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General Reference

Research databases | Selected Websites

Demographics Now

Demographic reports and maps.
Discovering Collection

Resources for grades 6-12.
Index to How to Do It Information

Index to plans for do-it-yourself and construction projects.
Kids Search

Articles and images for elementary and middle school students.
Points of View Reference Center

Essays, articles and news items presenting multiple sides of current issues.
Searchasaurus

Articles and images from magazines for elementary school students.
Student Research Center

Articles and resources for students in grades 6-12.
Student Resources in Context

Magazine and newspaper articles, primary documents, creative works and multimedia.
World Almanac and Book of Facts

Encyclopedia and four almanacs.

Research databases | Selected Websites

Fact Files Abbreviations & Acronyms Quotations Area Codes & Country Calling Codes Dictionaries Flags Almanacs

Guinness World Records

Find world record information.
Information Please

Almanacs, and encyclopedia, and a dictionary.
Old Farmer's Almanac

Information on astronomy, weather, gardening, and food, including sun, moon, and planet rise and set times.

Fugitive Fact File

Hard-to-find and miscellaneous information. From Hennepin County Library.
Did You Know?

Answers to commonly-asked questions and hard-to-find information on many subjects. From Santa Cruz Public Libraries.

Abbreviations.com

Search acronyms and abbreviations.
Acronym Finder

Find out what any acronym, abbreviation, or initialism stands for.

Area Code Locations

Area codes in the United States, Canada and Caribbean islands.
All Area Codes

North American area codes, area code maps, and country calling codes.

OneLook Dictionary Search

Search words and find translations in more than 1000 dictionaries.
OneAcross

Crossword puzzle dictionary.

Flags of the World

Images of flags for countries, states, and militaries, as well as historical flags.

National Register of Historic Places: Minnesota's National register Properties

Explore selected Minnesota properties found on the National Register of Historic Places or search the database to find National Register locations.
Virtual Reference Shelf

Online resources by category, compiled by the Library of Congress.