Reference Websites

Below is a list of some free sites which have been compiled by the American Library Association.
 
Abbreviations
http://www.abbreviations.com
Extensive collection of hundreds of thousands of acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms. Arranged by broad areas, then broken down into browseable categories.
 
Ad*Access
http://library.duke,edu/digitalcollections/adaccess
More than 7000 ads from print newspapers and magazines published from 1910 to the 1950's. Content focuses on radio, TV, transportation, beauty/hygiene, and WWII.
 
Almanacs
http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html  
Information Please Almanac
 
American Time Use Survey
http://www.bls.gov/tus
Provides statistics and graphical data on the amount of time people in the U.S. spend on various activities.
 
ATM Locator
http://www.mastercard.com/cardholderservices/atm/
Find Mastercard , Cirrus or Maestro ATM's worldwide 
 
Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
http://yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
Documnets relevant tot he fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government. Searchable by date, subject, author and title.
 
Baby Name Wizard
http://babynamewizard.com
Find the perfect name. Create a list by length of letters in a name, letter preference, heritage and popularity. Provides etymologies, and can track names by state or year for popularity.
 
Bank Rate Monitor
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp
Mortgage, college financing, insurance, debt information and more
 
BigCharts.com
http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com
The site provides basic, advanced and interactive tools for charting; current and historical quotes; industry and market data; news and analysis; and screening tools for stocks on major worldwide exchanges. Information is organized under tabs.
 
Cars.com
http://www.cars.com
Easy to understand on what to buy, where to buy and how much to pay for a new or used auto or truck. Pricing and financing information. Search for specific makes, models and years.
 
Consumer Search
http://www.consumersearch.com
Automotive, computers, electronics, family, health, home and more.
 
Cooking Light
http://www.cookinglight.com
Over 20,000 recipes online. The travel section lists some of the best places to eat out when traveling.
 
Currency converter
http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic
Convert any currency to another including historical information
 
e-books@Adelaide
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au
Full text e-books of classic works of literature, philosophy, and history from various countries. Downloadable to various e-book devices.
 
ePodunk
http://www.epodunk.com/
Profiles of cities and counties-data on airports, museums, statistics at the city and county level. Links to local media outlets, community organizations, historical weather, films shot in area and celebrity residences.
 
Hulu
http://www.hulu.com
Free television episodes, full length movies and video clips. Browse by genre, documentaries to popular series.
 
Local Harvest
http://www.localharvest.org/
nationwide directory of farmer's markets, small family farms & organic food resources. For anyone buying local and/or organic food and produce.
 
Long Island Railroad
http://www.mta.info/lirr/
Schedule, fares, maps, delays, escalator and elevator, purchasing information.
 

 
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
http://nsidec.org
Supports research into the world's frozen realms. Includes Sea Ice Index or learn All About Snow.
 
Online Conversion
http://onlineconversion.com/
50,000 conversions and 5000 units. Has the popular conversions, but also contains measurements for women's clothing between countries, light years, density, torque, and fun stuff such as weight on Mars and names into Morse Code.
 
Opinion Polls
http://www.gallup.com
Gallop Polls on all topics.
 
Petrucci Music Library
http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page
20,000 works from 3000 composers. Free sheet music online
 
Poetry Tool
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poetrytool.html
Articles about poetry and poets. Poems in full text, including podcasts and audio versions of poems.
 
Professional Misconduct
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/opmc/main.htm
Physician and Physician Assistant disciplinary and other actions.
 
Suffolk Transit
http://www.sct-bus.org/schedules.html
Bus schedules, maps, fares, and news.
 
U.N. data
http://data.un.org
International statistics on a broad range of topics
 
Weights and measures
http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/links/weights/equivalences.html
Common equivalent weights and measures.
 
Zip Code
http://www.usps.com/zip4/