• Answers to Questions
• Dictionaries & Thesauruses
• Encyclopedias
• Language Translations
• Newspapers
• Other References

Answers to Questions

• ask.com:  Find answers to your questions.
• askmehelpdesk.com:  Online expert community where you can ask questions in over 300 topics and have them answered for free by experts.

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

• dictionary.reference.com:  Find the definition for just about any word.
• Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary & Thesaurus:
• thefreedictionary.com:  English, Medical, Legal, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine

Encyclopedias

• academickids.com:  an online encyclopedia with thousands of free articles.
• encyclopedia.com:  Free online encyclopedia.
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian:  Answers frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and to provide links to more information about a variety of SI resources.
• informationsphere.com:  A free online encyclopedia and search engine for terms and definitions.
• Wikipedia:  a free-content encyclopedia in many languages.
• World Book Encyclopedia Online Version:

Language Translations

• altavista.com - Babel Fish Translation:  Free online translation of short text and web pages from one language to another.

Newspapers

• abyznewslinks.com:  Access newspapers and news sources from around the world.
• pressdisplay.com:  Digital replicas of newspapers from around the world, includes USA
• USA Newspapers:  ( Internet Public Library)  Resource to find links to online newspapers by state in the US. Includes sources for periodicals from throughout the world.

Other References

• Atlapedia Online:  Full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
• bartley.com:  Puts an extensive collection of classic and current fiction and nonfiction books, poetry, verse, and reference materials free of charge.
• CIA: The World Factbook:  Find up to date information about any country.   
• findarticles.com:  The web's first free article search.
• freebyte.com - Freebyte Reference desk:  Guide to free online reference help for many subjects and topics.
• historychannel.com:  The website for TV's History Channel.
• kidsclick.org:  Billed as a search site for kids, but it covers topics of interest for all ages, from kindergartners to seniors. It offers links to a broad range of homework topics, from algebra to zoology.
• refdesk.com:  Excellent source for facts and information about many different topics.
• referencedesk.org:  Gateway to many online reference sites including dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, facts of the day, and more.
• The Virtual Reference Desk - virtualref.com:   Provides help to academic researchers on a variety of topics
• Virtual Reference Desk:  Free online reference service offering an Internet-based question-and-answer service connecting users with subject experts.
• yahoo.com - References:  Provides free dictionary, encyclopedia, quotation, and world fact resources.