Virtual Reference Mega Sites

 

    iTools
       
A one-stop shop for reference sources including Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and thesaurus
        (http://www.itools.com/)

    Virtual Reference Shelf
       
At the Library of Congress
        (http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html)

    Infomine
       
Scholarly Internet resource collections
        (http://infomine.ucr.edu/)

    Internet Archive
       
Cannot exit site.  There are browsable collections, like Elections 2004, and multimedia.
        (http://www.archive.org/index.php)

    Internet Public Library
       
From the School of Information, University of Michigan covers major subject areas
        (http://www.ipl.org/)

    Librarians' Internet Index
       
Has annotated sites on all major subject areas
        (http://lii.org/)

    Library Spot
       
From WestLaw Business Information and News
        (http://www.libraryspot.com/)

    Martindale's "The Reference Desk"
       
Provides links arranged in broad categories.  There is an emphasis on science and engineering.
        (http://www.martindalecenter.com/)

Humanities

    Voice of the Shuttle
       
A collection of links in the humanities
        (http://vos.ucsb.edu/)

See also the Electronic Texts Topic.

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Last Updated August 19, 2009