General Reference Resources
Search engines and Online Reference
- Ask.com.
- Bing.
- Creative Commons.
- FactBites.
- Google.
- Library of Congress’ Electronic Resources for the Reference Desk.
- Open Directory Project from Netscape.
- RefDesk.com.
- Resource Shelf: Resources and News for Information Professionals.
- WWW Virtual Library.
- Yahoo!.
Custom search engines
- Google Custom Search Engines.
- GoPubMed organizes PubMed searches by topic, MeSH keywords, authors, locations, etc. Also highlights free full text.
- PogoFrog a custom Google search searching medical resources for physicians and other health professionals.
- Rare Disease Search Engine - ©2013 RareDisease.org
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Translation Services
- Babelfish.com®.
- CMS Acronyms.
- CMS Glossary.
- Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia.
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
- Google Language Tools.
- InfoPlease: Free online Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus.
- Merck Manual.
- Merriam-Webster Online.
- Online Medical Dictionary.
- Translated.net: Free Translation and language services.
- Wikipedia.
Phone books, Zip codes, and Maps
- All Area Codes: An Online Area Code Look-Up Resource.
- AnyWho: Internet Directory Assistance; Yellow Pages, White Pages, Toll-Free Numbers, Maps and Directions.
- Ask.com Maps & Directions.
- Google Maps.
- International Country Calling Codes and World Time Zones.
- Rand McNally Online: Maps, Driving Directions, Travel Store.
- Time and Date.com.
- The Time Now.
- Zip Code Lookup and Address Information from the U.S. Postal Service.