Web Reference Resources

General Reference Sites

Smithsonian Reference Resources

Internet Public Library: Reference Collection

refdesk.com

Purdue University: Ready Reference List

Yahoo!-Reference

Map Collections

Perry-Casteneda Library: Map Collection

National Geographic: Maps and Geography

National Geographic: MapMachine

National Geographic: Xpeditions Atlas

Library of Congress: Map Collections: 1500-2003

Oddens' Bookmarks - Maps and Mapping

WWW Virtual Library: Map History/History of Cartography

Atlapedia Online

maps.com: Explore Maps

Country Information

United Nations: Country at a Glance

United Nations: InfoNation

CIA WorldFactbook

U.S. Department of State: Background Notes

CountryReports.org

Other Web Reference Sites

Art History Resources On The Web

Music History

Music History Resources

Women's History Resources

American Treasures of the Library of Congress

The Civil War Home Page

National History Day

NM's Creative Impulse
(Note: No longer active but still useful - archived at webarchive.org)

The Library of Congress

Social Studies

Oral History Internet Resources