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REFERENCE SHELF: Web Reference Shelves

1. Best Free Reference Web Sites: 2009
Reference sites selected annually and annotated by the Reference and User Services Association/American Library Association. This is the eighth annual list.[Full Description]
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Archive of previous Best Sites, 1999-present
2. Infoplease Search Page
Search or browse almanacs, atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary by entering your search terms in the box or use the A -Z alphabetical index. [Full Description]
http://www.infoplease.com/
3. Library Spot
Browse the Reference Desk on the left side of the page.[Full Description]
http://www.libraryspot.com/
4. Oxford Reference Online [UCSD Only]
Search or browse over 150 dictionaries and reference titles covering the complete subject spectrum: from General Reference and Language to Science and Medicine, and from Humanities and Social Sciences to Business and Professional.[Full Description]
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List of all reference books included
11. Useful Reference Sites
From the Library of the University of Texas at Austin[Full Description]
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/refsites/index.html
12. Virtual Reference Shelf: Library of Congress
A range of general and subject-specific reference sources maintained by the staff of the United States Library of Congress[Full Description]
http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html

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