Quick Reference Links

These links provide access to basic reference resources on the open web.

Resources that require payment, registration, or log-on are not included.

For access to the full range of resources provided by SMU's libraries, please consult the PONI catalog or Ask A Librarian.

For more subject-based links, see Research Guides.

Almanacs	Dictionaries, Glossaries, and Thesauri	Maps
Automobile Prices	Directories	News and Weather
Biographies	Education	Public Opinion
Booksellers on the Web	Employment	Quotations
Business	Encyclopedias	Reference SuperSites
Calculators and Converters	Internet Searching and Internet Topics	Statistics
Calendars and Clocks	Law	Style Manuals
Countries, States, Counties, etc.	Libraries and Archives	Translators
		Voter's Information

Almanacs: Information Please
Automobile Prices: Edmunds.com; Kelley Blue Book
Biographies: Biographical Directory of the US Congress; Biography.com; Lives, the Biography Resource; Presidents of the United States; Who's Alive and Who's Dead
Booksellers on the Web: Abebooks; Alibris; Amazon.com; bibliofind
Business: Business Information Center
Calculators and Converters: ConvertIt.com; Dictionary of Units; Homefair.com: The Salary Calculator; How Far Is It?; Universal Currency Converter; What is a Dollar Worth?
Calendars and Clocks: Calendar Zone; Local Times Around the World; SMU Calendars; Official U.S. Time; U.S. Naval Observatory Time Service Department; World Time Server
Countries, States, Counties, etc.: see also Maps; CIA World Factbook; Fifty States & Capitals; The Handbook of Texas; Library of Congress Country Studies; National Association of Counties: About Counties; Portals to the World (Library of Congress); State and County Quick Facts; State Department Background Notes; Stately Knowledge; US Gazeteer; World Flag Database
Dictionaries, Glossaries, Thesauri, Language: Dictionary of Units; English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom; Learn the Net: Glossary; Merriam-Webster Online; Omniglot: A Guide to Writing Systems; OneLook Dictionaries; Symbols.com; Terminology Collection Online Dictionaries; Webopedia (dictionary of computers and Internet); whatis.com (information technology terms); WordSpy (recently coined words and phrases, new uses); WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server
Directories: AnyWho Directories (AT&T); Infobel World Telephone Directories; International Calling Code Directory (ACR, Inc.); SMARTPages (SW Bell); SuperPages (Verizon); Switchboard; ZIP Code Look-Up (USPS)
Education
Employment: Career Journal (Wall Street Journal); Careersite.com; Job-Hunt.org; Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics); SMU Career Center; SMU Human Resources Employment Opportunities
Encyclopedias: Encyclopedia.com; The Handbook of Texas
Law: FindLaw; Nolo Self-Help Law; PatentLawLinks.com
Libraries and Archives
Maps: Google Maps; Maporama; Mapquest; National Geographic MapMachine; Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas)

News and Weather: AccuWeather; BBC News; CNN.com; Dallas Business Journal; Dallas Examiner; Dallas/Fort Worth News and Media (via Yahoo); DallasNews.com (Dallas Morning News); Dallas Observer; Dallas Voice; intellicast (weather); KDFW (Channel 4/FOX); KERA (Channel 13 - PBS & 90.1FM - NPR); KTVT (Channel 11/CBS); KXAS (Channel 5/NBC); Los Angeles Times; National Weather Service; NewPages; NewspaperLinks; New York Times; Project Censored; SMU Construction News; SMU Daily Campus; Speech and Transcript Center; TXCN: Texas Cable News; Washington Post; weather.com (The Weather Channel); WFAA (Channel 8/ABC)
Public Opinion: The Gallup Organization (polls)
Quotations: Quoteland.com; Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Reference SuperSites: Bartleby.com; Fast Facts; Google Reference Directory; Librarians' Index to the Internet; refdesk.com; Virtual Reference Shelf (Library of Congress)
Statistics: Population Reference Bureau; State and County Quick Facts
Style Manuals: APA Style Tips; Chicago (Turabian) Style; Citing Sources: APA Style; Citing Sources: MLA Style; Common Errors in English; Electronic Reference Formats (APA); Elements of Style (Strunk, 1918); MLA FAQ; Sources (Dartmouth College citation guide); Works Cited (Duke Univ. Library)
Translators: AltaVista/BabelFish Translation; FreeTranslation
Voter's Information: Dallas County Elections; National Institute on Money in State Politics; Project Vote Smart; Texas Legislature Online; Voter Information (Texas Secretary of State)

Updated 02/17/2005