Reference

Below you will find research sites to assist you in your research. Adapted from the Springfield Township High School Virtual Library http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/refupdate.html

[|Fact Monster] [|Information Please] [|World Almanac for Kids] [|U.S. Census Site] [|Old Farmer's Almanac]
 * Almanacs**

[|Encarta Map Center] [|Outline Maps] [|Geography@About.com] [|Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century] [|American Memory Maps Collections] [|Places in the News] [|National Atlas] [|National Geographic's Map Machine] [|Color Landform Atlas of the United States] [|Mapquest] [|Mapblast.com] [|Maporama]
 * Atlases**

[|Biography.com] [|Contemporary British Writers] [|Biographical Dictionary] [|Who2?] [|Grolier's American Presidency] [|Presidents of the United States]
 * Biographical (stories of people's lives)**

[|YourDictionary.com] [|American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language] [|Cambridge Dictionaries] [|Encarta World English Dictionary] [|Merriam-Webster's Word Central] [|Write Express, Online Rhyming Dictionary] [|Internet Picture Dictionary]
 * Dictionaries & Thesauri**

[|Brittanica] [|Encarta (Concise)] [|Columbia (concise) Encyclopedia] [|Jewish Encyclopedia] [|Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] [|Encyclopedia Mythica] [|Encyclopedia Smithsonian] [|New Advent Catholic Encyclop**edia**]
 * Encyclopedias (Free)**

[|World Book Online (passwords required)]
 * Encyclopedia (Subscription)**

[|How Far is it?] [|CIA World Factbook] [|U.S. Department of State Background Notes] [|Occupational Outlook Handbook] [|Internet Movie Database]
 * General Reference Sources**

[|American Presidency] [|Hall of Presidents] [|Who's Who in the Federal Government] [|City Data]
 * Government & History**


 * Nations, States, Travel**

[|San Diego Union Tribune]** [|Headline Spot]
 * Newspapers
 * [|USA Today]

Selected Subject Directories [|Librarians' Index to the Internet]** [|The Internet Public Library]
 * [|About .com]

Weather [|Accuweather] [|Intellicast.com] [|National Weather Service]** [|Weather.com (Weather Channel)]**
 * [|Climate Zone]