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Answers.com
Answers.com provides
answers to questions about people, places or
things and draws from reliable reference
sources to answer "who is" or "what is" types
of queries.
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ipl2: Information You Can Trust
A merger of Internet Public
Library and Librarians' Internet Index.
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RefDesk.com
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Calculators On-Line Center
Portal for specialized
online calculators and spreadsheets (math,
chemistry, physics, agriculture, engineering, etc.)
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Convertalot.com
Collection of online
calculators and unit measurement translators for
science and business.
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Online Conversion
Online converters for length,
temperature, speed, volume, weight, clothing sizes, etc.
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dMarie Time Capsule
Input a date from the
20th century, and this interactive "time capsule"
displays headlines, lists popular songs and
provides other information about life in the
United States at that point in time.
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Earth Calendar
This site lists holidays
and celebrations around the world. You can view
holidays by country, specific date or religion.
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Interfaith Calendar
This calendar lists
the dates of sacred times for world religions.
It includes information for the current month
through the year 2014 as well as archived data
back to January 2001. Click on the
"definitions" link to see a brief explanation
of the religious observance.
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Perpetual Calendar
This calculator creates
a full year's calendar for any year, past or
present, and indicates U.S. holidays.
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This Day in History
Find out what happened
on a particular date. Lots of birthdays, holidays
and events for every day of the year.
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Time, Sun and Moon Calculators
Calculate the current time, moon phases, and
sunrise and sunset times anywhere in the world.
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World Time Server
Find out the current
local time in countries and cities around the world.
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For additional resources in this subject area, see
the library's list of online databases containing
Dictionaries. |
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Dictionaries and Thesauruses
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Quotations
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Style Guides
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
A database of all federal
grant, loan and other assistance programs
available to public and private organizations
and individuals. The database is updated twice
per year.
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Foundation Center
The Center publishes
directories listing foundations that offer
grants to individuals or nonprofit
organizations. The Web site offers resources
for beginning grantseekers that includes a
list of
FAQs.
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Grants.gov
All federal agencies
are now required to post grant opportunities
online. Grants.gov offers the ability to
find federal government grant opportunities
and apply for them.
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SRA International Grants Web
The Society of
Research Administrators International
offers links to finding funds from
government and private sources.
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Emergency Preparedness
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Federal Resources
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Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen
Preparedness
The Federal Emergency Management
Agency's detailed guide to what the public can do to
prepare for natural disasters, technological hazards and
terrorist incidents. Detailed instructions are outlined
on what to do before, during and after such events, and
general information on recovering from disasters is also
included. Also available in
Spanish.
Note: Adobe Reader is required to
view this PDF file.
To obtain a free Reader, follow this link:
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Emergency Preparedness & Response
The Centers for Disease
Control and Preparedness provides information
on how to prepare for and respond to bioterrorism
agents, chemical emergencies, mass trauma, natural
disasters, severe weather events and radiation
emergencies. Also available in
Spanish.
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Ready.gov
The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security outlines what the public
and businesses can do to prepare for and react
to the possibility of various natural and man-made
threats. Also available in
Spanish. NOTE: A critique of the information
on this site, with corrections and recommendations,
has been developed by the Federation of American
Scientists. Their analysis is available online at
ReallyReady.org and is directed toward emergency
preparedness measures for families, businesses and
people with disabilities.
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State Resources
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Emergency Preparedness & Response / Agents, Diseases & Threats
Fact sheets that discuss the biological,
chemical and radiological threats that could be associated
with a terrorist attack. From the Virginia Department of Health.
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VAEmergency.com
Emergency preparedness information.
Includes sections on the many types of threats and emergencies,
disaster preparation and prevention, and disaster recovery.
Special sections address businesses and children. Information
is also available in
Spanish. From the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
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Local Resources
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Local-Area Jurisdictions
Emergency preparedness information
from local-area jurisdictions.
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Your Guide to Emergency Preparedness
A comprehensive guide to
detailed information on preparing for emergencies.
The publication is available in various languages.
Produced by the Northern Virginia Regional Commission.
Note: Adobe Reader is required to
view this PDF file.
To obtain a free Reader, follow this link:
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Federal Government Information
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Good Starting Points
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GPO Access
Provides links to official federal
government information from all three branches of government,
including such items as Government Accountability Office Reports
and U.S. Supreme Court decisions from 1937 through 1975.
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USA.gov
Provides easy-to-use access to online
federal government information. Also provides links to information
on state and local governments. A version of this site is also
available in
Spanish.
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Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government
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Budget of the United States Government
The U.S. budget is issued by the
Office of Management and Budget and is presented here,
for fiscal years 1997 to date, along with related
documents such as the Economic Report of the President.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
A searchable database
of programs that provide financial or nonfinancial
aid.
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Envirofacts Data Warehouse
The
Envirofacts Data Warehouse
is a product of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. You may
search EPA databases for environmental
information on Fairfax County
(or other locations): Superfund
sites, drinking water, toxic
and air releases, hazardous
waste, water discharge permits
or grants information.
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Forms.gov
This site
provides one-stop-shopping for
the most frequently used federal
forms. Search for forms by number,
by agency or alphabetically by form
name.
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Legislative Information
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Recovery.gov
Track the money and progress
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Learn
more about this economic stimulus plan and its
timeline and impact on jobs. Includes information on
how to provide feedback and more.
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Selective Service System
Information
on how, when and where to register.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(Formerly known as the Immigration and Naturalization
Service or INS.)
The USCIS Web site provides
forms,
laws and regulations, information on
naturalization, information and study materials for the
U.S naturalization test and more.
Note: Adobe Reader
is required to view these PDF files.
