Online References

Useful Reference Tools On The Web

The World Wide Web is one of the best places to find general reference information and resources.  The Learning Assistance Center has gathered some of the most useful reference links from the Internet and put them on a single page.

General Reference Pages

• Encyclopedia Britannica On-Line
• Merriam-Webster On-Line
• The On-Line Books Page
• Virtual Reference Desk

Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Quotations

• Dictionary.Com
• A Web Of On-Line Dictionaries
• Merriam-Webster On-Line
• Roget's Thesaurus
• A Semantic Rhyming Dictionary
• Dictionary of Symbolism
• Good Quotations by Famous People
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• Quotations Page

Media

• New York Times on the Web
• USA Today
• Baltimore Sun
• Cumberland-Times
• CNN
• ALCUIN'S News Guide

Miscellaneous/Specific

• Complete Works of Shakespeare
• The White House
• College Pages
• Library of Congress