Misc Reference

• Urban Legends
  • Urban Legends Reference Pages

Dictionaries

• Merriam-Webster OnLine
• GuruNet info about words on computer screen
• Webster's Dictionary at Carnegie-Mellon University
• Webster Gateway Server
• Bucknell
• E Mich

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia Britannica

Misc

• QandA Cafe: a service of the City of Palo Alto Libraries: interactive interface to reference librarian: limited to residents of subscribing cities, 3-9pm, Monday - Friday
• MegaConverter converts betweenvarious units of measure

Digital Libraries

• Library of Congress
• California Digital Library
• UC Berkeley Digital Library Project
• WWW Virtual Library: Subject Catalogue, CERN, Switzerland
• Internet Public Library (UMich)
• Online Bibliographies and Journal Contents
• Pathfinder (Time Warner publication links)
• Price's Lists of Lists from Gary Price at George Washington U.
• New York Public Library : many online resources

Misc

• GuruNet
• American Factfinder from the US Census Bureau
• Buzz Word Bingo
• excerpts from Understanding American Business jargon
• TimeŘ - Digital Marketplace Lexicon - Home: much cited glossary (my opinion - weak)