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Updated 11/16/09

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Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2009 (UT Austin students, faculty and staff)
Almanacs - Fact Monster
Almanacs - Information Please Almanac
American Memory - Online Collections (Library of Congress)
Archives - University of Texas Collections
Archives - Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO)
ArchiveGrid (UT Austin users)
Archives Finder Database [formerly ArchivesUSA] (UT Austin users)
Archives - World Finding Aids in PDF (Jack Cross)
Archives - World Links (University of Idaho)
Art - Oxford Art Online [formerly Grove Dictionary of Art] (UT Austin users)
Assistive Technology Services in the University of Texas Libraries
Austin Information Links (University of Texas Libraries)
Austin Public Library and APL Remote Access Databases
Automobile Prices from Edmund's, IntelliChoice, Kelley Blue Book and N.A.D.A.
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations and Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
Best Places to Live - U.S. (Money Magazine)
Biography.com
Biography - Biography Reference Bank (UT Austin users)
Biography - Contemporary Authors (UT Austin users)
Biography - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (UT Austin users)
Biography - Finding Biographical Information
Biography - Who's Who (UT Austin users)
Blackboard (UT Center for Instructional Technologies)
Books in Print (UT Austin users)
Books in Print/Libros en Venta - Latin America and Spain (UT Austin users)
Books on the Internet
Business Information Center (University of Texas Libraries)
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Calculator (Google)
Calendar - Dates for Holidays by Country (Earth Calendar)
Calendar - 10,000 Year Calendar
Calendar of Events - UT Austin and UT Austin Academic Calendar
Career and Placement Offices (UT Austin)
Catholic Encyclopedia
Census and Statistical Information
Chamber of Commerce Directory
Change of Address (UT Office of the Registrar)
Charity Search
Chemistry Internet Resources (University of Texas Libraries) including Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia (UT Austin users)
CIA World Factbook
Citing Electronic Sources
City and State Information (University of Texas Libraries)
Classical Sites (Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites)

College and University Web Sites - By State, U.S. (UT Austin)
College and University Web Sites (Braintrack) and Universities Worldwide
College Catalogs Full Text (UT Austin users)
College Information: Rankings, Financial Aid and Scholarships
Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition, 2000 (Bartleby.Com)
Community of Science (UT Austin users)
Computer Services at UT and Forgotten Passwords
Computer Systems Status (UT Austin)
Consumer Action Website (Federal Consumer Information Center)
Conversions - Convert Plus
Conversions - Converter Site
Copyright Office (U.S.)
Copyright - WATCH File - Writers, Authors and Their Copyright Holders (HRC)
Country Information - Governments and CIA World Factbook
Country Studies / Area Handbooks
Course-Instructor Survey Results (Requires UTEID) and Pickaprof.com (Registration Required)
Course Schedules (UT Office of the Registrar)
Currency Exchange Rates - Currency Cheat Sheet (Oanda)
Currency Exchange Rates - Currency Converter (Oanda)
Currency Exchange Rates - Historical Charts and Plots (University of British Columbia)
Currency Exchange Rates - Interactive Map (OANDA)
Currency Exchange Rates - Today's Rates (University of British Columbia)
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Daily Texan and Search Back Issues 2001-current
Databases (UT Library Online)
Dictionaries and Languages including Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
Disabilities - Library Services for Users With Disabilities
Discussion Lists on the Internet - Google Groups and Tile.Net
Dissertation and Thesis Template (UT Austin)
Dissertations - Information about Submitting UT Austin Electronic Dissertations
Dissertations - Texas Digital Library
Dissertations - University of Texas at Austin Collections
Dissertations - Proquest Dissertations and Theses (UT Austin users)
Distance Calculator and Other Distance Calculators
Drug Index
Drug Information (Stat!Ref) (UT Austin users)
Drugs - Pillbox - Identify an Unknown Pill (National Library of Medicine)
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EID Information (UT Austin users) and
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Journals, Books and Newspapers Online
Electronic Books on the Internet
E-Mail: Getting Started at UT
E-Mail and Telephone Directories
Employment at UT
Employment - Career Services at UT
Employment - JobHunt.org
Encyclopedias: Online encyclopedias available to UT Austin users
Encyclopedia - Britannica Online (UT Austin users)
Encyclopedia - Columbia (Bartleby.Com)
EndNote - Bibliography Software (UT Library Online)
Events Calendar - UT Austin
Exchange Rates - Currency Cheat Sheet (Oanda)
Exchange Rates - Currency Converter (Oanda)
Exchange Rates - Historical Charts and Plots (University of British Columbia)
Exchange Rates - Interactive Map (OANDA)
Exchange Rates - Today's Rates (University of British Columbia)
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Federal Register 1995-current (GPO Access)
File Recovery - Library Workstations
Film Reference - Internet Movie Database, All Movie Guide, New York Times Movie Reviews and Greatest Films
Final Exams Schedule (UT Office of the Registrar)
Flags of the World
Foundations (GuideStar)
French Language Research (ARTFL) (UT Austin users)
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Gazetteers Online
Genealogy Research (University of Texas Libraries)
Genealogy Sites - Family Search (LDS) and Internet Family Finder and Texas Links
Government Information: A Menu of Texas, U.S. and International Government information sources, including major databases
Grammar and Writing Handouts (UT UWC)
Grove Dictionary of Art (UT Austin users)
Grove Dictionary of Music (UT Austin users)
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Handbook of Operating Procedures (UT Austin)
Handbook of Texas
Health and Medical Information Links
Health Care - Case Management Resource Guide
Holidays (Earth Calendar)
Hospital Directory and Best Hospitals
How Stuff Works and Life Advice (MetLife)
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IF Accounts and Forgotten Passwords (UT Austin)
Images Online, Ditto.com Picture Search, Google Image Search and Yahoo Image Search
Income Tax Forms and Publications (IRS)
Index Translationum (UNESCO)
Indexed Journals (Where a Journal is Indexed) - Ulrich's International Periodical Directory (UT Austin users)
Industry Standards (University of Texas Libraries)
Inflation Calculator (S. Morgan Friedman)
Information Please Almanac
Internet Archive "Wayback Machine"
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Jobs in Austin
Jobs at UT
Jobs - Career Services at UT
Jobs - JobHunt.org
Journal Abbreviations
Journal Directories: PubList and Ulrich's Periodical Directory (UT Austin users)
Journal Indexes
Journals Available Online Full Text (UT Austin users)
Journals - Current titles in PCL
Journals - Jake National Online Journals Database K
K-12 Learning (ALA), Internet Public Library Kidspace and Internet Public Library Teen Division
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (UT Austin users) L
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Legal Directory - U.S. (FinLaw) and Lawyer Directory - U.S. and International (Martindale)
Libraries - Austin Area
Libraries - National Bibliographies [print] in PCL
Libraries - National Libraries Combined Search (Karlsruhe University)
Libraries - National Libraries in Europe and National Libraries World Wide
Libraries - U.S. and World (Berkeley)
Libraries - U.S. and World (Vanderbilt)
Life Sciences Research Resources (University of Texas Libraries)
List of Lists (Gary Price)
Literary Criticism Online (Internet Public Library)
Literature Resource Center (Gale): Literary biography and criticism. (UT Austin users)
Lost Files on Library Workstations
Lost Passwords (UT Austin users)
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Maps - Locate a Building at The University of Texas at Austin
Maps - The PCL Map Collection and Other Map-Related Sites
Material Safety Data Sheets
Measurement Conversions, Measure 4 Measure and MegaConverter2

Medical - PubMed (Medline)
Medical Databases (NLM)
