Reference Links
General Reference
Fagan Finder www.faganfinder.com - allows you to search a wide variety of reference tools from one website, including Dictionary.com, OneLook, Bartleby and Wikipedia.
Bartleby www.bartleby.com - online collection of reference works that includes the Columbia Encyclopaedia and Roget’s Thesaurus II.
Martindale’s: the reference desk www.martindalecenter.com - easy-to-use portal, for researching international art, business, science, and technology. The Language and Translation section of the site has useful links to online dictionaries and encyclopaedias.
Encylopedias
Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page - created by anyone who wants to contribute. The English version has almost 500,000 entries but because it is open content (free to use, copy and contribute to) the quality does vary – make sure you check your facts!
Dictionaries
Dictionary.com www.dictionary.com - basic dictionary and thesaurus. Includes and online translator and foreign language dictionaries.
OneLook www.onelook.com
Your dictionary www.yourdictionary.com - comprehensive portal for language, that contains links to more than 2,500 dictionaries in over 300 languages.
Telephone and Address Directories
British Telecom www.bt.com BT's website with online directory enquiries.
Yell.com www.yell.com retail and business directory from the company who produce Yellow Pages
ThomWeb www.infospace.com/uk.thomw/ Thomson Directories on-line.
118.com www.118.com/ search for retail and business contact details by type or name
Askalix www.askalix.com/uk/ Retail and business directory with links to other European versions of the same site
Royal Mail www.royalmail.com Royal Mail's website. You need to register to use the postcode and address finder facility.
Numberway www.numberway.com - find international white pages and yellow pages, phone books, and search online directory enquiries, in this free independent and up-to-date guide to telephone directories on the web.
Maps
Multimap www.multimap.com large and small scale map coverage of Europe.
Maporama www.maporama.com world-wide map coverage online.
Streetmap www.streetmap.co.uk search for streetmaps accross the UK.
Map24 www.map24.co.uk you can move around and zoom in and out of this European streetmap without reloading the page so it's very quick.
Google Local UK local.google.co.uk search google maps for local businesses, directions and locations.
World Atlas www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm Geographical resource, including currency converter; country flags and a wide range of maps.
Ordnance Survey www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk - current and historical maps to order and other information.
UK250 www.uk250.co.uk/MAP/ - links to a selection of map websites.
nearby www.nearby.org.uk/maps.html - links to many map websites, including a useful grid of features for many of the sites with search options, scales and aerial photography availability.
Other
Languages on the Web www.lonweb.org - gateway with over 30,000 language links and translation service.
Time and Date www.timeanddate.com - find the time in your favourite city. All things concerning time and date.
Babel Fish Translation babelfish.altavista.com/ - translate text or a complete web page.
A Dictionary of Slang A Dictionary of Slang An online dictionary of English slang and colloquialisms used in the UK
Netlingo www.netlingo.com - thousands of definitions that explain the Internet and the online world of business, technology, and communication.
Symbols .com www.symbols.com - online encyclopaedia of Western signs and Ideograms
Ask numbers www.asknumbers.com - converts anything from clothing sizes between USA/Canada and UK and Europe to currency between 189 countries of the world.
CIA www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html - excellent Library and Reference pages giving up to date country profiles including maps and statistics
Up My Street www.upmystreet.com - find out everything you want to know about an area from property prices to local newspapers
Science!Q www.scienceiq.com - interesting facts about chemistry, physics, maths, biology, engineering, astronomy etc.
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