Language - Dictionaries & Translation
Encyclopedias/General Reference
Calculators, Units and Conversions
Finding People (incl. tel directories)
Maps/Timetables/Traffic Reports
Legal Advice Victim Support

Itools.com/Research-it Dictionaries, thesaurus, quotations
OneLook.com Database of words, terms, names
Quotations Page.com/qotd.html Quote of the day
IdiomSite.com
Travlang.com/languages Basic phrases for travellers in over 100 different languages
Chemie.fu-berlin.de/cgi-bin/acronym Acronyms and abbreviations

Dictionary.com Online dictionary, thesaurus, translation, word games
Word Central.com
Phrases.org.uk Prases, sayings, quotes and clichés
Quote Land.com Includes literary quotations, quotation search and quotations by author
Peevish.co.uk/Slang/ Dictionary of UK slang
UCC.IE/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronym The Acronym Database

Wikipedia.org
World Digital Library
si.edu/Encyclopedia_Si Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Encyclopedia Britannica Online version of the classic encyclopedia
InfoPlease.com The world's largest free reference site
HowStuffWorks.com
WhatIs.com Definitions on thousands of the IT and computer related words
How To Clean Anything.com
Library Spot.com Library and reference information portal including dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, genealogy tools

Refdesk.com Links to websites of online encyclopedias, facts, news, weather, tutorials and more
Encyclopedia.com

BBC Learning Zone Schedules of late night educational programming, including languages
Be More Creative.com Quotations, creative management & links to websites for thinking and working more creatively

Biographies: Biography.com Who2.com

Microsoft Encarta Encylcopaedia Comprehensive online encyclopedia
AskOxford.com Reference site from Oxford Dictionaries
About.com Massive directory of useful links and articles
dmoz.org/Reference/ From the 'open Directory' project
Web Reference.com The definitive guide to web development

Calculator.com Links to hundreds of online calculators including scientific, engineering, financial and currencies
Freeserve.com/money/tax/ Online tax and national insurance calculators

OANDA.com Foreign exchange rates
OANDA.com/convert/fxhistory Historical exchange rates
UNC.edu/~rowlett/units/ Unit definitions

Finding People

BT.com/directory-enquiries BT Telephone Directory
UK Phone Book.com
Intern'l Codes
Missing Persons.org National Missing Persons Helpline, leading UK charity dedicated to helping missing people and providing support to their families
Warwick.ac.uk/cgi-bin-Phones/nng UK telephone code locator
Missing-You.net UK missing persons website - providing help to locate lost friends and relatives

Yell.co.uk Yellow Pages
Teldir.com Links to international telephone directories
Royalmail.co.uk/paf Postcodes and addresses finder
Forces Reunited.org.uk Helping forces, ex-forces and civilian personnel who were attached to the forces, to find old friends; run by ex-forces personnel
WorldPages.com International directories of businesses, people and maps
Search-UK.org A a voluntary missing persons organisation aiming to provide advice to be used in the immediate aftermath of a person going missing

192.com
Thomweb.co.uk Thomsons Local
Friends Reunited.co.uk Register to make contact with old school mates
My Old Mate.net Dedicated to helping people find old friends, relatives, colleagues and school mates
Scoot.co.uk Scoot Business Search

Genuki.org.uk
UK Geneology

Childline.org.uk ChildLine - UK's free, 24-hour helpline for children and young people in trouble or danger.
UK Resilience.info UK Government Information and Communication Service website - central reference point and directory for use during wide-ranging national emergencies
Victim Support.com Victim Support - independent charity helping people to cope with the effects of crime and promoting the rights of victims and witnesses in all aspects of criminal justice
Crime Stoppers-uk.org/ Independent UK-wide charity working to stop crime
Crime Reduction.gov.uk Crime Reduction Website - advice, guidance, statistics and resources for people working to reduce crime in their local areas

CrimeConcern.org.ukWorking against crime and anti-social behaviour

ViaMichelin.com
Route planner for the UK and the rest of Europe
Highways.gov.uk Highways Agency
highways.gov.uk/news/m25_rt M25 status reports
UpMyStreet.co.uk Guide to local services, property prices, schools and the local council in your neighbourhood
Whats On When.com Worldwide events listing
Expedia Currency Conversions

RAC.co.uk/check_traffic Traffic reports from the RAC
Swissinfo.net/cgi/worldtime World Times
FCO.gov.uk/travel Health advice for travellers from the Forign and Commonwealth advice, including how to obtain emergency medical treatment throughout the world; how to obtain and use Form E111

dmoz.org 'Open Directory Project' - the most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web compiled by a global team of volunteer editors
BUBL.ac.uk BUBL - Internet-based information service for the UK higher education community
bubl.ac.uk/link/types.html
Archive.org View web pages from the past
About.com searchable directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians

uk.dir.yahoo.com
uk.dir.yahoo.com/Reference/
uk.bookmarks.yahoo.com Create your own bookmarks to access wherever you log on
Vlib.org WWW-Virtual Library, an expert-run catalog of the web
RDN.ac.uk Resource Discovery Network - directory of high quality Internet resources for the learning, teaching and research community

NISS.ac.uk/lis/dictres.html List of dictionaries and reference works from NICC, a professionally maintained online information services for the UK education sector
LOC.gov/rr/international/portals.html Portals to the World - from the US Library of Congress
LII.org Librarians' Index to the Internet

Legal Advice

Advice Guide.org.uk National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
Childrens Legal Centre.com Independent national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people
Law on the Web.co.uk Legal information and advice
CompactLaw.co.uk Leading law portal in the UK providing legal information and services

LegalServices.gov.uk The Legal Services Commission - advice about obtaining Legal Aid
Court Service.gov.uk Agency responsible for the running of most of the courts and tribunals in England & Wales
UK Legal.com Legal resources online

Community Legal Avice.org.uk Community Legal Service (CLS)- aiming to ensure that people can get information and help about their legal rights
Free Lawyer.co.uk Free legal guidance and help
Legal Advice Free.co.uk Offers free legal advice on UK Law and a solicitor search engine tool

NHS Direct.nhs.uk NHS Direct
Health.Yahoo.com
ROSPA.co.uk Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
e Safety.com

Net Doctor.co.uk
Nutrition.org.uk Healthy eating advice from the British Nutrition Foundation
Health A to Z.comCAPT.org.uk Child Accident Prevention Trust UK charity committed to reducing the number of children and young people injured as a result of accidents

BBC.co.uk/health/first_aid_action First Aid advice
Immunisation.nhs.uk/Vaccines/MMR MMR advice from the Department of Health
BBC.co.uk/health/First_Aid_Action
FireKills.gov.uk UK Government's fire safety campaign

Genuki.org.uk Virtual reference library of genealogical information for the UK & Ireland
Genealogy Links.net 100's of links for UK, Ireland, USA, Europe and Australia
Genealogy.com Includes online family tree making tool
Genealogy Links.net Links to ships passenger lists and censuses for UK & Ireland, USA, Europe, Canada, Australia & NZ

FamilySearch.org Family Search Internet Genealogy Service - resources for researching family history; from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
Census Links.com Directory of links to census, marriage, birth, and death records
SOG.org.uk The Society of Genealogists
Ellis Island.org American Family Immigration History Center - research passenger records and manifests from the ships that took immigrants to New York

Public Record Office The National Archives
Familia.org.uk Guide to genealogical resources in public libraries in UK and Ireland
Family Records.gov.uk Access to information and links to the main UK family history sites on the web
FFHS.org.uk Federation of Family History Societies
Roots Search.net