Reference Resources on the Web

There are many standard reference books available online now, so we have created this page to supplement our inhouse reference collection.
Almanacs and fast facts
Famer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac
Consumer Information
Kelly Blue Book
College Research
Guide to Connecticut's Independent Colleges & Universities
Peterson's
2008 Insider's Guide to Colleges
General Reference Works
The American Heritage® Reference Collection
Columbia Encyclopedia
Martindale's The Reference Desk
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
The World Factbook, 2008
Geographical Works
The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
Merriam-Webster's Atlas
Grant Resources
The Foundation Center
History
eHistory online books
The Encyclopedia of World History - Ancient, Medieval, and Modern
History and Genealogy Library
Employment Resources
Occupational Outlook Handbook 2010-2011
Home Reference
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
Emily Post's Etiquette
Language -Reference works
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
The American Heritage® Book of English Usage
The American Language - An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States
The Columbia Guide to Standard American English
Hobson-Jobson dictionary
The King’s English
Language - An Introduction to the Study of Speech
Law
Literature
Bibliomania - Free Online Literature with more than 2000 Classic Texts
Biographical Dictionary of English Literature
Brewer's Readers Guide
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature
The Harvard Classics
The Oxford Shakespeare
Simonds History of American Literature
Medical Reference
Merck Manual Home Edition
Merck Manual of Health and Aging
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Gray's Anatomy
Mythology and Fables
Aesop's Fables
Bulfinch's Mythology
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
The Golden Bough
Quotations, Speeches and Lectures
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
On the Art of Reading - Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge, 1916–1917
On the Art of Writing - Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge, 1913–1914
The World’s Famous Orations
Reference Works to Aid in Writing
The Elements of Style
English Usage, Style & Composition
Roget’s Thesauri
Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus
Roget’s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
Religion and Philosophy
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
The Holy Bible - King James Version
Philosophy on the EServer
Science
Complete works of Charles Darwin
Travel
DK Guides
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Rough Guides
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