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Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - Comprehensive online encyclopedia and database of over 51,000 entries.


CIA World Factbook - Provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies. Includes flags of the world and reference maps.

 

Illinois CLICKS! - An information website of Internet resources, reviewed and selected by Illinois librarians and organized for easy access for all Illinois citizens.


Information Please Almanac - A mega-reference site that includes facts on thousands of subjects. Includes almanacs, dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas thesaurus, and homework center.

 

Internet Public Library - Compiled and organized at the University of Michigan School of Information. List of annotated Internet resources by subject collection, including websites and blogs.

 

Librarians’ Internet Index - Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians.

 

Library Spot - Library and reference resources, including top dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, quotations, and more.


Measure 4 Measure - A collection of interactive sites that estimate, evaluate, calculate, and translate.

 

Old Farmer's Almanac - Info on the weather, gardening, astronomy, food, and the outdoors.

 

The Quotations Page - Over 24,000 quotations online from over 2,700 authors, and more are added daily. Includes links to other quotations sites.

 

RefDesk.com - A myriad of news, weather, sports, reference, encyclopedias, leading news stories, and more.

Inclusion of resources or references to them does not constitute or imply endorsement or support by the Warrenville Public Library District or its employees. The Library does not make warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability for accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information from these resources.