Other useful reference shelves
| Information Please Almanac | Easily navigable almanac includes sports and entertainment information. |
| World Almanacs | A FirstSearch database that includes:
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| Biography.com | A paragraph or two about more than 20,000 notable people. |
| Britannica Online | Encyclopædia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, with more than 118,000 articles, and over 14,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags. Also included are Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year, plus links to other World Wide Web sites selected by Britannica editors. |
| Find A Grave | Find A Grave is a resource for finding the final resting places of notable people. You can search by name, location or claim to fame. |
| World Biography Index | The Internet edition of the World Biographical Index contains over 2,4 million short citations to biographical entries for eminent individuals who lived in North and South America, Western and Central Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania. |
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| TomFolio | International database for listing, buying and selling used, rare and collectible books, book-related ephemera, and periodicals from independent bookshops. |
| AddAll | Searches 40+ bookstores simultaneously. |
| Advanced Book Exchange | Searches many bookstores specializing in out-of-print books. |
| Alibris | Specializes in first editions and rare books. |
| Amazon.com | Search Amazon.com's inventory of new and used books. |
| Barnes and Noble.com | Search Barnes & Noble's inventory of new books. |
| BookRadar.com | Searches the same database as Bookfinder and AddAll, but provides different searching options. |
| Bookfinder.com | BookFinder.com operates by working with top vendor networks and book dealers to bring you a unified interface to the best collection of used, rare, and antiquarian books available online. BookFinder.com deftly searches half a dozen online booksellers' databases (including Powell's and Amazon.com) and generates a list of prices, dealers, and availability. |
| Kaboombooks | Specializing in scholarly used books. |
| Labyrinth | Specializing in remaindered scholarly books. |
| Powell's Books | Search Powell's inventory of new and used titles. |
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| Calculator.com | Calculators for finance, business, science, cooking, hobbies, and health. |
| AIER Cost-of-Living Calculator | Compares dollar equivalents between years. |
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| Country Studies | The Country Studies Series contains the electronic versions of books previously published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. It presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world; it examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. At present, 102 countries and regions are covered. Notable omissions include Canada, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and other Western nations, as well as a number of African nations. Because the original intent of the Series' sponsor was to focus primarily on lesser known areas of the world, or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed, the series is not all-inclusive.The date of information for each country appears on the title page of each country and at the end of each section of text. |
| Constitutions of the World | From Findlaw. |
| Country Commercial Guides | Country Commercial Guides (CCGs) are prepared annually by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government agencies. These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis. The CCGs were established by recommendation of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), a multi-agency task force, to consolidate various reporting documents prepared for the U.S. business community. This resource now only exists as an archive, as all reports were done prior to 2002. |
| Countries of the World | Contains CIA World Factbooks for 16 years: 1989-2005 |
| Flags of the World | Largest online source for the study of flags. |
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| X-Rates | |
| 164 Currency Converter | Converts 164 Currencies. |
| Historical Currency Converter | Converts different currencies across time. |
| Interactive Currency Table | Generates currency tables for the present day. |
| Today's Exchange Rates | Provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. |
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| Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged | |
| Oxford English Dictionary | According to The Times, the Oxford English Dictionary is "the ultimate authority on the English language as well as a history of English speech and thought from its infancy to the present day". It is a unique source of scholarly information on the meaning, history and pronunciation of words both past and present. |
| Dictionary.com | Searches multiple dictionaries simultaneously, including The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition, Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), WordNet (r) 1.6, The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, The Jargon File, The Elements, Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary, Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary, U.S. Gazetteer (1990), and The CIA World Factbook (1995) |
| Oxford Reference Online | Full text of 100 Oxford reference books, from general reference and foreign language dictionaries, to biology, opera, physics, history and nutrition and more. Also included is an encyclopedia. |
| Acronym Finder | More than 550,000 user-entered acronyms and abbreviations as of April 2007. |
| Foreign Language Dictionaries | Links to online foreign language dictionaries |
| Specialized Dictionaries | Links to subject-specific dictionaries |
| Symbols | Contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. |
| Merriam Webster Thesaurus | |
| Roget's Thesaurus |
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| Dex Online | White & Yellow Pages |
| L & C Campus Directory | Online directory for the Lewis & Clark community. |
| AnyWho from AT & T | Personal, business, toll-free and reverse directories. |
| National Address and ZIP+4 Browser | Simple and efficient way to find zip codes for a specific address. |
| Switchboard | White Pages, Yellow Pages, driving directions and more. |
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| Encyclopedia Britannica | The full-text of Encyclopedia Britannica. This source is only available to members of the LC community. |
