Using the Internet as a Reference Tool:
A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians
By Michael Sauers
This page contains links to the resources provided in the book Using the Internet as a Reference Tool: A How-To-Do-It Manual For Librarians as published by Neal-Schuman, Inc. in 2001. This page also includes links to additional resources and updates as needed to the published material. Therefore some material on this page will differ from the printed version.
Chapter 1: Assessing the Impact of the Internet on Reference
Chapter 2: Evaluating Internet-Based Reference Resources
Chapter 3: Creating A Ready Reference Strategy
- A&E Biography.com
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Air Traffic Control System Command Center
- AnyBirthday
- Archive of Misheard Lyrics
- Atlapedia Online
- Atomic Clock at the U.S. Naval Observatory
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
- Body Mass Index Calculator
- Book-A-Minute
- Bureau of the Census
- Calculator.com
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- Canadian Postal Code Lookup Service
- Clothing Conversion Charts
- Convert It!
- Crossword Solver (sorta)
- Currency Converter
- CyberRouter
- Dictionary of Difficult Words
- Family Relationship Chart
- FBI's 10 Most Wanted
- FedStats
- Free Online Dictionary of Computing
- Geographic Names Information System
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Gist-In-Time
- HealthAtoZ Drug Guide
- How Far Is It?
- IATA Airline Coding Directory
- Inflation Calculator
- Internet Dictionary Project
- Internet Movie Database
- Kiplinger's Financial Calculators
- Manual of Traffic Signs
- MapQuest
- Math Tables
- Metric and English Conversion Utility
- Movie Mistakes
- National Population Clock
- The Old Farmer's Almanac
- Representative Poetry Online
- Reverse Phone Lookup (Netscape)
- Rhyme Zone
- Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
- Salary Expert
- SongFile
- Symbols of the World
- TechEncyclopedia
- The Telephone Prefix Location Directory
- UPS Parcel Tracking
- U.S. Gazetteer
- U.S. Post Office's Online Postage Rate Calculator
- U.S. Statistical Abstract
- U.S. Zip Code Lookup
- ¿seless Knowledge
- Weather Underground
- World Time Server
- Your Nation
Chapter 4: Comparing Search Engines and Directories
Chapter 5: Creating A Complex Reference Strategy
- 4000 Years of Women in Science
- AgNIC
- AJR NewsLink
- Almanacs
- American Field Guide
- The Animal Omnibus
- Argos: Ancient & Medieval Internet
- AskERIC
- Author Bibliographies
- Author Websites
- Bantha Tracks: Star Wars Search Engine
- Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
- BeeHoo
- CalendarZone
- Clip Art Searcher
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- Clocks, Counters, and Countdowns
- CompletePlanet
- Dead People Server
- DefenseLink
- direct search
- Descriptions of Non-Christian Faith Groups & Ethical Systems
- Disinformation
- The Dismal Scientist
- Ditto
- DIY Search
- Drink Search
- EconData.Net
- Contemplations from the Marianas Trench: Folk Music of Britain, Ireland & America
- EnviroLink
- Eric's Treasure Troves of Science
- eserver.org
- Ethnologue: Languages of the World
- FAQ Consortium
- Fast Facts
- FedStats
- Find an Artist
- FindArticles.com
- FindTuorials.com
- FindLaw
- FirstGov
- Global Education Locator
- GovBot
- Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Resources
- HIPPIAS: Philosophy on the Internet
- History Net
- HotSheet
- How Stuff Works
- Human Rights Meta Search Engine
- Humbul Humanities Hub
- HyperHistory
- ICE: Internet Connections for Engineers
- K12 Links for Teachers and Students
- Knowledge Hound: The 'How-To' Hunter
- LANDINGS: The Busiest Aviation CyberHub
- MapQuest
- Medieval Feminist Index
- Monster.com
- Montana TopoFinder
- National Academies
- NCHS FastStats A to Z
- NewsTrove.com
- National Geographic Xpeditions
- Noesis: Philosophical Research On-Line
- Pandia Newsfinder
- Pop Culture Junk Mail
- ProposalWorks
- Publishers' Catalogues
- PubScience
- Scholarly Journals Onine
- The Science Fiction Resource Guide
- SearchEdu.com
- SIRC SportQuest
- SEC's EDGAR Database
- The Smoking Gun
- Recipe Source
- Statistical Resources on the Web
- Tax Resources
- Telephone Directories on the Web
- Tests, Tests, Tests
- The Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
- Trade Show Central
- Tucows (Internet software)
- TV Guide
- UNCAT
- Urban Legends Archive
- U.S. Business Advisor
- US News Archives on the Web
- US Patent and Trademark Office
- Web Elements
- Web Geological Time Machine
- White Pages
- WISQARS: Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
- World Wide Arts Resources
- The WWW Library Directory
- WWWomen
- yourDictionary.com
Appendix A: Additional Resources
Appendix C: Competition to Library Reference
Copyright © MMI-MMIII Michael Sauers