Quick Reference Links
These links provide access to basic reference resources on the open web.
Resources that require payment, registration, or log-on are not included.
For access to the full range of resources provided by SMU's libraries, please consult the PONI catalog or Ask A Librarian.
For more subject-based links, see Research Guides.
- Almanacs
- Information Please
- Automobile Prices
- Edmunds.com
- Kelley Blue Book
- Biographies
- Biographical Directory of the US Congress
- Biography.com
- Lives, the Biography Resource
- Presidents of the United States
- Who's Alive and Who's Dead
- Business
- Business Information Center
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- Calendars and Clocks
- Calendar Zone
- Local Times Around the World
- SMU Calendars
- Official U.S. Time
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- Countries, States, Counties, etc.
- see also Maps
- CIA World Factbook
- The Handbook of Texas
- Library of Congress Country Studies
- National Association of Counties: About Counties
- Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
- State and County Quick Facts
- State Department Background Notes
- Stately Knowledge
- US Gazeteer
- World Flag Database
- Dictionaries and more
- Merriam-Webster Online
- Omniglot: A Guide to Writing Systems
- OneLook Dictionaries
- Symbols.com
- WordSpy (recently coined words and phrases, new uses)
- WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server
- Directories
- AnyWho Directories (AT&T)
- SuperPages (Verizon)
- Switchboard
- ZIP Code Look-Up (USPS)
- Education
- General
- College and University Rankings
- Council on International Educational Exchange
- Degree.net (distance education)
- eLearners.com
- Kaplan, Inc.
- Petersons.com: The Education Supersite
- Princeton Review
- WorldWide Learn (online education)
- Funding
- FastWeb
- FinAid: The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
- Student Guide (Department of Education)
- Testing
- American College Testing Assessment (ACT)
- Educational Testing Service (ETS)
- Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET)
- Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
- Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
- Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
- Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
- Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
- Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
- Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA, formerly TASP)
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- Employment
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- SMU Career Center
- SMU Human Resources Employment Opportunities
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- Law
- FindLaw
- Nolo Self-Help Law
- PatentLawLinks.com
- Libraries and Archives
- Local
- Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT)
- Cultural District Library Consortium (CDLC)
- Collin County Law Library
- Dallas Art Libraries Consortium
- Dallas Baptist University Library
- Dallas County Community College (DCCCD) Libraries
- Dallas County Law Library
- Dallas Museum of Art: Mayer Library
- Dallas Public Library
- Fort Worth Public Library
- Highland Park Library
- SMU Libraries
- Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Libraries
- Tarrant County College
- Tarrant County Law Library (Dell Dehay Law Library)
- Texas Christian University (TCU) Library
- Texas Woman's University (TWU) Library
- University of Dallas
- University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries
- University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) Libraries
- University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Libraries
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Library
- University Park Public Library
- Other
- Center for Research Libraries
- European National Libraries
- Federal Depository Libraries
- Library of Congress
- Library of Texas
- Libweb: Library Servers via WWW
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Repositories of Primary Sources
- Maps
- Google Maps
- Mapquest
- National Geographic MapMachine
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas)
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- News and Weather
- Dallas Business Journal
- Dallas Examiner
- Dallas/Fort Worth News and Media (via Yahoo)
- DallasNews.com (Dallas Morning News)
- Dallas Observer
- Dallas Voice
- KERA (Channel 13 - PBS & 90.1FM -
NPR)
- National Weather Service
- SMU Construction News
- SMU Daily Campus
- weather.com (The Weather Channel)
- Public Opinion
- The Gallup Organization (polls)
- Quotations
- Quoteland.com
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
- Reference SuperSites
- Bartleby.com
- Google Reference Directory
- Librarians' Index to the Internet
- Virtual Reference Shelf (Library of Congress)
- Statistics
- Population Reference Bureau
- State and County Quick Facts
- Style Manuals
- APA Style Tips
- Chicago (Turabian) Style
- Citing Sources: APA Style
- Citing Sources: MLA Style
- Common Errors in English
- Electronic Reference Formats (APA)
- Elements of Style (Strunk, 1918)
- MLA FAQ
- Sources (Dartmouth College citation guide)
- Works Cited (Duke Univ. Library)
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- Voter's Information
- Dallas County Elections
- National Institute on Money in State Politics
- Project Vote Smart
- Texas Legislature Online
- Voter Information (Texas Secretary of State)
Updated June 2008
