Reference+Sources

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries; Atlases and Almanacs
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Dictionaries and Thesauri

 * AllWords - Online Dictionary, reference source, Language Guide, Foreign Languages and Etymology
 * The Biographical Dictionary from S9 - Biographies
 * Dictionary.com - Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Crosswords, Translator
 * The Internet Picture Dictionary - English, French, Spanish, German picture dictionaries, flashcards and other activities.
 * Enchanted Learning - Little Explorers - Picture Dictionary with links
 * [|Macmillan Dictionary] - synonyms and related words
 * Ninjawords
 * OneLook (search dictionaries including Reverse Dictionary and thesaurus )
 * Oxford English Dictionary
 * ProfessorWord - learn SAT and ACT words
 * Riverso - dictionary of words and phrases.
 * Roget's Thesaurus
 * Spanish Encyclopedia (World Book Online - WBAIS ONLY)
 * __ Webster's Dictionary __
 * WWWebster Dictionary
 * World Book Online - Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Current Events (for WBAIS ONLY)

Encyclopedias

 * Artcyclopedia - the fine art search engine
 * Bartleby.com - Great Books Online
 * Britannica Online - links to the free web version of the Encyclopedia Britannica
 * Encyclopedia.com - searches 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries
 * Encyclopedia Mythica - encyclopedia of mythology
 * Encyclopedia of the Orient
 * Encyclopedia Smithsonian - information from Smithsonian Institution, Arts and Design, History and Culture, Science and Technology
 * Free Internet Encyclopedia
 * HyperHistory Online - "2000 files covering 3000 years of world history."
 * Information Please - includes a dictionary and encyclopedia.
 * The LAWCOPEDIA - a legal encyclopedia
 * MedLinePlus - medical encyclopedia from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
 * Mental Health Encyclopedia
 * My Virtual Encyclopedia - Refdesk.com
 * [|NASA] - Science
 * Symbols - explains the history, use, and meaning of over 2,500 Western symbols
 * Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy - Stanford University
 * World Leaders - describes world leaders from approximately 1900

Pronunciation guides
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 * Forvo - English pronunciation guide
 * Wordnik.com - pronunciation guide that also shows the **//use of the word in a context//**. Requires to create a free account. Intended to be used by adults. Teachers should supervise use by young students.

Ready Reference

 * [|Digital Librarian]
 * Infotopia
 * [|The Internet Public Library]
 * [|Librarians' Internet Index]
 * [|Google Currency Converter]