Almanacs(timely information and data)
Provides information (geographic, economic, political) on countries of the world. Also included information on the world’s oceans and reference maps.
Fun and practical information for everyday life, including moon calendars, planting charts, recipes, weather predictions and more.
Dictionaries (words and quotes)
Allows full search of dictionary and thesaurus materials.
Powerful multipurpose dictionary with the definitions you need...and much more! You can find and define words in not only English but a host of world languages...and even translate text with the online translator. Looking for synonyms and antonyms? They've got it. Games, language resources, even the word of the day...all just a click away. Maintained by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Encyclopedias (broad information on all topics)
"At Encyclopedia.com, you get free access to nearly 200,000 reference entries from sources you can cite. Plus, more than 50,000 topic summaries feature related pictures, videos, topic summaries, and newspaper and magazine articles from around the world. Encyclopedia.com also provides innovative tools that allow you to rate and sort the reference content you find to be the most useful." Sponsored by Cengage Learning.
Referencia Latina
"This comprehensive Spanish-language database offers content from a variety of sources including thousands of encyclopedia entries, an inclusive collection of images, an atlas, health reports, a Spanish-English dictionary and full text for reference books and general interest magazines in a broad array of subject areas."
One of the largest free reference sites on the 'net, Information Please is an encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary, and homework helper...all in one! This site includes a comprehensive encyclopedia, general almanac, sports almanac, entertainment almanac, dictionary, and much more. Maintained by Information Please.