Reference Works
Artcyclopedia: The Guide to Fine Art on the Internet.
Bartleby.com has a range of reference services, from dictionaries to Gray's Anatomy.
The Copyright Act of 1976, as amended (1994). Everything you wanted to know about copyright but didn't know where to ask.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online is now available to individuals as well as institutions.
Guide to Grammar and Writing Prepared by Professor of English/Humanities Charles Darling for his English courses at Capital Community-Technical College and the general online public.
KnowPlay--similar to Bartleby's, slightly different options.
Legal Lexicon's Lyceum says "Welcome to what many consider the Net's Best Law Dictionary with Thousands of Definitions & Explanations of Legal Terms, Phrases & Concepts."
AskOxford.com is a good resource and word-lover's site.
Perpetual Calendar Very convenient for looking up days/dates in past/future.
The Rhyme Zone: more than just a source of rhyming words.
Hypertext Webster Interface--a searchable index (for non-linemode browsers) for accessing the various Webster's dictionary services on the Internet.
WhatIs is a knowledge exploration tool about information technology, especially about the Internet and computers. It contains over 2,000 individual encyclopedic definition/topics and a number of quick-reference pages.
World Wide Words is a fascinating list of English words and phrases giving not only their meaning but how they came about.
The Word Wizard: classic insults, quotes, new words, slang, Fancy Word Parties, contests.
Writers' Free Reference is a link farm of free resource sites.
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