Acronym Finder
Comprehensive dictionary of acronyms & abbreviations.

Dictionary.com
Good links to dictionaries and writing resources such as Roget’s Thesaurus and Elements of Style.

Babelfish
Translate text or web pages into another language.

Foreign Language for Travelers
Quickly find and listen to useful words and phrases in many different languages.

Glossarist.com
A searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries.

Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online
Find the word by viewing the picture.

OneLook Dictionary Search
Search over 900 general and specialized dictionaries all from one page.

Oxford English Dictionary
Updated quarterly more than 2.5 million entries illustrating how words are used.

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
A concise guide from John Hopkins University

Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools
Looks at context, evaluation criteria, web reviews and rankings and includes a Webliography. From Cornell University.

Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information Resources
An article from The Public-Access Computer Systems Review.

Brooklyn Public Library
Search the catalogs, view online exhibitions. Download books, video & music or access online databases from home with a library card. A BPL card is free to anyone who lives, works, or attends school in New York City.

Library of Congress
The largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items. Search the catalogs, view online exhibitions and documents, and utilize their databases and e-resources.

Lib-Web-Cats
A directory of libraries worldwide. Includes information on the geographic location, library type, and the size of the library's collection.

New York Public Library
Search the catalogs, view online exhibitions. Download books, video & music or access online databases from home with a library card. A NYPL card is free to anyone who lives, works, or attends school in New York State.

Online Library Catalogs in the NYC Area
A listing of online catalogs of libraries located in the NYC metropolitan area.

WorldCat
Find books, music, journals and more at a library near you.

Academic Info
Directory of college level Internet resources. You can search by keywords or browse the subject gateways.

Bubl
A wide range of selected Internet resources browsable by subject, country, or resource type.

Infomine
A virtual library of university level Internet resources. It contains useful resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information.

Internet Public Library
Subject categorized collection of websites as well as online books and magazines.

Librarians' Index to the Internet
Over 20,000 links to websites organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.

Sciences, Engineering, Computing & Math Search Tools
A list of gateway sites, search engines, and reference sources.

WWW Virtual Library
The oldest catalog of the Web run by a loose confederation of volunteers who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert.

Ask.com
Search engine that provides “tools” for focusing searches.

Barebones 101: A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web
A guide to help you conduct research on the web. It compares several popular search engines and explains meta-searchers, subject directories, and library gateway sites.

Google.com
Widely-used search engine that ranks sites by popularity (i.e. how many other sites link to each page).

Metacrawler
Search several search engines at once with this meta-search tool.

Search Engine Watch
Provides tips and information about searching the web, ratings and reviews of search engines, analysis of the search engine industry, and other resources for searchers.

Yahoo! Search
Ranks results according to their relevance by analyzing the web page text, title, description, source, and other document characteristics.

Finding Data on the Internet
A collection of links to find statistics and facts on the web.

Statistical Resources on the Web
A well categorized and comprehensive collection of statistical sources maintained the University of Michigan.

United Nations Statistical Division
Compiles and disseminates global statistical information on demographics, economy, and the environment.  UNdata is their easy to use data access system.

U.S. Census Bureau
The leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.

Chicago Manual of Style Online
A searchable guide that provides quick answers to your style and editing questions. Covers everything from grammar and usage to manuscript preparation.

Citing Sources
A set of examples of how to cite resources in APA, Chicago, MLA, Turabian, or CSE style. Provided by Duke University Libraries.

Cybersites - Citing Electronic Resources
A list of selected web sites provided by Florida International University.

Guide to Grammar and Writing
Covers sentence structure, punctuation, composition, the writing process and more. Sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation.

Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Offers online handouts covering writing, research, grammar, and MLA and APA style. Provided by Purdue University.

The Bedford Handbook
Provides a variety of online resources such as writing, grammar, and research exercises as well as sample papers in different citation styles.

Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
These guidelines for engineering and scientific writing are designed to help students communicate their technical work.

Writing for the Web
Research on how users read on the Web and how authors should write their Web pages.