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Useful Electronic Reference Sources
Acronyms & Abbreviations
- Acronym Finder (http://www.AcronymFinder.com/)
- Akronyme/Acronyms (http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/cgi-bin/acronym)
- All That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources (http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/JAS.htm)
- Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols and Abbreviations (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/stasa/)
- WWW Acronym and Abbreviation Server (http://www.ucc.ie/cgi-bin/acronym)
Business & Industry
- Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis (http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe)
- Hoover's Online (http://www.hoovers.com/free/)
- Metal Prices (http://metalprices.com/)
- NAICS (http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html) (North American Industry Classification System)
- Parts/Supply Catalogs:
- Grainger General Catalog (http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/advancedsearch.jsp)
- McMaster-Carr (http://www.mcmaster.com/)
- Sweet's (http://sweets.construction.com/)
- Thomas Global Register (http://www.tgrnet.com/)
- Thomas Register (http://www.thomasnet.com/) of American Manufacturers
- SIC Index (http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/sic_index.html) (Standard Industrial Classification)
- Wall Street Journal (http://uclibs.org/PID/11383) (1985-present)
- Wall Street Journal (http://uclibs.org/PID/11380) (1889-1985)
General Reference (Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc.)
- Dictionaries:
- American Heritage Dictionary (http://www.bartleby.com/61/), 4th ed.
- dictionary.net (http://www.dictionary.net)
- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (http://www.m-w.com/)
- OED (http://dictionary.oed.com/entrance.dtl), Oxford English Dictionary
- Webster's Unabridged (http://collections.chadwyck.com/mwd/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx), 3rd ed.
- Your Dictionary.com (http://www.yourdictionary.com/)
- Encyclopedias:
- Columbia Encyclopedia (http://www.bartleby.com/65/), 6th ed.
- How Far Is It? (http://www.indo.com/distance/)
- How Stuff Works (http://www.howstuffworks.com)
- Information Please Almanacs (http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html)
- Martindale's "The Reference Desk" (http://www.martindalecenter.com/)
- Signs & Symbols (http://www.symbols.com)
- Statistical Abstracts of the United States (http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-02.html)
- Telephone Directories on the Web (http://www.infobel.com/)
- Thesauri:
- Roget's Thesaurus (http://www.bartleby.com/62/), 3rd ed.
- Visual Thesaurus (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/)
- New/Used Car Price Guides:
- Automobile Magazine Instant Price Report (http://www.automobilemag.com/new_car_pricing_reports.html)
- Edmunds (http://www.edmunds.com/)
- Kelley Blue Book (http://www.kbb.com/)
- N.A.D.A. (http://www.nadaguides.com/)
- World Almanac (http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=WorldAlmanac)
- World Factbook (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/)
Maps & Gazetteers
- California Coastal Records Project (http://www.californiacoastline.org/)
- Columbia Gazetteer of the World (http://www.bartleby.com/69/)
- DeLorme (http://www.earthamaps.com/)
- ESRI (http://www.esri.com/)
- Map Machine (http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/) (National Geographic)
- Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/)
- National Digital Map Library (http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/maps/genmaps/natmaps.html)
- TerraServer (http://terraserver-usa.com/)
- Tiger Mapping Service (http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/)
- TopoZone (http://www.topozone.com/)
- U.S. Gazetteer (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer)
- USGS Geography Information (http://geography.usgs.gov/)
Science & Engineering Reference
- Conversion of Units (http://www.unit-conversion.info/)
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (http://www.hbcpnetbase.com/)
- eFunda (http://www.efunda.com/home.cfm), Engineering Fundamentals
- Fundamental Physical Constants (http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/)
- The Integrator (http://integrals.wolfram.com)
- International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology (http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/Toc.jsp?SpaceID=10093&BookID=735)
- International System of Units (SI) (http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/index.html)
- Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (http://uclibs.org/PID/12129)
- Knovel Critical Tables (http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/Toc.jsp?SpaceID=10093&BookID=761)
- MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheets) (http://www.ucmsds.com/), via ChemQuik
- Nobel Prizes (http://nobelprize.org/)
- OnlineConversion (http://www.onlineconversion.com/)
- Periodic Table of the Elements (http://www.webelements.com/)
- Smithsonian Physical Tables (http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/Toc.jsp?SpaceID=10093&BookID=736)
- Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (http://uclibs.org/PID/12130)
- Units of Measurement (http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/230/235/appxc/appxc.htm)
- WebElements (http://www.webelements.com/)