Reference

Acronym and Abbreviation Server
key in the acronym or abbreviation to get the full name

AllBusiness Directory
the largest and the most comprehensive business directory in the world - more than 700,000 companies and encompasses more than 9,000 different categories

Ancestry.com
home of genealogy online - search over 52 million names

Anyday: Today in History
historic events and birth dates that occurred on a selected day of the year

AnyWho: Internet Directory Assistance
graphical interface allows you to browse or search the Toll Free Number Directory

Ask an Expert
Got a question? Ask an Expert provides links to experts in almost any field who will email you an answer.

Auto Loan Calculator
key in the number of payments, interest rate, and principal to get the monthly payment

Bartleby
publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction and reference free of charge for the home, classroom and desktop of each and every Internet participant

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations On-line
searchable data base of famous quotes

Best Seller List
New York Times best seller list

Bigfoot
the Internet's largest, most accurate collection of e-mail addresses and white-page listings - just key in the name

Biographical Dictionary
contains biographical information on over 18,000 people from ancient times to the present day

Biography Online
web site of the TV show that includes a searchable database that puts 15,000 of the greatest names, past and present, at your fingertips

Census Bureau Data Maps
census information for states (Louisiana), and parishes/counties (Ouachita)

CIA Publications
includes the CIA Factbook as well as Handbook of International Economic Statistics, Foreign Government information, etc.

Columbia Encyclopedia
nearly 51,000 entries, and with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references, the current Sixth Edition is among the most complete and up-to-date encyclopedia ever produced

Common Weights and Measures
includes Mathematical Notation for Orders of Magnitude, Metric prefixes, and Common U.S. and Metric equivalents

Complete Home Medical Guide
provides a comprehensive home reference that teaches you about your body in sickness and health from the The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Contacting the Congress
contact information for every US Congress member from a particular state/commonwealth/territory

Encarta
the free online version of the popular encyclopedia

EPATT's Community Resources for Parents
a listing of agencies in Monroe/West Monroe that provide educational activities that support parenting skills and early childhood education

Etiquette Avenue
from tipping your hat to tipping the waiter...if it concerns etiquette you'll find the answers on Etiquette Avenue

Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics
provides easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by 70 government agencies for public use

Find Law
Internet's legal resource - index and searchable database

GaleNet
information about GaleNet and links to both the Junior Reference Collection and the Student Resource Center

Group Benefits
Louisiana State Employees Group Benefits Program web site contains policy information, EPO/PPO directories, phone numbers, etc.

Home Improvement Encyclopedia
home improvement ideas, information, and tips from Better Homes and Gardens

How Far Is It?
calculates the distance (as the crow flies) between two places and displays a map

How to Cite Electronic Information
MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE and other styles are included

Info Louisiana
state's official web site

InfoTrac Periodical Databases: High School or Elementary/Middle
searchable database that contains thousands of full-text articles

Information Please
combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, and several up-to-the minute almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records

Interactive Currency Table
provides equivalent rates among different currencies

Kelly's Blue Book
Information you need to make informed choices about buying or trading a car or truck. All New and Used Car pricing reports are free to car buying consumers.

Local Times Around the World
attempts to list all of the world's countries, and many of its islands, with a pointer to the local time in the region

Map on Us
First site to let users collaborate on drawing a route in real time. Cranks out your route -- a fat, pink line with numbered circles that correspond to turn-by-turn directions.

Monroe Online Community
links to online businesses and organizations in Monroe/West Monroe plus information about the Twin Cities

Mortgage Calculator
enter the amount, years, and rate to get the monthly payment

My Virtual Reference Desk
designed to help users find information quickly and efficiently

The Official US Time Clock
the official clock of the US government

The Old Farmer's Almanac
tide tables for those who live near the ocean; sunrise tables and planting charts for those who live on the farm; recipes for those who live in the kitchen; and weather predictions

OneLook Dictionary
103 dictionaries now indexed, key word search

Parliamentary Procedure
provides basic instruction on important topics in Parliamentary Procedure, an opportunity to ask a real Parliamentarian questions, and a link to Questions & Answers

Research-It!
search through various dictionaries and thesauruses, look up acronyms and quotations (Bartlett's), translate English to French and Japanese and back again, figure out anagrams, word-search the King James Version of the Bible and the works of Shakespeare, look at maps, check your stocks, and on and on

Roget's Thesaurus
search the headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus

Rx Drug List
the Internet drug index

Study Web
categorizes and reviews over 15,000 educational and reference Web sites

Switchboard
provides 106 million residential listings and 11 million business listings

Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana
contents include Frequently Asked Questions, TRSL Publications, Contacting your Board representative, Email and phone directory of TRSL staff, and Former members due a refund from TRSL

THOMAS
the latest legislative information on the Internet sponsored by the US Congress

Today in History
each day an event from American history is illustrated by digitized items from the Library of Congress American Memory historic collections

The Ultimate White Pages
a centralized, fast, and common interface to six white page directories

The Ultimate Yellow Pages
cuts search time by putting all the phone number search engines in one place so you can try another engine if the number isn't in one of them

UPS
track any package, anywhere or anytime

US Gazetteer
Identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server and to obtain census data. Search for places, counties or MCDs by entering the name and state abbreviation (optional), or 5-digit zip code.

US Postal Service Zip Code Finder
Key in the city and state for the correct zip code. Also includes 2 letter state abbreviations.

WhoWhere?
Locate email addresses for a person based on a name and organization. Also has phone directories and business directories.

World Book Online (at school)
access the popular multimedia encyclopedia from any MCS online computer

Yahoo Reference
resources from Yahoo

ZIP Code
look up and verify any U.S. address, streets and companies