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Selected Comprehensive Internet-Based Ready Reference Sites
On this page   indicates a CHOICE Highly Recommended Site
Oxford Reference Online: Premium  CHOICE Outstanding Web Site
searchable full-text of more than 500 titles in most academic disciplines
Gale Virtual Reference Library    
searchable full-text of more than 300 titles in many disciplines

Internet Public Library Reference Center
DeskREF: Sources for Quick Answers
Michigan eLibrary: Reference Desk
Martindale's Reference Desk 
iTools 
REFDesk 
Virtual Reference Shelf 

 

Dunagan Library Online Reference Handouts

  discBrief Introduction to Boolean Searching
  discEvaluating Internet Resources
  discGuide to Types of Periodicals
  discStyle and Citation Manuals 

  discFreshman Seminar Handout
  discEmergency Quick Start Guide
  discUTPB Librarian's Page

 

Additional Ready Reference Sites

discAbout.com
discAcademic Info  aimed at college students
disc BBC News: Country Profiles 
discBrief Introduction to Boolean Searching
discChiefs of State aka "World Leaders"
discCitizen Information Center a .gov site
starCollege and University Rankings U Illinois
discCountry Studies Library of Congress
discCountry Background Notes U.S. Dept of State
discDictionaries English and Other Languages
discEvaluating Internet Resources
discEncyclopedia Britannica Online CHOICE Outstanding Web Site
discGuide to Types of Periodicals
discHelpful Study Skills Information
discInfoNation  UN member statistics in an easily navigable format
starInteliHealth  Aetna and the Harvard Medical School's consumer health site

starInternet Movie Database
discInternet Scout Report
discMaps On Us: Switchboard
discMovie Review Query Engine
discOccupational Outlook Handbook  2006-2007
discOneLook Dictionary Search
discO*NET: Occupational Information Network  Dept of Labor
discPurdue's Virtual Research Guides
discSelected Regional Newspapers mostly West Texas
discState & Country Quick Facts  US Census Bureau
discStudy Guides and Strategies
discStudy Strategies Homepage
discSuperPages.com Business Yellow pages
discUT Library Online: Quick Reference
disc The World Factbook From the CIA

CompletePlanet: A Guide to the Deep Web  Invisible or Deep Web refers to Web resources not normally retrieved by general Web search engines. Although most resources on the sites are free, some are fee based. This site links thousands of difficult to find resources resources.
Regional Newspapers  Selected West Texas, Eastern New Mexico newspaper sites. The Internet Public Library Newspaper  site has a very complete worldwide set of links to newspapers.


 E-REF   Dunagan Library Electronic Ready Reference Service  (UTPB students, faculty and staff only)

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