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Reference Tools

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The Reference Tools page can be used both as a beginning guide to research, as well as a resource for answering many common, everyday questions. It includes links to search engines, online dictionaries & encyclopedias, telephone directories, tax forms, area libraries, local governments & businesses, and much more.


Selected Reference Tools Resources: Databases; Websites; Search Engines; Libraries; Federal Government Information


Databases

Encyclopedia Americana

 

General Reference Center Gold

 

Grolier Online

 

World Book Online

 

Websites

Almanacs

 

Dictionaries & Thesauri

 

Directories

 

General Resources

 

Local Businesses & Services

 

Local Government

 

Maps & Directions

 

Tax Forms

 

Search Engines

AltaVista

 

Dogpile

 

Google

 

HotBot

 

Metacrawler

 

Yahoo!

 

Libraries

Ann Arbor Public Library

 

Dearborn Public Library

 

Detroit Public Library

 

Metro Net Library Consortium

 

Michigan eLibrary

 

Plymouth District Library

 

The Library Network

 

Westland Public Library

 

Federal Government Information

Agricultural Statistics

 

American Factfinder

 

Budget of the United States

 

Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

Citizenship & Immigration Services

 

Code of Federal Regulations

 

Congressional Budget Office

 

Congressional District Maps