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Oxford Reference Online
In Oxford Reference Online you will find a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations from 170+ Oxford reference titles, including more than 50,000 additional in-depth, scholarly articles from titles in the Oxford Companions series, plus all 20,000 quotations from the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

Websites Selected by Librarians
Librarians' Internet Index
A searchable, annotated directory of more than 4,700 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians.
Library Spot
Annotated links to online research tools such as almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, statistics, libraries and much more.
Virtual Reference Shelf : Selected Web Resources
Compiled by the Library of Congress -- A collection of Internet links arranged alphabetically by multiple subject categories.
Karen's Reference Notebook
Selected by a Santa Clara County librarian, a directory of highly useful and informative sites arranged by subject.
Bartleby.com - Reference
Provides a collection of reference sources on a wide variety of topics.
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