| AccessScience | The online edition of the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology is available only to members of the L&C community. |
| Africana | Covers African and African-American issues. |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia is a multilingual "copyleft" encyclopedia designed to be read and edited by anyone. It is collaboratively edited and maintained by thousands of users via wiki software, and is hosted and supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. In addition to typical encyclopedia entries, Wikipedia includes information more often associated with almanacs, gazetteers, and specialist magazines, as well as coverage of current events. |
| Encyclopedia Smithsonian | Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z. |
| Funk and Wagnells Encyclopedia | More than 26,000 articles. Updated monthly. Free, but requires registration. |
| Encyclopedia Mythica | Includes mythology. folklore, legends & a bestiary. |
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| LC Campus Directory | |
| LC Academic Calendar | From the Office of the Registrar. |
| LC Athletics Facility Schedules | Provides hours of operation for sports facilities on campus. |
| LC College Catalog | |
| LC Schedule of Classes | |
| LC Transportation and Parking | The timetable for the Pioneer Express and the other shuttles. |
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| Bartlett's Familiar Quotations | from 1901. |
| Quotations Page | A large-scale quotation site with many original resources. |
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| Web-Elements | Periodic Table of Elements Database. |
| Atlas of the Human Body | From the American Medical Association. |
| Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia | Encyclopedia Provides information about general environmental toxicology rather than human toxicology. |
| Foodsafe | Credible information about food and toxicology from UC Davis. |
| EurekAlert! | An index of research advances in science, medicine, health and technology as published in news briefs and in the science media. |
| Nutrient Database | From the USDA |
| US Patent Full Text Database | The US Patent and Trademark Office has recently added a new full-text database of all US patents issued from January 1, 1976. The full-text returns include the Summary, Claims, Description, and References. Drawings and images are not available online. |
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| LC Writing Center Page | Written for the LC Campus Community. |
| Citing Sources | A Duke University website that provides a comparative look at citing works, using APA, MLA,Turabian, and Chicago Manual of Style. |
| Elements of Style | The 1918 edition by William Strunk. |
| APA Style Tips | Offers basic tips on APA style and citing electronic sources in APA style. |
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| Tax forms from the IRS | Tax forms from the IRS |
| Oregon Tax Information | Oregon Department of Revenue website. Links for publications and forms, as well as tax information for students. |
| 1040.com | The place to go for state and federal forms, news, and general tax information. See especially the links to individual states' departments of revenue. |
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| Time.gov | About as close as you can get to the official time. |
| Geologic Time Scale | |
| Local time in Portland, Oregon | what time is it? |
| Time Zone Map | |
| World Clock | Current local times around the world. |
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| Carpoint | From Microsoft |
| Edmunds | Critical reviews (and costs) of new and used cars. |
| Intellichoice | The online version of the respected print source. |
| Kelley Blue Book | Used car prices. |
| Yahoo! Maps | Includes driving directions. |
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| Sheldon Brown's Articles | Sheldon Brown's articles on bike maintainance, riding tips and more. |
| Bicycle Links | From Sheldon Brown. |
| Bicycle Repair | Shows you how to fix bikes. |
| BTA | Bicycle Transportation Alliance of Portland. |
| Details how to put your bike on a bus. | Tri-Met's Bike Page |
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| Tri-Met Bus Schedules |
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| 1travel.com | A budget-oriented site. |
| Cheap Tickets Online | Lots of help for folks on a tight budget. |
| Expedia | From Microsoft. |
| Travelocity | From Microsoft. |
| Preview Travel | Not yet from Microsoft. |
| Orbitz | Backed by major airlines, Orbitz is the latest big travel site |
| Hotwire |
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| Palatine Hill Weather Station | Local weather conditions for the Lewis & Clark campus, updated every few minutes. |
| Portland Weather | Includes a ten-day forcast, local and national radar, and basic monthly data on our climate. |
| Weatherbase | Offers highs, lows, averages, precipitation information (up to 70 datapoints) and more for more than 16,000 places worldwide. |
| Weather Channel Online | Conditions around the US and the world. |
| Oregon Climate Service | Current and historical statistics on Oregon's climate. |
| Outdoor forecasts | For outdoor activities around the United States. |
| Mountain Weather Data | Alpine forecasts for Oregon and Washington. |
| National Climatic Data Center | Historical data and satellite images relating to climate and weather patterns. |
| National Weather Service-Portland office | Historical data and satellite images relating to Portland's climate. Includes fire weather and marine forecasts, state weather roundup, and river levels. |
| U.S. Naval Observatory | The data center for the Astronomical Applications Department provides moon phases, eclipse times, sunrise and moonrise time tables, and more. |
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| Megaconverter | This is a new version of megaconverter, giving you a new, easier to use interface, with more converters, more features and quicker access. |
| Megaconverter | This is a new version of megaconverter, giving you a new, easier to use interface, with more converters, more features and quicker access. |
| Conversion of Units | Convert temperature, measurement, heat and energy units, as well as time, velocity and currency. Includes many different units of measurement. |
| Dictionary of Units of Measurement | This site from the University of North Carolina defines many different units of measurement. |
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