FactSearch

A guide to statistics on current social, economic, political, environmental, health issues, and public policy issues derived from some 1100 newspapers, periodicals, newsletters; includes government (U.S. and British commonwealth) and private sources. Web links to free full text are included frequently. 1984 to the present. Updated quarterly.

World Almanac

The World Almanac database includes the contents of: The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; The World Almanac of the U.S.A.; The World Almanac of U.S. Politics; The World Almanac Knowledge Source; The World Almanac for Kids. Updated annually.

World Factbook

Published by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, provides historical, political, geographical (including maps), economic, technological and military information about most countries of the world.

ArchivesUSA

Provides access to a directory of 5,400 U.S. repositories, makes all of NUCMC (National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections) fully searchable in electronic form, and includes the indexes of finding aids which have been published on microfiche in NIDS (National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States). Updated annually.

Amazon.com

An online bookstore headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Provides catalogs for books, music, video recordings, toys, games, electronics, and more. Describes shopping services and partnership opportunities

Book Review Digest

Indexes and abstracts reviews of English language adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction titles. Reviews are selected from journals in the humanities, sciences, social sciences and library review media.

Books in Print

Provides access to approximately 2 million titles that are in print, forthcoming, or declared out-of-print or out-of-stock.

PubList.com

Directory of information for over 150,000 international periodical and newspaper publications. Provides links to publishers and in some cases to indexing services and/or document suppliers. Based on print publications such as Ulrichs international periodicals directory and Editor & publisher international yearbook, augmented by data from publishers. Can be browsed by title, publisher, and subject, or searched by title, publisher, ISSN, and descriptor.

WorldCat

Over 36 million records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 11th century.

Calendar Zone

Extensive list of calendar information including sections on celestial, cultural, and religious calendars.

Current Time from the USNO Master Clock

"Official Source of Time Used in the United States", includes information on time and timekeeping.

Duke University's Citation Guide

Gives examples of citations for different materials in APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian styles.

Guide to Citation Style Guides

List of online citation and style guides compiled and edited by Karla Tonella of the University of Iowa.

Internet Citation Guides

List of online citation guides compiled by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Brief Guide to Citing Government Information

From the University of Memphis, Government Publications Department.

Swarthmore College Library Copyright Policy

Condensed guidelines for respecting copyright and fair use when using library materials.

Copyright & Fair Use

From Stanford University, this is one of the most comprehensive copyright and fair use sites available. Features primary legal materials, Fair Use and Copyright guidelines, and links to copyright information.

U.S. Copyright Office

Maintained by the Library of Congress, this site contains information on copyright laws, publications, legislation, and more.

The Universal Currency Converter(tm)

"...allows you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate conversion on the Internet."

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language

"The unabridged American Heritage Dictionary, Third Edition, contains over 350,000 entries and meanings. Word definitions are further enhanced by over 34,000 examples of use, more than 500 usage notes and a newly revised appendix of Indo-European roots." Published online by Bartleby.com.

Ethnologue

"...catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Ethnologue Name Index lists over 39,000 language names, dialect names, and alternate names. The Ethnologue Language Family Index organizes languages according to language families."

Oxford English Dictionary

The most complete and authoritative dictionary of the English Language.

Merriam-Webster Online

"Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary, Tenth Edition."

yourDictionary.com

Provides access to more than 1800 dictionaries in over 250 languages on the web.

Anywho.com

Provides access to phone numbers, addresses, maps, and directories for businesses and people in the United States.

Superpages.com

Online edition of Verizon Yellow Pages. Lists over 11 million businesses in the United States. Updated monthly.

Switchboard

Find a business, find a person, search by phone, get area codes and zip codes, and more.

WhitePages.com

One of the largest directory services on the web.

Infobel World Telephone Directories

Directory of Yellow Pages, White Pages, business directories, email addresses, and fax listings from over 170 countries.

ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information

From the United States Post Office

National Address Server

Type in a partial or incomplete mailing address, and this server will attempt to rewrite the address in the proper format along with the ZIP+4 code.

AccessScience @ McGraw-Hill - (subscription service)

Full access to 7100+ articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates in all areas of science and technology updated daily. Also includes over 2000 biographies of leading scientists, weekly updates of breakthroughs and discoveries in science and technology, a science dictionary, and links to related websites.

Britannica online - (subscription service)

"Britannica Online is a fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's full encyclopedic database, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate dictionary (tenth edition), the Britannica book of the year, and more."

Columbia Encyclopedia

Complete searchable text of the print version of the sixth edition. Published online by Bartleby.com.

American Heritage Book of English Usage

Provides "a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups, and scientific forms." Published online by Bartleby.com.

FirstGov

"The official U.S. gateway to all government information."

GPO Access

Provides free access to resources in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government. A service of the Government Printing Office.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

This is a compendium and guide to statistics on just about everything in the United States.

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy

Find the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, Public Laws, Supreme Court Decisions, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Gettysburg Address, and more. From GPO Access

THOMAS

Legislative information from the U.S. Congress, including bill summaries and status', bill text, major legislation, public laws, roll call votes, the Congressional Record, and committee information.

U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory

Looking for a federal website? This one has them all! Browse by branch of government or do a keyword search.

U.S. Census Bureau State and County Quick Facts

Find "frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state, and county level."

PA PowerPort

The official website of the state of Pennsylvania.

Delaware County (PA)

The official website of the county.

Librarian’s Index to the Internet

"Searchable, annotated subject directory of ... Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to the public library user's information needs. It's meant to be used by both librarians and non-librarians as a reliable and efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet resources"

Internet Public Library

Lists authoritative websites on particular subjects.

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

"...information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. ...References are made to a feature's location by State, county, and geographic coordinates."

GEOnet Names Server

Provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of foreign geographic feature names.

Google Maps

Maps and directions from the popular search engine.

MapQuest!

International road atlas uses mouse clicks to "zoom in" to a map location. Also extensive moving and travel information.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

About 2100 public-domain color maps from UT Austin.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

Complete text of the 10th ed., published in 1919, containing over 11,000 searchable quotations. Published online by Bartleby.com.

Lexis-Nexis Quotations Search

Sources are Simpson's Contemporary Quotations and 3500 Good Quotes for Speakers.

The Quotations Page

Large searchable collection of quotations organized by author and subject.

Tax Forms (Federal)

Official forms and publications from the IRS.

State Tax Forms

Directory of state tax forms from the Federation of Tax Administrators.

Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

Pennsylvania tax forms and information online for individual and business taxpayers.

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

An online edition of the printed book published 1996. Published online by Bartleby.com.

Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus

From Merriam-Webster.

Amtrak

See schedules and make reservations online.

SEPTA

Schedules and fares for buses, subways, trolleys, and regional rails from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

SEPTA Regional Rail Schedules

Check the R3 Media/Elwyn for transportation from Swarthmore to Center City.

Tri-College Van

Schedules for weekday and weekend service between Swarthmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr.