Encyclopedias & Almanacs

Encyclopedias

• Britannica Online
  Full text of the New Encyclopaedia Britannica, with thousands of links to Internet sources selected by the editors. Noted for comprehensive entries.
• Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Edition
  Contains 51,000 entries including 17,000 biographies. Excellent when only a concise article is needed.
• Encarta Online
  An abbreviated version of Microsoft's Encarta Encyclopedia on CD-ROM.
• Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia
  Explains legal concepts in plain English.
• Wikipedia
  The well-known online encyclopedia.  There are versions in several languages.

Almanacs

• American Factfinder
  An excellent gateway to U.S. Census statistics.
• Information Please
  A popular almanac, now expanded, and easily searchable on the Web.
• Refdesk.com
  An excellent multi-purpose reference site.

Search Aids and Bibliographic Tips

• Search the Internet
  Want more? Here you'll find a collection of search engines, indexes and directories.
• Internet Resources Citation Guides
  Learn how to cite information found on the Net in a bibliography.
• Evaluating Information Sources
• Writer's Handbook
  Produced by the Writing Center at UW-Madison. Contains tips on style, grammar, punctuation, and citing sources.
• Research and Documentation Online
  Information on finding and documenting sources in the humanities, social sciences, history, and the sciences.