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Internet Tools (19)

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Statistics and Yearbooks (26)

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Writing Guides and Manuals (20)

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中國歷代紀年速查

A very easy-to-use tool for year-to-year conversion between 841 B.C. and 2031. Free registration required for full access.
(Added: 5-Sep-2001 / Hits [2013- ]: 17)

各種實用題詞

This site lists many standard Chinese congratulatory idioms for all occasions. Idioms are arranged under occasions, such as wedding, birthdays, openings, tournaments, awards, etc., etc.
(Added: 18-Jan-2000 / Hits [2013- ]: 7)

生活助手: hao123網址導航

Different reference tools in one place, e.g. calculators, calendar, weather, unit converters, today on history, wan nian li, currency converters, etc.
(Added: 14-Nov-2005 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

Abbreviations.com

Includes numerous lists and directories that provide access to the full titles of serials publications.
(Added: 11-Nov-2002 / Hits [2013- ]: 6)

Ask.com

Allows users to ask questions in plain English. The results are links to relevant websites, that may lead the user to find the answer.
(Added: 2-Nov-1999 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

Asknumbers.com: Online Metric Unit Conversions

Online conversion of area, density, energy, frequency, acceleration, viscosity, cooking, clothing sizes, sound, etc.
(Added: 22-Aug-2005 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

Conversion Tables / Metric Conversion Online

Contains interactive calculators for many measurement systems that are commonly used like metric and U.S. avoirdupois and those exotic ones, like Ancient Greek and Roman.
(Added: 18-Feb-2002 / Hits [2013- ]: 7)

Guinness World Records

The Web version of the Guinness Book of Records. Users can search the records or browse the contents by category.
(Added: 21-Feb-2001 / Hits [2013- ]: 6)

Infoplease.com

Put together various reference publications from 'Information Please' including their almanacs, etc. Users can search or browse through a range of topics such as country profiles, maps, history and government, business and finance, sports, biography, health and science.
(Added: 13-Jan-2001 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

Interfaith Calendar

A guide to the primary sacred times for world religions, with annotated links to related Web resources, definitions of terms, religious news, etc.
(Added: 6-Nov-2003 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

Intute: Web Resources

An effort by a consortium of seven universities in UK to provide links and annotations to highly selected free online resources that are reviewed and evaluated by the subject specialists of the universities.
(Added: 24-Feb-2010 / Hits [2013- ]: 6)

LibGuides Community

A directory of over 60,000 library guides created by librarians worldwide. Listed by subjects or browse by names of the community members. Includes featured guides and popular guides.
(Added: 24-Feb-2010 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

Martindale's Calculators On-Line Center

Contains calculators covering all kinds of subject areas. Entries for science are subdivided into mathematics, statistics, physics and astrophysics, chemistry, and engineering. All other subject areas are listed in alphabetical order.
(Added: 21-May-2002 / Hits [2013- ]: 6)

Quick Reference ^[Meta-Site]

Maintained by Purdue University Libraries. Includes links to government documents, dictionaries, thesauri, phone books, maps, travel information, science data, zip codes, and other reference sources.
(Added: 4-Dec-1998 / Hits [2013- ]: 6)

Refdesk.com ^[Meta-Site]

An extensive collection of various fact finders such as directories, dictionaries, and statistical sources; links to newspapers, news agencies, and newswires; as well as in-depth subject-specific resources grouped by topic.
(Added: 28-Feb-2000 / Hits [2013- ]: 6)

Virtual Reference Shelf ^[Meta-Site]

Compiled by the Library of Congress, it includes Web resources on a wide range of categories such as, abbreviations, associations, dictionaries, directories, education, encyclopedias, law, maps, statistics, etc.
(Added: 18-Jun-2002 / Hits [2013- ]: 7)

World Time Server

Provides instantly the exact time of your chosen country/location. Provinces of Canada and Australia, and States of America are all listed separately.
(Added: 18-Jan-2000 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

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