Reference: Research

“To write it, it took three months; to conceive it, three minutes; to collect the data in it, all my life.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

People
Biographical Dictionary
Search for people by name, keyword, or date for a short bio.

Biography.com
Search for biographies for 20,000 people on A&E's Biography site.

General Info Lookup
Information Please Almanac
Browse this collection of tools for information on just about anything. The breadth of topics available makes this a good starting place for your research.

Encyclopedia.com
Access articles from the HighBeam Encyclopedia, as well as newspapers and magazines, free of charge. Browse topics alphabetically or enter keywords. Articles include links to further information.

Britannica.com
Search or browse the Encyclopedia Britannica and selected articles from top magazines.

Atlases
Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection
Browse this extensive collection of worldwide maps from the University of Texas at Austin. Sizes of downloadable maps are shown.

National Geographic Maps
Access digital, dynamic maps and other geographic information.

Places
CIA World Factbook
Find international almanac information, including geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Updated for 2008; public domain.

ALSO SEE:
Our Travel Resources: Destinations page includes links to local information and worldwide mapping tools.

Distances
How far is it? (from Bali Online)
Type in any 2 locations, and quickly get the distance between them.

Flags
Flags of the World
Browse detailed information about flags of countries, both current and historical. Search by country, date, flag title, or flag features.

Collections
Project Gutenberg
This is the “official and original” Project Gutenberg site, containing an extensive e-text collection dating back to 1971. Download complete books, including classics and reference works.

Project Bartleby Archive
Browse or search this nice collection of online classics. The collection is particularly strong in poetry.

Bibliomania
This growing collection of online texts is built more for searching than downloading. They have a large collection of classic fiction, as well as nonfiction, poetry, and more.

Historical Documents
Quoteland Historical Library
Browse this nice collection of (mostly U.S.) historical documents and speeches. Also included are a number of RealAudio multimedia items.

Indices
Internet Public Library
This site has a extensive index of online books from other sites, as well as links to online magazines and newspapers.