Virtual Reference Collection

Art - Digital Collections	American Memory Art Images for College Teaching CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online Google Images Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web National Gallery of Art New York Public Library Digital Gallery New York Public Library Picture Collection Web Gallery of Art
Biographies	Biography & Genealogy Master Index Contemporary Authors Dictionary of Literary Biography Index Union List of Artists
Birds	All About Birds, Cornell University
Careers	O*NET Occupational Outlook Handbook Riley Guide
Children	Kids Count - National Data Book
Company Information	AnnualReports.com Edgar Database Fortune 500 Mergent Ward's Business Directory via BCRC Morningstar Thomas Register
Country Information	Ambassadors, US Background Notes CIA World Factbook Constitution Finder - Univ of Richmond International Monetary Fund Library of Congress Portals to the World OECD - Country Pages Population Reference Bureau Yahoo: Country Information
Days & Observances	History Channel - This Day in History On-This-Day.com
Dictionaries	Dictionary.com Merriam-Webster Dictionary Oxford English Dictionary
Directories	Allpages.com Associations on the Net - Internet Public Library FirstGov - federal government information Zip Code lookup- USPS
Education	Chronicle of Higher Education MEAP - Michigan Educational Assessment Program MME - Michigan Merit Examination National Center for Education Statistics International stats IPEDS - data on schools/colleges Peterson's - Colleges & Universities SchoolMatters
Encyclopedias, General	Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Britannica - concise Wikipedia - use with caution
Encyclopedias, Subject	Catholic Encyclopedia Encyclopaedia Judaica - 2nd ed. Encyclopedia of American Studies Int'l Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 10th ed. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Film & Movies	Internet Movie Database
Financial Aid - OU	OU Financial Aid Website OU Financial Tools Tutorial Website OU Payment Plan Website
Fun Websites	Library Spot Internet Public Library Martindale's Reference Desk
Genealogy	Biography and Genealogy Master Index FamilySearch HeritageQuest
Magazines & Journals	Oakland Journal Open Access Journals Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Medical Information	WedMD
Michigan Government	Department of Human Services - statistics Economic Profiler State of Michigan website
Money	Value of the Dollar, historical GDP, etc XE.com - The Universal Currency Converter ®
Newspapers, Local	Detroit Free Press Detroit News Oakland Post Oakland Press Rochester Eccentric
Newspapers, National	Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers New York Times US Newspaper List & links USA Today Washington Post
Oakland County	Oakland County Databook
Quotations	Bartlett's Familiar Quotations Columbia World of Quotations Respectfully Quoted Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
Search Engines	Google US Government Search Scholar (Academic Publications) Yahoo Windows Live.com Windows Academic Live.com Ask Clusty AOL Video
Statistics	American FactFinder Census of the United States FedStats Statistical Abstract of the United States
Taxes	Internal Revenue Code
Telephone Directories	AnyWho Directory Services Google's Phone Book Directory International Telephone Directories (includes USA) Super Pages Switchboard Yellow Pages
Tests & Measurements	ETS Test Collection Database Finding Information about Psychological Tests Mental Measurements Yearbook
US Government	Government Information Online - Ask a Librarian Oakland University Government Documents Center Search Engines for government sources U.S. Census Bureau U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Weather	National Weather Service Weather Channel Weather Underground

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Created 11/17/06 by Kris Condic last updated 4/4/08 by Kris Condic