Reference

 Biography in Context (formerly Biography Resource Center) - Biographies and magazine articles, images and website links about more than 500,000 people. Search for current or historic people by name, occupation, nationality, birthplace or death place. 

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 Gale Virtual Reference Library - Specialised encyclopedias covering arts, environment, history, medicine, science, and social sciences. Search by keyword or browse a title

 World Book Online - excellent general knowledge starting point, good illustrations, maps etc, current affairs tie-ins. See what's new in World Book.

• CIA - The World Factbook - information about the countries of the world, by the CIA.
• Te Ara - the encyclopedia of New Zealand
• Librarian's Index to the Internet - a searchable subject guide.
• LibrarySpot - simplifying the search for the best library and reference resources on the web.
• Bartleby.com - a wide range of classic full-text searchable reference works including the World Factbook, quotation dictionaries, Strunk's elements of Style, King James Bible and Gray's Anatomy.
• Virtual Reference Shelf  - selected online resources compiled by the Library of Congress.
• World Gazetteer - a comprehensive set of population data and related statistics.
•  Encyclopedia Britannica Online: the 32 volume encyclopedia plus junior and student versions.
  Read our fact sheet on getting started with Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
•  Oxford English Dictionary: searchable online dictionary (solve crosswords).