Rapid Reference
Electronic Reference Shelf 
General Reference Tools & Assistance
Encyclopaedias & Dictionaries
Directories (Including telephone)
Travel Information
Graduate Opportunities
Research Funding
Higher Education Courses and General Information
Higher Education Government Sites and Statistics
Learned Societies and Conferences
Electronic Reference Shelf
- Bartleby's Electronic Reference Shelf (Colombia Encyclopedia etc.)
- Handbook of Latin American Studies
- Merck Manual of medical information, Home Edition
- Oxford Art Online
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford Music Online
- Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online
- Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy
- Statesman's year-book.
- Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory
- World Fact Book (CIA)
General Reference Tools & Assistance
- Academic Info
- People's Network: Enquire
- Best of the Web - Reference
- British National Formulary
- BUBL Information Service
- Chiefs of State around the world (CIA)
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- Copyright Licensing Agency, Intellectual Property in the UK, Intellectual Property Rights Helpdesk (Europe), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and also The Watch File
- Credo Reference
- Digital Librarian
- Embassy World see also Rulers
- Intute
- Martindale's 'The Reference Desk'
- Merck Manual of medical information, Home Edition
- National Statistics Online
- NHS Direct
- RefSeek
- Statesman's Year Book
- Virtual Reference Shelf
- World Clock
- World Fact Book (CIA) see also NationMaster and World Atlas
Encyclopaedias & Dictionaries
- Oxford English Dictionary
- AbbreviationZ
- Acronym finder
- All That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources
- Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (Bosworth) and Supplement
- Australian Dictionary of Biography Online
- Babel fish (altavista translator)
- Bartleby's Electronic Reference Shelf (Colombia Encyclopedia etc.)
- Biographical Dictionary
- Biography.com
- Cambridge English Dictionary
- Citizendium
- Dictionary.co.uk
- Dictionary.net
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Dictionary of Middle English
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
- Dictionary of the Scots Language
- Dictionary of Slang: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
- Dictionary of Spanish
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th Edition project, and original text
- Encyclopedia Mythica
- English to Latin and English to Greek dictionaries via the Perseus Digital Library
- the Free Dictionary
- Glosspost
- Highbeam Encyclopedia
- Lexicool.com: Directory of Translation Dictionaries
- LoveToKnow Classic Encyclopedia (based on Encyclopedaedia Britannica 1911 edition)
- Memorable Canadians
- Nobelprize.org
- One Look Dictionary
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Quotationreference
- Roget's Thesaurus and Yahoo Thesauri
- Spanish Dictionary
- Wikipedia
- Wiktionary
- Who's Who 1897-1996 available electronically in the Information Centre
- Words by William Whitaker : Latin to English
Citation Style Guides
- Citing Sources (From Duke Universities Libraries)
- MLA Citation Style for Electronic Sources see also MLA Frequently Asked Questions
- Style Manuals (from Sheffield University)
- Online: a reference guide to citing internet resources
Directories
- 123people.co.uk
- BSI Standards Catalogue
- International Organizations
- Kelly's Directory (search engine for UK industry)
- Literary Market Place (directory of publishers)
- Lycos Who Where People Finder
- Pipl - People Search
- Ultimate Directory
- Who's Who 1897-1996 available electronically in the Information Centre
Phone / Yellow Pages (UK)
- BT Directory Enquiries
- Phone directories
- Postcode Search (Royal Mail)
- Thomson Local
- ukphonebook.com
- Yell.com
- 192.com
- 118.com
Phone / Yellow Pages (Overseas)
- Australian Yellow Pages
- BT International Dialing Codes
- Switchboard (USA White Pages)
- WHITE PAGES(tm) Australia
Travel Information
- CDC Travelers' Health
- Deutsche Bahn
- European National Railways and Timetables
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice by country and Find An Embassy
- MapCrow (Distance between cities calculator)
- MultiMap UK
- National Express Bus Information
- National Rail
- Streetmap UK
- Travel Britain: a portal to UK travel and general information
- Travelocity.co.uk
- Traveline (Public transport information)
- Transport for London
- London Bus Routes
- Visit London
- ViewLondon
Exchange rates
- Currency Converter for Cyberian Outpost
- Xenon Labs: The Universal Currency Converter
- Historical Currency Converter
Graduate Opportunities
- Academic360.com
- Careerjet.co.uk
- Careers Advice
- Careers Group (University of London), Online Careers Library and C2
- Do-It
- Graduate UK
- Hobsons UK Careers
- Jobs.ac.uk
- Prospects
- Slivers of Time
- Support4learning
- TimeBank
- VSO UK
Research Funding
- Association of Commonwealth Universities and Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
- Arts and Humanities Research Board
- British Academy Research Funding
- British Council
- BUBL Research Funding
- ESRC (Economic & Social Research Council) Funding Opportunites
Higher Education Courses and General Information
- Find a Phd
- Floodlight (Guide to part-time/evening courses in Greater London)
- GradSource (USA)
- Hobsons Postgraduate Course Search
- LearnDirect
- Library Research Skills Tutorial
- Peterson's: College and Career Information (USA)
- Prospects' Graduate Courses
- Recognised UK Degrees (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
- Royal Literary Fund Writing Guide
- Study Overseas.com
- UCAS Home Page
- UNESCO Guide to Studying Abroad
- UNESCO International Association of Universities
- University of London Student Records
- USA best graduate schools ranking (U.S. News and World Report)
Higher Education Government Sites and Statistics
- DEARING Report
- HEFCE: Higher Education Funding Council for England
- Higher Education Statistics Agency
- Guardian University Guide
- Lifelong Learning
- Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
- RAE (Research Assessment Exercise) 2008. See also the June 2002 HEFCE Press Release, and the 2003 Joint funding bodies' review of Research Assessment: final report. RAE 2001, 1996 and 1992.
- Times Good University Guide
- Top Universities (THE/QS)
- Universities UK
