Multi-purpose reference sites:

• Internet Public Library Ready Reference Collection 
  http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref00.00.00
• Librarians' Index to the Internet
  http://lii.org/
• Martindale’s: The Reference Desk 
  http://www.martindalecenter.com/
• Refdesk.com   http://www.refdesk.com/

Acronym look-up sites:

• Acronym Finder:  http://www.AcronymFinder.com/
• Biological Acronyms, Glossaries, and  Dictionaries from the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network http://www.iabin-us.org/glossary_acronyms/gloss_acronym_index.html
• Medi-lexicon http://www.medilexicon.com/index.php?page=searchmenu
• Abbreviations http://abbreviations.com/

Almanacs:
     Infoplease.com:  http://www.infoplease.com/

Currency exchange rates:

• OANDA Currency Site:  http://www.oanda.com/
• Universal Currency Converter: http://www.xe.net/ucc/

Dictionaries:

• DeskRef Dictionary list: http://www.rcls.org/deskref/Dictionaries_and_Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/
• MEDLINEplus Medical Dictionary from Merriam-Webster list:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
• Merriam-Webster's Dictionary OnLine
• YourDictionary.com : The Global Language Resource: http://www.yourdictionary.com
• MedicineNet.com: http://www.medterms.com/
• OneLook Dictionary Search: http://www.onelook.com/
• Oxford English Dictionary (OED Online) Must use your Penn State Access  User name and password.
• Thesaurus.com

Directories:

• AMA Physician Select 
  
• DocFinder/Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors 
  
• Directory of America's Hospitals from USNews.com

Dissertations, Abstracts, Thesis:

• Dissertation Abstracts from Proquest

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior
• Encyclopedia of Genetics
• International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences

Manuscripts:

• Uniform Requirements for Manuscript Submission from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

Maps:

• Google Maps http://maps.google.com/maps?tab=wl
• Mapquest:  http://www.mapquest.com
• NATIONALATLAS.GOV :  http://nationalatlas.gov
  

Quotations:

     Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett: http://www.bartleby.com/100/

Tax forms:

• Federal Tax Forms; Internal Revenue Service
  http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html
• Pennsylvania Tax Forms:
  http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/revenue/cwp/view.asp?a=190&q=209814&revenueNav=|

Telephone directories:

• ATT AnyWho INFO (telephone numbers reverse directory):  http://www.anywho.com/rl.html
• ATT AnyWho INFO (toll-free directory):  http://www.tollfree.att.net/tf.html
• Switchboard.com:  http://www.switchboard.com
• Telephone Directories on the web (includes international): www.infobel.com/teldir

Weather information (Pennsylvania and world):

• Wunderground.com: http://www.wunderground.com/US/PA/
• Weather.com (The Weather Channel):http://www.weather.com/weather/local/USPA0710

Zip codes:

• US Postal Service Zip Code Look-up and Address Information:
       http://www.usps.com/zip4/
       

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