Medical Dictionary
Medical - Drug Index
Medical - Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Medical - Medline Plus (information for patients)
Medical - Stat!Ref Medical Reference (UT Austin users)
Movie Reference - Internet Movie Database, All Movie Guide, New York Times Movie Reviews and Greatest Films
Music - All Music Guide
Music - New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians (UT Austin campus users)
Mythology, Folklore and Legend Encyclopedia (Encyclopedia Mythica)
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N.A.D.A. Used Car Guide
National Bibliographies in PCL
NewJour - New Electronic Journal Announcements
News and Newspapers
Nineteenth Century Journals, Newspapers and Books Online
Nobel Prizes (Nobel Foundation)
No Call List - National "Do Not Call" Registry (FTC)
Nursing Research Resources (University of Texas Libraries)
Nutritive Value of Foods (USDA) O
Occupational Outlook Handbook
OCLC WorldCat (UT Austin users)
Oxford English Dictionary (UT Austin users)
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Patent Database (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office), Patent Information (University of Texas Libraries)
Percent Change Calculator (NewsEngin)
Periodic Table of the Elements (Chemical and Engineering News)
Periodical Directories: PubList, MetaFinder and Ulrich's (UT Austin users)
Periodicals Available Online (UT Austin users)
Periodicals Available in Print (UT Austin Libraries)
Periodicals - Find Articles Using Databases (UT Austin users)
Philosophy - Dictionary
Philosophy - Philosopher's Index (UT Austin users)
Physics and Astronomy Reference (PhysLink)
Physicians - AMA Physicians Database and Texas Physicians Database
Picture Search (Live.com), Ditto.com Picture Search, Google Image Search and Yahoo Image Search
Plays in Collections, Anthologies and Periodicals (Inter-Play)
Poetry - Online Poetry Collections (UT Austin users)
Policies, Handbook of Operating Procedures, Regents Rules and Policies (UT Austin)
Polls - LexisNexis Academic (UT Austin users) Use the "Sources" tab, search and select "Gallup Poll News Service"
Polls - National Network of State Polls (Odum Institute)
Polls - Polling the Nations (UT Austin users)
Polls - PollingReport
Polls - Roper Center (1935-current) (UT Austin users, on campus use only)
Polls - More Online and Print Sources for Polls
Postal Codes Worldwide
Postal Service (USPS) including Postal Rates and Zip Codes
Proxy Server Help Pages (University of Texas Libraries)
Public Records Online (Search Systems.net): Includes physician, dentist, insurance and corporate databases for Texas. Data available varies by state
Public Records Online - Property Records for Austin/Travis County and Williamson County
Publishers - American University Presses Combined Book Catalog
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Quotations - Bartleby and Other Quotation Sources (UT Austin users)
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Radio Frequency Allocation Chart (U.S. NITA)
Radio Station Directory - Texas (Texas Music Office)
Radio Station Directory - U.S. and Canada (Radio Locator)
Radio Station Directory - World (TVRadioWorld)
Reference Books - Gale Virtual Reference Library UT Austin users
Reference Books Online By Subject UT Austin users
Regents' Rules (University of Texas System)
Registration - Basic Information and ROSE - Registrar's Online Services (UT Austin)
Relocation Salary Calculator
Research by Subject (University of Texas Libraries)
Research Centers at the University of Texas at Austin
Russian and East European Studies (UT-REENIC) S
Sanborn Maps - Texas Digital Sanborn Maps (UT Austin users)
Scholarly Societies Project (University of Waterloo): Links to Associations, Institutes and Societies
School Directory and School and School District Locators (U.S. Dept. of Education) and Texas K-12 Schools
Science Research Resources: Chemistry, Earth Science, Life Sciences
Social Science Research Guides (University of Texas Libraries)
Software: BevoWare, Download.com, Tucows and Software at UT Austin
Standards and Specifications (UT Austin users)
State and City Information (University of Texas Libraries)
Statistics and Demographics Key resources, including Statistical Abstract of the United States
