary biographical sources such as diaries, interviews, memoirs and oral histories.
http://amillionlives.com/

Time 100
Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of the twentieth century, listed in five fields of endeavor, includes extensive biographies with timelines of major achievements or events, and links to Web sites with additional information.
http://www.time.com/time/time100/

Calendars, Dates, Time

Time.gov
The Official U.S. time in each time zone.
http://www.time.gov/

Time and Date
This site provides links to world clocks and customizable calendars, which can also be printed.
http://www.timeanddate.com/

Java Perpetual Calendar
A perpetual, java script customizable calendar.
http://my.execpc.com/~mikeber/calendar.php

Citation Sources

APA Style
The American Psychological Association Web site provides answers to citing electronic resources in APA style, offers tips on removing bias in language, and has a FAQs section to help users.
http://www.apastyle.org/index.php

MLA Style
Basic information about the Modern Language Associations’ Style Guide is provided and includes a FAQs section.
http://www.mla.org/

The Chicago Manual of Style FAQs
The Web site provides answers to frequently asked questions about this citation style, expanding upon information provided in the book.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq/cmosfaq.php

Conversion

ConvertIt.com
In addition to conversion of standard measurements, this Web site allows you to convert to or from ancient and historical types of measurement.
http://www.convertit.com/Go/ConvertIt/Measurement/Converter.ASP

FXConverter
This site offers a multilingual currency converter.
http://www.oanda.com/

Online Conversion
Convert just about anything on this site including cooking, date and time, finance, and clothing sizes.
http://www.onlineconversion.com/

Pacific Exchange Rate Services
Find the current exchange rates for 53 key currencies and historic currency exchange rates going back to 1971.
http://pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/

Dictionaries

AskOxford.com
AskOxford.com is brought to you by Oxford University Press. Oxford is also the publisher of the comprehensive Oxford English Dictionary.
http://www.askoxford.com/

Merriam-Webster OnLine
This online Collegiate Dictionary is based on the print version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Tenth Edition. It includes the main A to Z listing of the dictionary, as well as the abbreviations, foreign words and phrases, biographical names, and geographical names sections of that book. It also includes 1,000 illustrations and 25 tables.
http://www.m-w.com/

One Look Dictionaries – The Faster Finder
A search engine that finds online dictionaries containing your search term. The actual dictionaries are provided by other Web sites. Current word count is 4,136,779 words in 739 online dictionaries now indexed.
http://www.onelook.com/index.php

NetLingo – The Internet Dictionary
NetLingo is an online dictionary with terms and abbreviations foudn on the Internet. It contains thousands of words and definitions that describe the technology and community of the World Wide Web.
http://www.netlingo.com/

Encyclopedias

Columbia Encyclopedia
The sixth edition of the encyclopedia includes search capabilities and hyperlinks. It is available full-text from Bartleby.com.
http://www.bartleby.com/65/

Encarta Encyclopedia
The online version of Encarta includes multimedia with written articles.
http://encarta.msn.com/artcenter_/browse.php

Encyclopedia Smithsonian
The encyclopedia provides answers to FAQs about the Smithsonian collections and links to resources on a wide variety of topics.
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm

How Stuff Works
This Web site has articles on a variety of topics which describe how and why things work.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm

Entertainment

The Internet Movie Database
A searchable database of every movie ever made for movie buffs. Look up an actors’ Curriculum Vitae, see who played the starring role in Porkie’s II, and find the director of Star Wars.
http://www.imbd.com/

Jackson Hole Net
Restaurants, activities and events in Jackson Hole.
http://www.jacksonholenet.com/busdir/dineandent.htm

Jackson Hole News and Guide
This local paper keeps a comprehensive community calendar with current entertainment and community events.
http://www.jacksonholenews.com/

Planet Jackson Hole
This local papers offers a weekly arts, events and entertainment calendar.
http://www.planetjh.com/index.php

General Reference Sites

INFOMINE
INFOMINE is a collection of Internet resources grouped by subject and geared towards the university level user, but useful for all ages. The collection includes databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, articles, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, and directories of researchers.
http://infomine.ucr.edu/

The Internet Public Library
IPL is an online public library and offers reference sources, search tools, youth resources, resources grouped by subject, and online books and magazines.
http://www.ipl.org/

UMich Documents Center
The Documents Center is a great site for accessing government information resources on the Web. The site also provides resources for class assignments and links to Web sites related to government information.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/

Virtual Reference Shelf
The Internet resources compiled by the Library of Congress offer quick and easy access to a variety of information.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.php

Maps

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin
Images from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. Maps of current and general interest, and maps of the world, specific regions and countries.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.php

Mapquest.com
Maps, driving directions, trip planners and more.
http://www.mapquest.com/

National Atlas.gov
Make your own maps based on a variety of criteria including geology, agriculture, state boundaries and more.
http://nationalatlas.gov/

