Union Mine High School Library
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Bartleby's Reference Works site - A terrific reference site.The links below are just a sampling
Yahoo Reference Library - Hundreds of links to information in all general reference areas.
Virtual Reference Desk - A great place to start for finding almost anything. You'll just have to try it.
Ready Reference and Quick Facts - The Librarian's Index to the Internet reference directory is the place to start
Refdesk - A very good resource with lots of reference sites.
YourDictionary.com - "Multi-language dictionaries (over 280 languages!), a word-translator database, and an English dictionary that pronounces the words out loud."
Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia - (an online free content encyclopedia)This is the easy to use index for searching the online encyclopedia Wikopedia...It is a great place to start your research.
Digital Librarian: A librarian's choice of the best of the web
Encyclopedia Smithsonian - great links to resources on subjects from A - Z as well as frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian Institution.
"Ask a Question" From The Internet Public Library - Need an answer fast? Submit a question and get an email response
AskA - Connects students with experts on particular subjects
Old Farmer's Almanac - Online edition featuring weather, gardening, sunrises, astronomy, and a lot very interesting stuff
Information Please - Facts on just about everything and everywhere
Lives, the Biography Resource - "...the largest guide to posthumous biography sites on the Web."
USGenWeb Project - An excellent directory of genealogy web sites for research
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites - Index to genealogical resources on the Internet
Celebrating Women's History: Biographies - from Thompson-Gale
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Map Quest - How to get from where you are to where you want to go
Information Please online atlas - This is easy to use and should have what you need
An Atlas of the Universe "...designed to everyone an idea of what our universe actually looks like"
BBC Country Profiles - An amazing resource for country information. "Provides guide to history, politics and economic background of numerous countries. Also includes audio and video clips from the BBC archives."
CIA World Factbook - "U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, military, and transnational issues."
Eldis Country Profiles - "Search for information on economic, political and environmental issues in countries throughout the world. Eldis makes a qualitative selection of materials and structures it for easy access."
The Mideast: A Century of Conflict
States Information Links - Another great directory from Multnomah County Library
The 50 States - from Fact Monster
International Holidays - Select a country and see all of their national holidays.
Holidays Directory - A great resource for links to all sorts of holiday information.
Holidays Page - Links to information and activities for lots of holidays
USA Today's online calculators For everyday use
Calculators.com. - A directory of all sorts of calculators
Online Conversion - Convert just about anything to anything else
Conversion and Calculator Center
Glossarist - A directory of glossaries from many different areas of interest.
Acronyms - Ever wondered what all those initials stand for? Look up frequently used acronyms
Financial terms - from Yahoo
Zip Codes & Country Codes - U.S. Postal Service
Telephone Directories on the Web
Yellow Pages - from Big Yellow
City of Placerville - A colorful site with information on events, services, city departments, and what it's like to live and work here.
El Dorado County Web Site - The best place to find county offices, services, voter information, agencies, permits, and a lot more.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office
The Mines of El Dorado County - Doug Noble has put together a very comprehensive history and guide to the hundreds of mines in our county.
El Dorado County History - history, culture, maps, and a lot of interesting things
OHV Parks and Information - From the California Department of Motor Vehicles
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