Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, & Other Reference Sites
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Almanacs
FastFacts - compiled by Gary Price of George Washington University, Washington D.C., includes links to almanacs, factbooks, statistical reports, and other reference materials
Atlases/Country Information
CIA World FactBook - includes information, statistics, and maps on all countries of the world
Country Studies Area Handbooks - series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.
United States of America
FirstGov - official web site of the US Federal Government
State Facts - includes, capitals, trivia, and songs
State Maps - State and city historical maps, national parks, monuments, historic sites, and major metropolitan areas from Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas.
MapStats - state maps and profiles from United States Government
FedStats - statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
State Web Pages - links to the official web site for each state
Dictionaries/Thesaurus
Webopedia. dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet Technology terms.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia.com - articles from the 3rd edition of the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.
World Book Encyclopedia - subscription, available from all networked computers at WHS
World Book Encyclopedia - Home Access, enter your Minuteman Library Card barcode number
Maps
National Geographic Map Machine - political and physical maps, country facts, and other geographical resources.
World Maps - from Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
See United States of America for US maps
Almanacs • Atlases • USA Dictionaries • Encyclopedias • Maps • WHS Library
R. Segal, Librarian Watertown High School MA USA January 2001
updated February, 2002