Quick Reference

Calculators & Converters

• Calculator (eCalc)
• Conversion (OnlineConversion.com)

  Conversion tables for almost anything.

• Universal Currency Converter
• World Time Server

  Find the country or city in the left column and read the current time on the right side.

Citing Sources in a Bibliography

• BibMe

  Automatic bibliography and citation maker for APA, Chicago/Turabian, and MLA formats. If needed information can also be added manually including annotations. Create a free account and save a bibliography for future use.

• EasyBib

  Automatic bibliography and citation maker for APA, Chicago/Turabian, and MLA formats.

• Online! Citation Styles

  Detailed information on how to cite sources including WWW site, email, listserve messages and real-time communications.

Dictionaries, Thesaurus & Citation Tools

• American Heritage Dictionary (Bartleby.com)

  Includes illustrations, pronunciation guides, and etymology information.

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus (Encyclopedia Britannica)

  Select the dictionary and thesaurus after entering this site.
  Outside the Library, this resource is only available to Lincolnwood Library card holders.

• Thesaurus (Bartleby.com)

Encyclopedias, Almanacs & Other Reference Sources

• Bartleby's Reference Books
• Electronic Reference Books (Gale Virtual Reference Library)

  Search a single e-book or the whole collection of over 300 reference e-books from Thomson Gale. Gale Virtual Reference Library contains the full text of encyclopedias, almanacs and other reference books. Subjects include: Arts, Biography, History, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Science and Social Sciences. Articles include illustrations.
  Outside the Library, this resource is only available to Lincolnwood Library card holders.

• Encyclopedia Britannica Online Reference Center

  Covers the complete Encyclopedia, the Britannica Book of the Year, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, Compton's Encyclopedia for middle school students and up, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia for elementary school readers, websites and more.
  Best used with Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 7.0 or higher.
  Outside the Library, this resource is only available to Lincolnwood Library card holders.

• Info Please

  A comprehensive reference site with almanacs, calendars, conversion tools, dictionaries, encyclopedias, career center and current news from the educational publisher, Pearson Education.

• LibrarySpot

  Encyclopedias, maps, dictionaries, biographies, etc.

• Old Farmer's Almanac
• World Almanac Encyclopedia

  Complete full text of Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, including maps and flags. Updated monthly.

• World's Countries (Global Issues in Context)

  Search by country name to get quick facts such as: area size, population, capital, type of government, unit of currency, etc.
  Outside the Library, this resource is only available to Lincolnwood Library card holders.

Hot Paper Topics

• Hot Paper Topics -- Best Information on the Net

  Looking for an idea of what to write about in your next term paper? Try this list of subjects from St. Ambrose University Library.

Maps & Geographical Tools

• How Far Is It?

  Find the distance between two places, as well as their latitudes, longitudes and altitudes.

• MapQuest

  Maps and driving directions.

• National Geographic

  Global road and satelite maps.

• Yahoo!

  Maps, driving directions and traffic.

Quotations (Bartleby.com)

• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• The Columbia World of Quotations
• Simpson's Contemporary Quotations

Statistics

See also Statistics
• Global Issues in Context

  Statistics on nations of the world. Search by country name and scroll down to see statistics.
  Outside the Library, this resource is only available to Lincolnwood Library card holders.

• Illinois Facts
• Statistical Abstract of the U.S.

  Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

• Fedstats

  Access statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know which Federal agency produced the statistics.

• U.S. Census Bureau

  Statistics on the U.S. popuation and economy.

Telephone Directories & ZIP Codes

• AnyWho

  Search for toll-free, fax, international, and reverse-lookup numbers.

• Infobel

  International phone directory.

• ReferenceUSA

  Business data from InfoUSA. Search company by industry, location or size. Entries are based on Yellow Page & White Page Telephone Directories; annual reports, 10-Ks and other SEC information, Chamber of Commerce and postal service information. Updated monthly.
  Outside the Library, this resource is only available to Lincolnwood Library card holders.

• ReverseLookUp

  Match a phone number or email address to a name, an area code to a region OR find area codes for a particular city.

• ZIP Code Look-Up

Time and Calendars

• U.S. Time

  The official U.S. time including time zones. See Time Exhibit for history of timekeeping from ancient to modern times, calendars through the ages, daylight saving time, clock works (illustrated mechanisms of many historical clocks) and more.

• World Time Server

  Find the country or city in the left column and read the current time on the right side.