Student Financial Aid Information Page (FinAid) and UT Office of Student Financial Services
Student Profile (University of Texas at Austin Office of Admissions)
Study Abroad Directory and UT Austin Study Abroad Office
Style Manuals in Brief: Includes APA, MLA, Turabian and formats for citing electronic information
Subject Guides and Library Contacts (University of Texas Libraries)
Sun and Moon Rise and Set Calculator (U.S. Naval Observatory)
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Tax Forms and Publications (IRS)
Technical Reports (University of Texas Libraries)
Technical Reports - Links to issuing agencies (University of Maryland)
Telephone and E-Mail Directories
Television Shows Information (Internet Movie Database)
Television Stations - Texas (SHG Resources)
Television Stations - World (TVRadioWorld)
Television - Vanderbilt Television News Archive (UT Austin users)
Test Locator and Test Review Locator (ERIC/Buros)
Test Reviews - Mental Measurements Yearbook (UT Austin users)
Tests and Measures Resources (UT Libraries)
Texas - About Texas (Texas State Library)
Texas Almanac
Texas Government Information Links
Texas - Handbook of Texas Online
Texas Maps (University of Texas at Austin)
Texas News and Newspapers
Texas - Popular Information
Texas - Public Records (Search Systems.net)
Texas - 2-1-1 Texas Database (United Way): Database of health and human services and community organizations
ThermoDex: Index of selected thermodynamic data handbooks held in the Mallet Chemistry Library, UT Austin
Thesaurus (Thesaurus.com)
ThomasNet (includes Thomas Register of American Manufacturers): U.S. directory of manufacturers and other information. Registration required for some services.
Time Around the World (Time Ticker) and World Time Zone Map
Trademark Information (University of Texas Libraries)
Translation and Language Information Sites (University of Texas Libraries)
Translation - Keyboard Translator (Gate2Home)
Travel Information Sites (University of Texas Libraries)
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Ulrich's International Periodical Directory (UT Austin users)
University and College Web Sites
University of Texas at Austin - Popular Information
University of Texas at Austin - Statistical Handbook and other Data
Used Car Guides from Edmund's, IntelliChoice, Kelley Blue Book and N.A.D.A.
Usenet Discussion Lists Search - Google Groups and Tile.Net
UT EID Information V
Vanderbilt Television News Archive (UT Austin users) W
Wayback Machine - Internet Archive
Web Publishing Policies (UT Austin)
WebSpace file storage - UT Austin users
What I Owe - UT Austin charges (Requires UTEID)
Wireless Computer Access (ITS) and Wireless Access in UT Libraries X Y Z
Zip and Area Code Lookup (Jay Computer Services)
Zip Codes (USPS)
Zip and Postal Codes Worldwide

Other Reference Sites/Subject Guides

About.Com
Bartleby.com - Reference Search
Best Information on the Net (St. Ambrose University)
Books on the Internet (UT Austin)
Bubl Link: Selected Internet Resources
CiteSeer: Scientific Literature Digital Library
Digital Librarian (Margaret Vail Anderson)
DMOZ Open Directory Project
Electronic Reference Shelf (McGill University Libraries)
EServer.org (formerly English Server) (CMU)
Government Resources on the Web (University of Michigan) and What's New
Internet Archive - What's New
Internet Public Library - Subject Collections (University of Michigan/Drexel University)
Internet Quick Reference (Indiana University Bloomington Libraries)
Internet Search Engines - Search the Web
Librarians' Index to the Internet (California State Library) and What's New
Library of Congress - Site Index
Martindale's Reference Desk (Jim Martindale)
Navigator (New York Times)
Neat New Stuff I Found on the Net This Week (Marylaine Block)
Refdesk.com
Research by Subject (University of Texas at Austin)
Reporter's Desktop (Duff Wilson)
Resource Shelf (Gary Price)
Scout Report - Current and Archives
Intute - Social Sciences (U.K.)
Social Science Subject Guides (University of Texas Libraries)
Subject Guides (Columbia University)
Subject Guides (New York Public Library)
Subject Guides (University of Chicago)
Subject Guides (University of Virginia)
Subject Guides (University of Washington)
WWW Virtual Library