Notre Dame High School Library - Web Sites - Reference - General
refdesk.com
Contains hundreds of links to sites for basic reference materials plus newspapers from around the world, editorials, maps, statistics, etc.
http://www.refdesk.com
New American Bible, Revised Edition
http://www.usccb.org/bible
Catholic Encyclopedia
The 1913 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia transcribed by volunteers. An excellent source for background information on any topic but especially that of a religious nature.
***We have updated print and eBook editions of this work.
http://newadvent.org/cathen/
yourDictionary.com
English language dictionary and thesaurus as well as other language dictionaries and speciality dictionaries.
http://www.yourdictionary.com
Merriam-Webster Online
English language dictionary and thesaurus and word games.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/
Time-Traveler - from Merriam-Webster
Select a year to find words first recorded during that year.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
Visuwords
"online graphical dictionary and thesaurus"
http://www.visuwords.com
John Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
http://bartleby.com/100
BrainyQuote
http://www.brainyquote.com/
World Factbook - from the C.I.A.
Presents facts about various countries in the following sections: geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Also displays the flag and map for each country.
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/
timeanddate.com
http://www.timeanddate.com
The Inflation Calculator
Compare the buying power of the U.S. dollar from 1800 to the present.
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
Measuring Worth
http://measuringworth.com/
Chemicool Periodic Table
http://www.chemicool.com
USA.gov
http://www.usa.gov
RhymeBrain
http://www.rhymebrain.com
Rhyming dictionary.
Contains hundreds of links to sites for basic reference materials plus newspapers from around the world, editorials, maps, statistics, etc.
http://www.refdesk.com
New American Bible, Revised Edition
http://www.usccb.org/bible
Catholic Encyclopedia
The 1913 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia transcribed by volunteers. An excellent source for background information on any topic but especially that of a religious nature.
***We have updated print and eBook editions of this work.
http://newadvent.org/cathen/
yourDictionary.com
English language dictionary and thesaurus as well as other language dictionaries and speciality dictionaries.
http://www.yourdictionary.com
Merriam-Webster Online
English language dictionary and thesaurus and word games.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/
Time-Traveler - from Merriam-Webster
Select a year to find words first recorded during that year.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
Visuwords
"online graphical dictionary and thesaurus"
http://www.visuwords.com
John Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
http://bartleby.com/100
BrainyQuote
http://www.brainyquote.com/
World Factbook - from the C.I.A.
Presents facts about various countries in the following sections: geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Also displays the flag and map for each country.
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/
timeanddate.com
http://www.timeanddate.com
The Inflation Calculator
Compare the buying power of the U.S. dollar from 1800 to the present.
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
Measuring Worth
http://measuringworth.com/
Chemicool Periodic Table
http://www.chemicool.com
USA.gov
http://www.usa.gov
RhymeBrain
http://www.rhymebrain.com
Rhyming dictionary.