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* Abbreviations
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    World's largest and most comprehensive
    directory and search engine for acronyms,
    abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet.
* BUBL LINK: Reference
* Etymologies
  - Foreign Languages: Translations and Translators
* Library and Information Science
  - Professional Library Sources
* Postal Codes
  - Worldwide Postal Information
* Topics by Country
  - CIA - The World Factbook
  - Flags of the World: Vexillology
    - List of Flags - Mooney's Flag Report - World Flag Database
  - National Anthems
    Download (mp3 files), lyrics, flags, passports,
    maps and other country information.

REFERENCE ORGANIZATIONS:
* Libraries - National Libraries
  - Digital Library Projects
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    Reference shelf for the genealogist and family historian.
    Information for the amateur to professional researcher,
    including Harvard, the U. S. Library of Congress, public,
    private, college, local, university, international,
    worldwide library links and classification systems.
  - Types of Libraries
    - IASL: International Association of School Librarianship
    - School-Libraries.Net
      Library web pages maintained by school libraries
      in the United States and in countries around the
      world, with related international librarianship.

REFERENCE WORK: Reference Work
Reference Works in the Public Domain
* Almanac
  - List of Almanacs
    - World Almanac For Kids Online
* Atlas: Portal:Atlas and Gazetteer
  - Geography and Maps
* Citation
  - Citation Index
  - Citing Sources
  - Indexers
  - Science Citation Index
* Concordance (publishing)
   - Where there is no list of every word
      in a book, search for individual words:
     - Amazon.com: Search Inside the Book: Books
     - Google™ook Search Help Center
* Dictionary or Lexicon (comprehensive)
  - Answers.com™ - Online Dictionary and Encyclopedia
  - Ask for Kids™
  - English and Literature: Dictionaries & Information
  - Zip Mouse: Dictionaries,  Encyclopedias and Reference Material
* Directory - (Databases)
  - Computer - Internet - Software: Genealogy Programs Support
    - Music and Games
  - Web Directory: List of Web Directories
    - ALA | Best Free Reference Web Sites Combined Index
      - Best Free Reference: Google™ Search
    - Information Websites Index
    - Martindale's 'The Reference Desk'
      International art, business,
      science & technology.
    - Refdesk.com
      Reference, facts, news; free
      and family-friendly resources.
    - ThinkQuest Library
    - Virtual Middle School Library
      Sources for students, parents,
      teachers and librarians.
    - Virtual Reference Shelf
      Selected web resources
      by the Library of Congress.
    - Voice of the Shuttle (VoS): Reference
    - Yahoo!® Directory
* Encyclopedia: Encyclopedias on the Net
  List of Encyclopedias: List of Online Encyclopedias
  - Britannica: Britannica
    - Britannica Blog: Britannica's New Site:
      More participation, collaboration
      from experts and readers.
    - britannicanet.com
    - Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition: LoveToKnow 1911
    - Online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica & English Cambridge Encyclopedia
  - Citizendium: Citizendium
    Create the world's most
    trusted knowledge base.
  - Columbia Encyclopedia
  - Encarta® Learning and Resource Center
  - Encyclopedia of Genealogy: Index
    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z É
  - Encyclopedia Research
    Find encyclopedia articles.
  - Encyclopedia.com
    Free online encyclopedias
    and dictionaries.
  - Infoplease®
    Encyclopedia, almanac, atlas,
    biographies, dictionary, thesaurus,
    with current facts, free online reference,
    research and homework help.
  - Knol: Knol: a unit of knowledge - Lists
    Authoritative articles about specific topics.
  - Scholarpedia: Scholarpedia
  - Wikipedia®, the free Encyclopedia
    Written collaboratively by contributors
    from all around the world.  The site is a wiki,
    which means that anyone can edit articles,
    simply by clicking on the edit this page link.
    - Knowledge 2008. . . ™: Encyclopedic Portal to Wikipedia®
  - Yongle Encyclopedia
* Glossary: Glossaries
  - glossaries - Google™ Book Search
  - Glossarist.com
    Comprehensive directory
    of glossaries on all subjects.
  - MetaGlossary.com
  - Research Tools, Articles and Forms
* Handbook
  - Family Genealogy and History Internet Education Directory
* How-tos (Wikibook how-tos)
  - How Do I Begin To Document and File Family History?  An Introduction
* Journal (Online Journal, Scientific Journal)
  - Free Online Journals: Journals
* Magazine: Magazines
* Mathematical Table: MATH: Mathematics
  - Mathematical Tables - Google™ Book Search
* Newsgroup
  - Surname Newsgroups: Blogs, Genealogy Newsletters and Periodicals
* Newspaper  
  - Newspapers
* Periodical (Publication) Index
  - Periodical and Microform Resources
* Scientific Table
  - Scientific Reference Tables
* Thesaurus
  - Wordsmyth (Dictionary - Thesaurus)

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