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Encarta Online 
http://encarta.msn.com/encartahome.asp
A free concise encyclopedia that contains 16,000 articles and more than 2,200 photos, illustrations, maps, charts, and tables.

Encyberpedia
http://www.encyberpedia.com/ency.htm
An annotated listing of subject-oriented encyclopedias available on the Web.

Encyclopedia.com
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Free access to over 17,000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Cross-referenced with links to web sites and books.

Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.britannica.com/
Free access to The world's best Web sites, plus magazines, books, and the complete Encyclopædia Britannica.

EncycloZine
http://EncycloZine.com/
A hybrid portal / concise encyclopedia, with fun interactivities for learning and exercising the mind. Daily articles introduce new topics in the arts, humanities, science, and technology, and links for further study.

Funk and Wagnalls Online Encyclopedia
http://www.funkandwagnalls.com
Fee-based forum for fast facts, up-to-date topics, term papers, with image library, plus sound and animation clips.

Information Please 
http://www.infoplease.com/
Search or browse a series of almanacs organized by subject areas.

My Virtual Reference Desk 
http://www.refdesk.com/toc.html
An excellent collection of useful reference sources. Includes homework helpers, search engines, dictionaries, magazines, newspapers and homework helpers with resources for students

Old Farmer's Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/
Tide and sunrise tables, planting charts, recipes, a day in history, and the weather.

Reference Center of the Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org
Large collection of online reference sources in many subject areas.

Research It
http://www.iTools.com/research-it/research-it.html
One-stop reference desk offers a useful collection of reference and search tools. 

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SOCIAL SCIENCE

Hyper History Online 
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
Click on the 3,000 year time-line to access relevant maps, biographies, and brief histories of people, places, and events.

Infonation
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations.

PopNet
http://www.popnet.org/
search the most comprehensive directory of population-related websites available--by topic or keyword, by organization, or through PopNet's clickable world map. Presents information on population topics such as Demographic Statistics, Economics, Education, Environment, Gender, Policy and Reproductive Health.

World Encyclopedia
http://www.emulateme.com/
Anthems, flags, and maps to the nations of the world. Each nation is described by economy, government, defense, geography, and people. 

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ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS

Artcyclopedia 
http://artcyclopedia.com/index.html
Comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources.

Symbols Online Encyclopedia
http://www.symbols.com/
Contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. In 1,600 articles their histories, uses, and meanings are thoroughly discussed. The signs range from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti. 

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SCIENCE

CRC Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Science
http://www.treasure-troves.com/math/
Extensive on-line encyclopedias of math and science.

How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Basic explanations on how everyday objects and devices function. Covers technology, food, and the body.

World Time Zones
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/
Time around the world, adjusted for local daylight savings time rules.

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