F. Finding Reference Materials

• Author: Ted Tjaden
• Profession: National Director of Knowledge Management McMillan LLP
• Pages: 122-123

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In addition to the various directories already discussed above, there are a number of extremely useful reference materials freely available on the Internet that include dictionaries, encyclopedias, currency converters, translation services, and news sites. The biggest development in free online reference tools in the last five years is Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (www.wikipedia.org). With more than 14 million articles in more than 260 languages, Wikipedia has developed into not only a convenient reference resource but also a reliable one, due in part to its open and collaborative editing.¹¹Table 5.8 sets out some general reference sites available on the Internet, along with several subject-specific reference sites.

Table 5.8

Online Reference Websites

Websites Address

Currency Converter (Yahoo!) http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter

Google Maps http://maps.google.com

Law Dictionary (Nolo Press) www.nolo.com/dictionary/

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Websites Address

Library Spot www.libraryspot.com

Refdesk.com www.refdesk.com

Statistics Canada www.statcan.gc.ca

Translations www.foreignword.com

Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org

Your Dictionary www.yourdictionary.com

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