Other Online Reference Desks
- AskNow
- Ask a librarian online, anytime. Librarians nationwide staff the service 24 hours a day.
My Virtual Reference Desk- Well organized and comprehensive.
Internet Public Library Reference Center- Annotated links on selected resources.
Online Reference Collection- From the University at Albany Libraries. Nice starting points for many subjects.
Ready Reference for Librarians- Includes almanacs/fact books, bibliographies, biographies, directories, dictionaries/thesauri, encyclopedias, maps/travel, news/weather, miscellaneous.
Martindale's The Reference Desk- Strong on sciences and health.
Michigan eLibrary Best of the Internet- Comprehensive site. Links to thousands of resources on many topics including agriculture, antiques, magic, pets, recipes, toys, and weather.
Reference Shelf- From the University of California, San Diego. Plethora of information resources.
Virtual Reference Collection- From the University of California at Irvine. Currency, dictionaries, encyclopedias, quotes, geographic sources, grants, jobs, and more.
The Virtual Reference Desk- Purdue University Libraries. Includes international dictionaries, maps, currency exchange rates, and science data.
Other Good Resources
- Project Wombat
- Previously known as Stumpers-L. The web page archive for those intractable reference questions that confusticate librarians. You can search the archive for this listserv to see if someone else asked/answered your question.
Publist.com - Periodical Directory- An online source of international periodical information, drawn from publications such as Ulrich's and claiming to be more timely.