University of Wyoming Geographic Science Center
Online satellite photographs of USGS topo maps. Print out a map to take on your next adventure.
http://www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/doqq/search.php

Newspapers and Radio

Jackson Hole Radio.com
Current news, classified ads, links to the valley’s four radio stations, and more
http://www.jacksonholeradio.com/

Jackson Hole News and Guide
The online version of a weekly Jackson paper, published on Wednesdays.
http://www.jacksonholenews.com/

Planet Jackson Hole
The online version of a weekly Jackson paper, published on Wednesdays.
http://www.planetjh.com/index.php

Quotations

Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations
A collection of passages, phrases and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature. This tenth edition contains over 11,000 searchable quotations.
http://www.bartleby.com/100/

The Columbia World of Quotations
The 65,000 essential quotations that constitute this authoritative collection represent the research of 154 experts. Entries from more than 5,000 authors and speakers are multiply classified into 6,500 subjects.
http://www.bartleby.com/66/

Quoteland – Quotations by Topic
The purpose of this site is, "not to repeat the classics," but to get useful, on-topic, quotes for people's work.
http://www.quoteland.com/topic.asp

Search Engines

Speeches

Congressional Record
The Congressional Record allows you to search by word or phrase, member(s) of congress, or date for what happened or what was said in the House of Representatives or the Senate. Choose the session of congress to search from the top of the page.
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/r107query.php

Douglass: Archives of American Public Address
Search for important speeches in American history by speaker, title, timeline or subject. These speeches date back to the 1625.
http://douglassarchives.org/

Great American Speeches
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has put together this collection of speeches from the 20th century, with a few from the late 1800s. In addition to the text of the speeches, some include background information and audio or video clips.
http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/

History Channel
This Web site has audio clips of 20th century speeches related to politics, science, the arts, culture and war.
http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/

Statistics

FedStats
FedStats is a gateway to statistical information for United States’ agencies, searchable by topic, subject, agency, and by federal and state districts.
http://www.fedstats.gov/

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – Statistics
The OECD Web site provides statistical data on its member countries, offers some data on nonmember countries, and also includes online books.
http://www.oecd.org/EN/statistics/0,,EN-statistics-0-nodirectorate-no-no-no-0,00.php

United Nations Statistics Division
This Web site provides statistics and reports on countries worldwide and includes links to additional international statistical information.
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm

Tax Forms

IRS Forms and Publications
The IRS maintains copies of tax forms, instructions and various tax-related publications on this Web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for viewing and printing (with a link to download this free software provided). A few, clearly marked tax forms are for informational purposes only and may not be printed for filing with the IRS.
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.php

IRS Main Web Site
A good place to start, if you have general questions about filing dates or changes in tax law.
http://www.irs.gov/

State Tax Forms
This Web site has links to tax forms from places with a state income tax. Scroll down to the bottom of the Web site for links to the forms for states that allow online filing. Note: Wyoming does not have a state income tax.
http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/forms.ssi

Telephone and Zip Code Directories

AnyWho
Use this Web site to look up phone numbers for people or businesses, or to enter a phone number and see who it belongs to. There is also a directory of toll-free numbers and links for international directories.
http://www.anywho.com/

WorldPages
This Web site allows you to look up people, businesses and e-mail addresses, or search by phone number. It includes a directory of toll-free numbers and links for international directories.
http://worldpages.com/

United States Postal Service
Enter the street address, city and state to find the Zip code for that address, or type in the ZIP code to locate the city and state it is assigned to.
http://WWW.USPS.COM/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip+4.php

Universal Postal Union
This Web site has links to search the postal codes of each of its member countries.
http://www.upu.int/post_code/en/list_of_sites_by_country.php

Thesauri

Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, 3rd Edition
Containing 35,000 synonyms and over 250,000 cross-references in an easy-to-use format, this thesaurus features succinct word definitions and a hyperlinked category index.
http://www.bartleby.com/62/

Thesaurus.com
This thesaurus allows you to browse by category, contains a dictionary, antonyms and writing resources too.
http://thesaurus.reference.com/

Your Dictionary.com – The Global Language Resource
The members of an Advisory Council of Experts help ensure the integrity of their respective areas of linguistic specialization, as well as provide indispensable guidance in the development, acquisition and maintenance of the dictionaries under this site's purview. More than just a thesaurus, this site also contains links to online resources for hundreds of languages.
http://www.yourdictionary.com/

Weather and Roads

NOAA/Weather.gov
The National Weather Service's site for U.S. weather. Searchable by location or area zip code, the site has many more climatology and other features available.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov

WYDOT.com
Wyoming Department of Transportation with information about highway closures for the Jackson area and state.
http://www.wyoroad.info/highway/conditions/dist3.php

Wyoming Department of Transportation
The local road report for Jackson area construction.
http://www.wyoroad.info/highway/conditions/Dist3.php

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