WSU Library Virtual Reference Shelf
Almanacs, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & More!

RefTools
http://www.reftools.com/reftools/
All of the most valuable interactive forms and calculators gathered in one place, and organized in a standard topic hierarchy

Internet Public Library Reference Center
http://www.ipl.org/
This site includes Almanacs, Biographies, Census Data, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Genealogy, Geography, News and much more

My Virtual Reference Desk
http://www.refdesk.com/
quick access, intuitive and easy navigation, and comprehensive and logically indexed content

LibrarySpot
http://www.libraryspot.com/
virtual library resource center to bring the best library and reference sites together with insightful editorial in one convenient, user-friendly spot

Google Language Tools
http://www.google.com/language_tools
search or translate in a variety of languages

Microsoft Encarta Concise Encyclopedia
http://encarta.msn.com/EncartaHome.asp

Encyclopedia.com
http://encyclopedia.com/
over 17,000 short entries from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, with extensive cross-references and links to free and subscription Internet sites and articles

OneLook Dictionaries
http://www.onelook.com/
over 1,500,000 words covered in over 275 dictionaries

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
census and other statistical information

Roget's Internet Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
http://www.thesaurus.com/

Common Errors in English
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/index.html