Encyclopedias etc.

CQResearcher
Great for hot topics or pro/con papers!

Encyclopedia Britannica
Look up basic facts. Also links to dictionaries, websites and articles.

Encyclopedia of Animals
Provides brief factual information about animals.

Funk and Wagnall's Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia that gives general background information.

Literary Reference Center
A collection of works about authors and their books, including full text journal articles, encyclopedia entries, plot summaries, criticisms, author biographies and some full text books available through Project Gutenberg.

Noodletools
A great resource for assembling your works cited page. You plug in the information and it does the punctuation! You create an account and save multiple pages. MLA and APA have never been easier.

Novelist
A list of fiction books. Some reviews and author biographies. Good for finding books similar to your favorites!

Oxford English Dictionary
Dictionary with a complete history of words.

Points of View
Full text pro/con articles on controversial topics, great for papers!

World Almanac
Great reference tool for short factual bits of information, like statistics, calendars, lists and dates.

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