Academic Resources

Britannica Online
CIA World Factbook
Climate Prediction Center From the National Weather Service
Dictionary of American Regional English
Exhibit Museum of Natural History at U-M
Familiar Quotations
Farmer's Almanac
Free Online Dictionary of Computing
Geostationary Satellite Server From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Health Information From the National Institutes of Health
Healthfinder A Service of the National Health Information Center
Internet Public Library A public service organization and a learning/teaching environment at the U-M School of Information
Libraries & Archives at U-M
Library of Congress
Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
Merriam-Webster Online
Museum of Art at U-M
National Library of Medicine Health information from the National Institutes of Health
NetLingo The Internet Dictionary
Periodic Table of the Elements
Planetary Photojournal from NASA
Prime Pages All about prime numbers
Resources on Basic Reference Provided by the U-M Library
Roget's Thesauri
Rhyming Dictionary
Science News Online
Scout Report Published weekly by a team of librarians and subject matter experts
The Smithsonian Institution
STAT-USA/Internet A service of the U.S. Department of Commerce
Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet Information on current congressional activities, pending bills, the Congressional Record, committee information, the legislative process, and historical documents
Virtual Library Museums Pages A directory of online museums
Volcano Hazards Program From U.S. Geological Survey
Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus
YourDictionary.com Translation dictionaries
Why? Files Science behind the news
Wiley InterScience