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Almanacs/Factbooks

Information Please Almanac

State and County QuickFacts

World Factbook

Biographies

Find a Poet

Internet Movie Database

Wilson Biographies Plus
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     access to Wilson Biographies Plus and other biographical sources are also available via the
     Alabama Virtual Library. Residents of Alabama who have individual accounts have access from off-
     campus connections.
     Citing Wilson Biographies

Careers

Career Information (CareerInfoNet.com)

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Dictionaries

One-Look Dictionaries

Thesaurus.com

WWWebster's Dictionary

yourDictionary.com

Encyclopedias

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Ed.

Encyclopedia Britannica (through the AVL)

Wikipedia (free, online encyclopedia "that anyone can edit")
NOTE: Be aware that the Wikdipedia is not a definitive source of information; it is a 'community' effort and contributors may not
be authorities on the subjects.

Government

Alabama Government

Contacting Congress

Official Federal Government Web Sites

Indexes to General Reference

FirstGov

Internet Public Library

Librarians' Index to the Internet

VirtualSalt

Maps

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

U.S. Gazetteer