To obtain a free Reader, follow this link:
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United States Government Manual
Provides information about the
agencies of the executive, legislative and judicial
branches of the U.S. government as well as the
quasi-official agencies. The online edition may be
browsed, or searched by subject, agency or individual
name.
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State Government Information
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50 U.S. States & Capital Cities
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State and Local Government on the Net
Provides links to
the official government Web sites of U.S
states and territories.
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State and Local Sourcebook
Governing magazine provides
comprehensive links to the home pages of states,
legislatures, major cities and counties, government-
related national associations and research organizations. The
Governing.com Web site offers selected feature
articles from monthly issues of the magazine,
links to topical news events as covered by major
U.S. newspapers and periodic studies with ratings
of public officials and government performance.
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Stateline.org
Provides
current information about
issues affecting state governments.
Searchable by state or topic.
Includes links to state government
Web sites.
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Stately Knowledge
Quick
facts about each state in
the United States including
state Web addresses.
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Local Government Information
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Background Notes
The U.S. Department of State's
descriptions of the world's countries and regions.
Information on each country's geography, people,
history, economy, government, political conditions,
foreign relations, and defense is included.
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CIA World Factbook
Country profiles, statistics,
rankings, flags, maps, a list of international
organizations with acronyms and other data.
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Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of World Governments
Information on countries
around the world. This site, too, is a CIA product.
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Country Profiles
Each profile summarizes a country's
history, geography, society, economy, transportation and
telecommunications, government and politics, and national
security. Produced by the Federal Research Division of the
Library of Congress.
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EmbassyWorld
Locate the addresses
and Web sites of embassies and consulates worldwide.
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Europa — Gateway to the European Union
Contains the official EU directory,
searchable by person or entity; news; information on EU
laws and regulations; Web links to all EU institutions; a
job search engine and more.
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NationMaster
Using data compiled from
various government sources, you can generate
graphs comparing countries and view statistics
on a variety of subjects. Find out which
countries have the happiest people, most tourist
arrivals or highest confidence in their legal
systems.
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National Anthems
Lyrics and music of
national anthems from all over the world.
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Portals to the World
Contains selective links
providing authoritative, in-depth information
about areas around the world. Arrangement is by
country or area, and the links for each are
sorted into a wide range of broad categories.
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Washington Post's World Section
This site offers a
"Search the World" database, which serves as a
gateway to information about a particular country or
region. You'll find current news, general information,
weather forecasts, and links to sites where you can
find out more about a country.
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For additional resources in this subject area, see
the library's lists of online
Geography Databases and databases containing
Maps. |
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Maps
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About.com's World Atlas and World Maps
Arranged alphabetically by country, this
site offers links to various maps including political and blank
outline maps.
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How Far Is It?
Type in the name of two cities
in the United States or around the world, and find out
the distance between them.
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Mapquest
Locate businesses and addresses,
and obtain driving directions.
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Michelin Maps
This site offers detailed European
road maps and driving directions. Genealogists will
enjoy locating their ancestral homes.
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National Atlas
This site from the U.S. Department of
the Interior allows you to make your own interactive maps
of national geospatial and geostatistical data sets. There
is also an option to print simple reference maps.
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National Geographic Map Machine
Maps are available for
191 countries and each of the states and
provinces of the United States and Canada.
Also available are their black and white
"Xpeditions Atlas" maps, which are specially
designed to be printer-friendly.
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Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
This University of Texas Web site makes accessible
thousands of modern and historical maps from their
collections. Genealogists will appreciate the many
city maps of 1920s vintage (search the links
located under Historical and United States).
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Rand McNally
This site provides free
maps and driving directions. If you register
for a free basic membership, you can save
addresses, maps, directions and personalized
trip plans.
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U.S. Geological Survey Map Locator
Downloadable topographic maps.
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Place Names
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Best Information on the Net — Statistics
Includes links to
general,
demographic and
public opinion statistics.
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FedStats.gov
One-stop access to a full range of
statistical information and publications produced by more
than 100 government agencies, including Agriculture, Census
Bureau, Environmental Protection Agency, Labor, National
Science Foundation and many more.
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Historical Demographic, Economic and Social Data
of the US
From 1790 to 1970.
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Infonation
Access to data on countries
all around the world.
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StateMaster
This Web site allows you to
compare more than 3,400 statistics on U.S. states.
The site includes state profiles and correlations,
and uses pie charts, maps, graphs and scatterplots
to display information.
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See also the library's online database of
residential and business directory information,
ReferenceUSA. |
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All Nations International Telephone Calling Code Search Engine
Provides an easy way
to determine what calling codes are needed
to dial any country in the world from any
other country.
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AmeriCom Area Decoder
Identifies the
city associated with a particular area code.
Or enter a city name to display its area,
city or country code. Also displays the
local time, and for U.S. cities, the county
in which the city is located.
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International Dialing Codes
Use this table to
find how to call from one country to
another. Includes alphabetical lists of
cities, organized by country, which provide
city code or area code.
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People Finders
The following directories
contain U.S. and/or international telephone numbers.
Although there are many Internet phone directories,
the actual data comprising their U.S. white and yellow
pages comes primarily from just two companies
(Acxiom and infoUSA).
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AnyWho
Find phone numbers and
addresses for people and businesses. Also
includes a reverse lookup by telephone number,
maps and directions, and international phone
directories. U.S. residential information is
provided by local telephone company records for
published telephone listings.
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Infobel World Telephone Directories
Search telephone
directories for more than 184 countries.
Also includes International Dialing Codes.
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SuperPages.com
Search for U.S.
businesses by name or yellow page
category. Use their
people pages to search for people
nationwide by name, or by name and
location or zip code. Reverse lookups
for telephone numbers and addresses
are included.
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Zip+4 Code Look-up
Input an address, and
the proper zip code is returned. Provided by
the United States Postal Service.
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