Ready Reference - A selection of Web resources


	This selection of ready reference Web Sites, picked by the staff of Lakewood Public Library, is far from a complete list of sites for the various subject areas. However, we have tried to select sites which we have found to be useful, accurate and authoritative. Ready Reference uses a subject index based on Dewey Decimal Classification, a numerical classification scheme for breaking down fields of knowledge. We have kept our listing fairly broad by using the primary subdivisions.

000 General Works UFOs, Computers, Encyclopedias/Facts, Directories 100 Philosophy & Psychology Occult, Astrology 200 Religion Mythology 300 Social sciences Economics, Law, Government, True Crime, Education, Costume, Etiquette, Folklore 400 Language Grammar, English & Foreign Language Dictionaries 500 Natural sciences & Mathematics Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Botany, Zoology 600 Technology & Applied Sciences Medicine, Diet & Fitness, Automobiles, Gardening, Cooking, Pets, Business, Home Improvement 700 Arts & Recreation Architecture, Landscaping, Art, Antiques & Collectibles, Crafts, Photography, Music, Entertainment, Sports 800 Literature Writing Guides 900 Geography & History Biography, Genealogy, Baby Names, Travel © Lakewood Public Library. All rights reserved. The Dewey Decimal Classification is © 1996-2001 OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated. DDC, Dewey Decimal Classification, and Dewey are registered trademarks of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. Used with Permission. Lakewood Public Library Lakewood, Ohio, USA		Conversion of weights and measures, metric conversion - Convert-me.Com When this site first published, Yahoo Internet Life called it "the mother of all on-line converters." Enter a number in the box for a particular measure and click anywhere on the page to see the equivalent values. How many hours in a century? How many tablespoons in a gill...? Web Elements Periodic Table Find information about an element by clicking on the element in the periodic table. Los Alamos National Laboratory Periodic Table Click on an element in the periodic table and learn about its history, sources, properties, uses, cost, and handling. Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and Abbreviations - Wiley Interscience Just what the title says, plus handy reference tables (in pdf format) of all kinds of signs and symbols from ASCII to Roman numeral to mathematical to elementary particles. What Time Is It? Gives universal time in addition to the exact time in the time zones included in the U.S. From the U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock. A quick, easy to remember check of official time is time.gov from the USNO and the Commerce Dept.'s National Institute of Standards and Technology. World Time Zone Would this be a good time to call Delhi? Is Finland on Daylight Savings? Here's a handy place to check local times world-wide. Today's Date and Time This is one of those annotations which will always be unsatisfactory as there is simply too much to list here. In brief, this site will supply you with all the calendar and clock information you will ever need for the present day. If you are looking for anything related to this day in history, this is a great place to start. Calendar Very simple! Type in the year of your choice and a calendar for that year is created. Calendar Date A couple of handy features here: find the number of days spanning two dates; compare two months side by side. Calendar Zone If you need more calendar sites, take a look at this listing of interactive calendars. National Weather Service (Cleveland, Ohio) Climate Data Climatological data for Toledo, Mansfield, Akron, Cleveland, Erie. Monthly summaries from January, 1997. Other statistics, such as weather records, average freeze dates and lake temperature. Go to the main page for forecasts and current conditions. Mineral Gallery Descriptions and images for rockhounds. See also The Image.com, photographs and properties of nearly two hundred minerals and gemstones. Another site for collectors to visit is the Mineral Identification Key. In-depth scientific information can be found at the 5000-item Mineralogy Database and commodity data at the USGS Minerals Statistics and Information. For gemstones, visit the International Colored Gemstone Association. All About Birds - Online Bird Guide Part of a larger site on birds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, this guide provides photos, range maps, songs and calls, plus information on habitat, food, reproduction and behavior. There are tips for ID-ing birds, but you must know the name of the bird to get to the in-depth information. See also Life Histories of Familiar North American Birds, the classic reference compiled between 1919 and 1968 by Arthur Cleveland Bent.