Web Resources - General Reference

The following are links to ready reference web resources. To find links to web resources in specific subject areas, access the Online Resources by Subject Areas page, select your subject, and then look for web resources at the bottom of the page.

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General Reference and Multidisciplinary Web Sites

Academic info - a subject directory of Internet resources for the university community. Each subject guide is an annotated listing of the best general Internet sites in the field.
arXiv.org - open access to e-prints in physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance and statistics.
Bookwire - includes timely book industry news, features, reviews, original fiction, guides to literary events, author interviews, thousands of annotated links to book-related sites, and more.
Dictionaries.com - Dictionary of Computing, Webster's Dictionary, Bartlett's Quotations, Roget's Thesaurus, The Skeptic's Dictionary, Strunk's Elements of Style, and more.
Electronic Text Center - links to literature, economics, history, archaeology, religion, teaching, and classics sites (hosted by The University of Virginia.
Encyclopedia.com - more than 17,000 articles from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 3rd edition.
FindHow: the How-To Directory
Get Educated! - adult education & distance learner's resource center.
Google Scholar - Although Google Scholar is a free search engine, this link connects you through our proxy server (requests your UNM NetID/password) to take advantage of the linking features. GoogleScholar will link to some - not all - of the online journals to which the University Libraries subscribes as well as many other resources. Use the "Check for UNM Full Text" link to see if the article is available through a UNM subscription. Before doing a search, click on "Scholar Preferences." Under "Library Links", put "University of New Mexico" in the "Find Library" box. We also suggest that you check the box for "Open WorldCat." This will better ensure that you get access to those materials to which the University Libraries subscribes.
Intute - free online service with listings of web resources across many disciplines appropriate to academic study and research.
itools.com - A mixture of research tools including biographical sketches, definitions, currency converters, maps, fact books, and more.
Mountain West Digital Library - The Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) is a central search portal for digital collections about the Mountain West region. MWDL provides free access to over 600,000 resources from universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, historical societies, and government agencies, counties, and municipalities in Utah, Nevada, and other parts of the U.S. West.
Purdue Online Writing Lab - includes excellent information and exercises for writing and the research process, including taking notes, citing sources, and avoiding plagiarism.
Reference Tools - A collection of links to reference materials on the WWW.
Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography - A selective bibliography presenting over 600 articles, books, electronic documents, and other sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet and other networks.
Virtual Library - links to all general subject areas.

Colleges and Careers

Braintrack Universities, Colleges, and Careeres - a guide to online colleges.
Overview of Colleges, Vocational Schools and Careers - search for colleges by program, state, tuition rates, type of school, etc.

Telephone Directories

AnyWho - AT&T Directories
Qwest Dex - Online phone directory

Government Documents

Congressional Directory
Data.gov - Primary source for datasets generated and held by the U.S. government. Includes raw datasets, their descriptions, information on access, and a catalog of sites with tools for data mining and extraction.
DOE (Dept. of Energy) Information
Federal Digital System (FDsys) - No-fee, full text, online public access to official federal government information from the U.S. Government Printing Office.
Find-It! New Mexico - State of New Mexico Government Information Locator Service
Internal Revenue Service Web Sites - Information and Forms
International Statistical Agencies - International Statistical Agencies page from the U.S. Census Bureau contains links to official statistical agencies of international goverments.
National Center for Educational Statistics - The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department - Information and Forms
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Science.gov - Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results. Science.gov is an interagency initiative of 17 U.S. government science organizations within 13 Federal agencies.
U.S. Census Bureau - is the principal source of periodic demographic data. The Census Bureau's current demographic statistics program provides information on the number, geographic distribution, and social and economic characteristics of the population, including official estimates of income and poverty, estimates of health insurance coverage and homeownership rates, and a quarterly indicator of housing vacancies.
U.S. Census Bureau Data Map
United States Postal Service (USPS) - zip codes; buy stamps

Libraries

Links to other Libraries